Designed to celebrate the Interurban Specials long history, this is a pictorial journey covering California's electric street railways from the Oregon border to Mexico. The author picked the best photos from the finest photographers and has compiled them by geographical region in a handsome volume with informative and well-written text and photo captions. Includes overview history of California traction, lists of California traction lines, saved cars, and the first 100 Specials, as well as a tribute to Ira Swett and a bibliography. 215 pages with index.

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