This is NOT I repeat NOT a CD or a .pdf file! What you are getting is a wonderful 8.5x11 book made with high quality paper, and beautiful glossy covers!!

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In the 1910's and 20's, economic pressures and the rise of the motorbus produced dramatic changes in the streetcar industry. A promising solution to ensure profitability was the introduction of the so-called "Safety Car" designed by Stone and Webster Corp. engineer Charles O. Birney.

This type of small trolley featured several innovations, including deadman controls that cut power to the motors and applied brakes in an emergency. The main attraction for transit companies however was the fact that the cars' design allowed a man to both run the car and take fares.

The elimination of the conductor without any apparent compromise in safety sold the public on the cars and produced an immediate cost savings. This high quality booklet is a reprint of a brochure originally produced by General Electric to promote these cars and G.E. running gear.

This affordable 19 page facsimile has been slightly reformatted. Care has been taken however to preserve the integrity of the text.

56 pages, 8" x 11", softbound, with attractive front and rear covers in full cover.

Please see my other auctions for "The Motorman and His Duties" the amazing trolley car motorman handbook from the 1910s!