The Red Arrow: The First Hundred Years, 1848-1948

C4b: Interurban Press. Very Good. 1985. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Interurban Press, Glendale, CA, 1984. 183 pgs. Illustrated throughout with rare black and white photos. With 15 maps (2 of which fold out). Second Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Fascinating history of Philadelphia's Red Arrow suburban trolley network. Despite a faltering start with an unsuccessful toll road, horse car line and steam dummy line, the system begain to thrive in 1899 under the leadership of Merritt Taylor and continued to do so under the leadership of his son and grandson. The book carefully examines the early, financially troubled years and then illuminates how the Taylor's expanded the system and kept it prosperous when so many other trolley systems ran aground. EB; Interurbans Special; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 189 pages .