Winnipeg's electric transit: The story of Winnipeg's streetcars and trolley busses by John E Baker - 1982

Railfare Enterprises Limited , 1982. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Tuesday, May 28 (holiday sale)* first edition, 192 pp., Hardcover, fine in a fine dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Railfare Enterprises, 1982. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: Railfare Enterprises. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0919130313 . In chipped DJ (in protector) ; Orange hardcover. B&W illustrations, maps ; 4to; 192 pages .

300 photographs: Several maps. Spine of book has title, publisher and author in silver gilt. Text unmarked. Lots of info on the use of electric public transportation. Dust jacket shows wear teat bottom front cover left ,tear top right cover. rear edges top and bottom show wear., front edge dj shows wear.. Endpapers front and rear color photgraphs of subject matter.

Toronto: Railfare Enterprises, 1982. Hard bound, first edition, large quarto, illustrated throughout, Pp192. Very good in slightly edge-chipped and edge-torn, near very good dust jacket. From the blurb on the inside front of the dustjacket flap: ""Winnipeg's very existence was based upon transportation factors, and the city's prominence as a metropolitan centre stems from the fact that the CPR crossed the Red River at that point. Likewise its internal growth over the years was based on the efficient transit services supplied by the Winnipeg Electric Company. John Baker, a native of Winnipeg, has had a first hand knowledge of the Winnipeg transit organization and in his book describes the system and its rolling stock in a lucid and interesting manner. Winnipeg's Electric Transit traces the history of electric transportation in Winnipeg from the predecessor horsecar system to the final run of the streetcar in 1955 and the trolley coach in 1970. The 192-page, 300-photograph… Read More

West Hill, Ontario: Railfare Enterprises. G/G. 1982. ........ Hardcover w/DJ. Color Photographs on Endpapers . 4to., 192 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, cover bumped .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Railfare Enterprises, 1982-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Canada: Railfare, 1982. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 192 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of over 300 archival black and white photos. "Traces this history of electric transportation in Winnipeg from the predecessor horsecar system to the final run of the streetcar in 1955 and the trolley coach in 1970... Will be invaluable to the urban historian and the electric railway enthusiast... Shows how Winnipeg and its transportation system developed together, each influencing the other." - from dust jacket. Includes maps and images of tickets and transfers plus an all-time roster of cars and trolley coaches. The author has spent twenty years researching this subject. Moderate overall wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy of this excellent reference..