Traction in the Bluegrass

By William Ambrose

A history of the trolley and interurban traction lines of Lexington and Central Kentucky from 1874 to 1938. Includes the omnibuses of the 1870s, horse drawn streetcars of the 1880s, the electric streetcars of the 1890s and the interurban lines of the 1900s. Reviews the financial history and consolidations the led to the formation of the Kentucky Traction & Terminal Company in 1911, through its liquidation in 1938.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B079LN2NFB
• ISBN13: 9780979915826
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Limestone Press
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 1.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 21 years and up