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The Museum Store would like to highlight a few unique items that may be of interest to you. Included are several books written by NORM members.
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The Electric Pullman
A History of the Niles Car and Manufacturing Company
Lawrence A. Brough
Entering an already crowded and established industry, the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company in Ohio began business with surprising success, producing well over 1,000 electric and steam railways cars so durable thatthey rarely needed to be replaced. That durability essentially put the company out of business, and it vanished from the scene as quickly as it had appeared, leaving little behind except its sturdy railway cars. The story of this highly regarded company spans just 16 years, form Niles’s incorporation in 1901 to the abandonment of the railway car production and sale of the property to a firm that would briefly building engine parts during World War I. Including the unpublished photographs and rosters of railway cars produced by the company still in existence in railroad museums, The Electric Pullman will appeal to the railroad enthusiasts everywhere.
136 pages, 112 B&W illustrations
Price: $30.00
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Transit In The Triangle - Volume 1, 1900-1960
A Century Look at Pittsburgh Public Transit
Blaine S. Hays and James A. Toman
Bulletin 145 of the Central Electric Railfan's Assoociation, 224 pgs, 350 photos many in color. Not for the faint of heart - this is a masterpiece of transit history.
Item #1154 - $65.00
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Cleveland's Short Vincent
The Theatrical Grill and its Notorious Neighbors
Alan F. Dutka
A tiny street with unquestionable uniqueness - a classy north side and a seedy south side.
Item #1155 - $18.95
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Vintage Cleveland II - More Photographs Of Yesteryear
Latest edition of a pictorial review of late 19th--early 20th century Cleveland.
James A. Toman, Gregory G. Deegan and Danial J. Cook
Latest edition of a pictorial review of late 19th--early 20th century Cleveland.
Item #1156 - $19.50
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THE HISTORY OF THE RAVENNA ARSENAL
Ralph Pfingsten
New Book unlocks the mysteries of this known, but yet unknown site
It’s a place shrouded in secrecy. It was created in a rush on the eve of World War II. It is ringed by barbed wire fences. It’s an unlikely nature preserve. It was suggested that it become a jet port. You say the name and everyone knows of it, yet little is known about it. Do you know the place?
Now available is a comprehensive book by historian Ralph Pfingsten that tells the wondrous history of the Ravenna Arsenal. It covers the history of the arsenal in detail from inception in 1940,
This 340+ page hardbound book is printed on heavy high gloss paper to best showcase the many rare and never before seen photographs. Just in time for holiday gift giving!
Click on the book cover to learn more.
Item #1028 - $49.95
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Rails to the Blue Ridge, The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad 1847-1968.
Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.
Now back in its fourth edition
This handsome soft cover book recounts to colorful history of Northern Virginia's Washington and Old Dominion Railroad. First published in 1963 and out of print since 2000, it's available again in this fourth edition. Harwood captures the history of the in this extensively researched book which includes many photographs drawn from his own collection, as well as the collections of others including The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.
Soft Cover, 8 1/2 x 11
Item #1030 - $21.95
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Northern Ohio Port Cities
Published for the Port Cities Convention, a symposium sponsored jointly by Division 4 of the NMRA, the New York Central System Historical Society, the Northern Ohio Association of Railway Societies and the Northern Ohio Railway Museum.
The Industrial Revolution spawned in the 1760s reached a refined state over one hundred years later in the Industrial Age. By the mid-1930s technological improvements had produced an industrial aura that was wonderful to observe. In no place was the presence of industrial smoke, human activity and locomotion more prevalent then on the docks of the Great Lakes. Here railways mingled with waterways, providing a spectacular setting containing many fascinating sights.
This 60 page soft cover book celebrates that glorious era and includes maps and over 40 photographs.
Item #989 - $9.95 (Dealer pricing available.)
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The Cleveland Railway Story - 1940 and 1941
Robert S Korach
Long before Bob Korach co-authored the The Lake Shore Electric Story in 2000 or even The NOT&L Story in 1966, Bob was just a sixteen year old lad with a camera. But oh what photos this sixteen year old took. Here is a look at the Cleveland Railway Company in its last years, before becoming the city owned Cleveland Transit System, through the lens of Bob’s first camera. This is a “day in the life” view of one of our nation’s largest streetcar systems.
This 32 page soft cover book includes 60 photos, as well as appendixes of Lines and Car Stations for 1940 and Equipment and Assignments for 1940-41.
Item #865 - $9.95 (Dealer pricing available.)
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The Penn-Ohio Rail System Story
Robert S Korach
Like most of the Midwest Interurban Empire, the Penn-Ohio rail system reached its peak around 1921. Interurban main lines ran between Warren and Youngstown via Niles, Youngstown and Sharon via Hubbard, and Youngstown and New Castle via Lowellville. Branch lines ran from Leavittsburg to Warren, Niles to Mineral Ridge, Hubbard to New Castle, and Wheatland to W. Middlesex. City lines were operated in Warren, Youngstown, Sharon, and New Castle. At its 1921 peak, it owned 231 operating passenger cars including four ten-bench, single-truck, open cars from the 19th century. It also owned 11 freight cars, some of which operated as far west as Illinois, Kentucky, and Michigan in interchange service, and it owned some 36 work cars and even a steam engine.
This 64 page soft cover book tells the story, complete with maps, roster information and 50 photos.
Item #913 - $17.50 (Dealer pricing available.)
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Euclid Avenue: Cleveland's Sophisticated Lady 1920 - 1970
By Richard E. Karberg & James A. Toman
Take a walk down Euclid Avenue from 1920 through 1970. The book takes a tour through the glory years, including a look at department stores such as Halle's, Taylor's, May's and Sterling Davis. Specialty shops like Bonwit Teller, Richman Brothers and Cowell and Hubbard Jewelers. You will read about restaurants such as the Halle Tea Room and Stouffer's, including 22 recipes, as well as, the 11 theatres between East 17th and Public Square.
Item #668 - $17.95
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History of the J.G. Brill Company
By Debra Brill
A biography of a company that for years was on the cutting edge of development of a rapidly evolving and growing industry. The production of streetcars and railroad cars. From a small horsecar-building firm established in 1868, the J. G. Brill Company grew to be a world leader.
Hard cover, 272 pages, 289 b&w photos & line drawings, 8 1/2x11, append., index.
Item #625 - $49.95
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License Plate Frame
Promote your hobby while driving around. The top states "The G. C. Kuhlman Car Company, Cleveland, Ohio". the bottom states: "My Other Car is a Trolley" Makes a GREAT Gift!
Item # 5180 - Now Only $1.00
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Cleveland's Dynamic Transit Heritage
By Blaine S. Hays
This softbound book, published by the museum in 1985, is a concise accounting of our transit system. It commemorates the first ten years of RTA. This item is not just for the traction fan. It would be appreciated by anyone interested in Cleveland history, and it makes a great gift! 8½ x 11, 75 photos, 36 pages.
Item #5 - $4.95
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Cleveland Transit Through the Years
By Blaine S. Hays & James A. Toman
A pictorial review of developments in Cleveland’s public transportation during the 20th century. Makes a great stocking stuffer! Soft cover, 48 pages,51 photos.
Item # 494 - $8.95
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Horsetrails to Regional Rails and Cleveland's Transit Vehicles
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Both by James A. Toman & Blaine S. Hays
Museum members wrote these two very comprehensive books. The books together contain 474 new photos not published before, hundreds of reproductions of tickets, transfers & other transit memorabilia. Twenty-two detailed maps chronicle the changing transit scene. This is a must have pair of books for the transit fan or local historian in the family.
Horsetrails to Regional Rails,
8½ x 11, 332 photos, appendix, bibliography, 376 pages.
Item #29 - $49.00
Cleveland Transit Vehicles,
8½ x 11, 142 photos, 288 pages.
Item #30 - $47.00
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