Description
Ever since the first streetcars rumbled through the streets of Seattle in 1884, public transportation in the Puget Sound region has been a wild roller-coaster ride, replete with scandals, triumphs, and momentous turning points. A complete rail transit system crisscrossed the region during the trolley days, only to be dismantled by 1941. After seventy years of turmoil--and traffic congestion--a new system, Sound Transit, arose in its place. The story is not just about trolleys, trains, and buses--it is also about the making and breaking of mayors and the way that Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett developed from the 1880s to today.
Author: Jim Kershner, Staff Of Historylink
Publisher: Historylink
Published: 12/13/2019
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 10.00h x 9.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781933245553
ISBN10: 1933245557
BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Public Transportation
- History | United States | State & Local | Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
About the Author
Jim Kershner is a historian for HistoryLink. He is the author of Carl Maxey: A Fighting Life.