107: The Yellow Car

Hidden History

Apr 03, 2021•12 min•Season 4Ep. 107

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Episode description

Episode 107: Let’s take a ride through history while examining the state of American transit infrastructure, the lost streetcars of the past, and the 1940s corporate conspiracy that may have stripped transit from your city.

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Sources and Further Reading

Report Card on America’s Infrastructure: Link

Railroads in the Late 19th Century: Link

The world’s first electric streetcar: Link

Impact on Transit Patronage of Cessation or Inauguration of Rail Service: Link

Peter Yorke and the 1907 San Francisco Carmen's Strike: Link

The PHILADELPHIA TRACTION MONOPOLY AND THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION OF 1874: THE PROSTITUTION OF AN IDEAL: Link

Moving the Masses: Urban Public Transit in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, 1880-1912: Link

Bloody Tuesday: Link

Streetcars, A History: Link

Engineering Invention: Frank J. Sprague and the U.S. Electrical Industry: Link

United States v. National City Lines(1948): Link

United States v. National City Lines, Inc.(1949): Link

United States v. National City Lines, Inc.(1951): Link

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