A Shaker Rapid Album
By James A. Toman and James R. Spangler
The Album offers a pictorial
history of the rapid transit cars that have carried passengers between
downtown Cleveland and suburban Shaker Heights. Drawing on their
extensive collections of Shaker Rapid photos, co-authors Jim Toman
and Jim Spangler trace the different kinds of cars used on the line
since 1920, from the 1200-series center-entrance fleet, through
the colorful PCC car era, to the current fleet of Breda LRVs which
have operated the line since 1982. Each photo section is preceded
by a short essay giving the basic history of the various fleets.
The photo selection covers the two branches of the Shaker line from
its outer terminals at Green and Warrensville-Center roads, through
Shaker Square, to the Cleveland Union Terminal station, on to the
1996 Waterfront extension, and many stops in between. The album
shows the cars in all kinds of weather and in many different paint
schemes. The “rapid” made the
development of Shaker Heights possible, and it continues to be one
of the most distinctive features identifying that classic Greater
Cleveland suburb.
Book Details
Title: A Shaker Rapid Album
Author: James A. Toman and James R. Spangler
Price: $16.50
ISBN: 0 936760 22 2
Number of Pages: 80
Number of Photos: 135 Black and White & 38 Color
Cover Type: Soft
