NATS 1510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Internal Combustion Engine, Los Angeles Railway, Pacific Electric
19 May 2016
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Nats 1510 lecture 6 urban mass transit. Introduction urban mass transit, horse drawn carriages, horse drawn trains and cable cars. Automobile and horse, short distance interurban transportation. Cars and horses, internal combustion cars and electric, cars and electric trolleys automobiles and intra-urban transit, mass transit and urban spaces (car taxes) Car a rich man"s toy, and lack of appropriate road infrastructure. Early roads meant for: short distance trips and local traffic ambient traffic . Automobile preferred method of transit in this system, for individuals and groups. Jitney craze of early 20th century, cars or larger motorbuses, 12 or more passengers, mimic streetcar routes. Competition between jitneys and trolleys mirrored later competition between trains and trucks. Rail taxes and licensing fees, unfair competition. Raise of basic wages, increased costs, unpopular fare increases. Inflation post wwi, increasing costs for train companies, impact of competition. Los angeles, pacific electric, transit in outlying areas, los angeles railway, transit in the city proper.
