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Lake Shore Electric Railway

By Albert , Lake Shore Electric Railway Company;Patton , Thomas J;Lamont , Dennis;Doane

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN
9781439621257, 143962125X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
47 MB (48984678 bytes)
Series
Images of America: a history of American life in images and texts.; Images of rail
Pages
1 electronic resource (127 pages)\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Street-railroads--Ohio--History;Street-railroads;P

Description

The Lake Shore Electric Railway commenced operation in 1893 on the north coast of Ohio, providing transportation to Cleveland, Lorain, Sandusky, Toledo, and on to Detroit, Michigan. The Lake Shore Electric Railway connected with many other electric railroads to offer a comprehensive quilt of transportation. This allowed increased commerce, ease of transportation, and access for the industrial-era family to visit such recreation spots as Linwood, Crystal Beach, Avon Beach Park, Mitiwanga, Rye Beach, Ruggles Grove and Beach, and Cedar Point, among others. An unimaginable feat in the late 1800s, the Lake Shore Electric could travel from Lorain to Cleveland (approximately 30 miles) in under one hour, making the railway a huge success. Unfortunately this success only lasted about 40 years.

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