Yakima Valley Transportation Company (Images of Rail)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738581038 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Johnsen has been called the YVT’s godfather, savior, and world authority by Yakima’s historic-preservation community. In 1973, Johnsen persuaded Yakima’s City Council to bring streetcars back to the YVT and has operated them as a volunteer motorman ever since. He began studying and photographing the railroad in 1966 and has amassed an extensive archive of YVT photographs. He authored a previous book on YVT, Apple Country Interurban, and is president of the nonpr
He began studying and photographing the railroad in 1966 and has amassed an extensive archive of YVT photographs. In 1973, Johnsen persuaded Yakima’s City Council to bring streetcars back to the YVT and has operated them as a volunteer motorman ever since. Johnsen has been called the YVT’s godfather, savior, and world authority by Yakima’s historic-preservation community. Kenneth G. He authored a previous book on YVT, Apple Country Interurban, and is president of the nonprofit Yakima Valley Trolleys organization. . About the Author Author Dr
The railroad and its infrastructure never changed. From its beginning in 1907, the YVT was no quitter, surviving a takeover by the Union Pacific, large financial losses as the last trolley railroad in Washington state, attempts at dieselization, and a concerted effort to put the company in its grave. What is seen today is what was built 100 years agoa living slice of history. Images of Rail: Yakima Valley Transportation Company is the most authoritative chronicle of the famous YVT yet compiled.. Thanks to the efforts of local preservationists, YVT trolleys are still in operation. The National Register of Historic Places lists the Yakima Valley Transportation Company (YVT) as the last intact early 20th century electric interurban railroad in America
"Interurban history brought to life" according to Roger C. Parker. Kenneth G. Johnsen's Yakima Valley Transportation Company, the latest in Arcadia Publishing's Images of Rail series, does what Arcadia Publishing does best: keeping the stories and photographs of regional railroading alive for future generations at a fair price for future generations.This is an exceptionally valuable addition to anyone interested in reading about, or modeling, the electric interurban railroads that transformed America in the early days of the Twentieth Century, then went into a slow decline as better roads and automobiles became available.The Yakima Valley Transportation Co. Five Stars Barn Fresh Pretty interesting with plenty of pictures.. Five Stars Donald W. Moore Great book and great service!!