George W Hilton
George W. Hilton is a professor emeritus of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. His many books on railroad and transportation history include American Narrow Gauge Railroads and The Cable Car in America.
George W. Hilton is a professor emeritus of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. His many books on railroad and transportation history include American Narrow Gauge Railroads and The Cable Car in America. See less
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George W Hilton book reviews
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The Cable Car in America: A New Treatise Upon Cable or Rope Traction as Applied to the Working of Street and Other Railways
Everything I ever wanted to know about cable cars
A magisterial treatment of its subject, with part one giving a detailed discussion of the technology and part two describing EVERY cable car system in the US.
Lots of great photos, too. Read More
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The night boat
by BriBriDi, Jan 29, 2009
Before there was a Brian Cudahy or a Theodore Skull (great modern Transportation authors) there was a George H. Harlan and a George W. Hilton (legands of transportation authorship in the 1950s and ... Read More
