Gettysburg Electric Railway
Gettysburg Battlefield, Tram, Eminent domain
978-613-5-88631-3
6135886312
84
2011-08-02
34.00 €
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Gettysburg Electric Railway was a trolley system in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, that provided summer access from the borough to Gettysburg Battlefield visitor attractions such as monuments, areas of military engagements, and recreation areas. Despite the first United States Supreme Court eminent domain case ruling in 1896 against the 1894 railway, battlefield trolley operations continued until 1916. For a one-way passenger fare of five cents, the 14-bench "Brill double-track summer cars" used the main line of 5.7 mi on 10 minute intervals and were powered by a 150x100ft electric plant with 150 hp Corliss steam engine running 500 volt Westinghouse railway generator. Employees included Hal J.
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