Item Details:

- Brand / Authority: Southern Traction, issue ST 9. Written and copyrighted by Henry J. Leinbach, Jr.

- Scale / System: El Paso Electric Company Transportation Division, El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez

- Item Type: Softcover streetcar history booklet

- Era / Date: December 10, 1975. Covers horse-car days 1882-1902 through the bus era

- Quantity: 1 booklet

Included Breakdown:

- Cover title: EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY TRANSPORTATION DIVISION / A TENTATIVE HISTORY / HENRY J. LEINBACH, JR. / southern traction / DECEMBER 10, 1975 / ST 9

- Cover photo caption, printed inside: "The Plaza," or more correctly, "Pioneer Plaza," and in days of yore "little plaza." Most El Paso carlines had their runs starting at this point, hence the dispatchers booth on the right was a very important fixture in those days. Both platform men and passengers could get their questions answered here. Lack of automobiles places this picture at Mills Street looking up Oregon, as sometime in the 'teens. Today the scene is much the same, Mills Building and St. Regis Hotel on the left, but the railroad tracks on the far side of the Plaza have been depressed into a partially covered open cut. Now high rise buildings form the background and buses abound. Glass negative print from Charles A. Smallwood.

- Table of contents: Introduction, p. 1. Horse Car Days (1882-1902), p. 1. Electricity Comes to Town, p. 2. Electric Cars Are Introduced, p. 2. The System is Built Up, p. 4. Rio Grande Valley Traction Company, p. 7. Rolling Stock Over the Years, p. 8. Map, pp. 16-17. The Bus Takes Over, p. 19. El Paso City Lines, p. 20. Rosters A and B, pp. 24-25. Table of Rolling Stock, p. 26. Passenger Statistics, p. 27. Population and Vehicle Mileage, p. 28. Photos, pp. 29-32. Those Who Helped, inside back cover

- Credits: composition and line negatives by The Litho-Type Company, Washington, D.C. Half-tones contributed by Morris Atkin, Washington, D.C. Art by Corinne Ramage, Charlottesville, VA. Copyright 1975 by Henry J. Leinbach, Jr.

- Opening text: El Paso since the late 1940's has been known for its one carline, the International Carline from El Paso to Ciudad Juarez and return. The author says that line was one of a system with at least 15 carlines in Juarez, El Paso, and Ysleta. The first street railway was chartered in 1882 as the El Paso Street Railway, started by Anson Mills and Judge Joseph Magoffin

- Known contents of this issue also include a centerfold map, car roster, rolling-stock table, passenger statistics, and archival photos. Photos here show the cover, contents page, and page 1

Condition & Details:

- Physical Condition: Original softcover, cover still attached. Age toning across the cover, softened edges, corner wear, and light soil. The cover photo has edge fading. Interior paper is cream with mild toning. A red ink stamp, unread, is on the contents page. No detached cover or missing pages are visible in the photos

- Packaging: Packed flat between heavy cardboard sheets so the booklet does not bend in transit

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