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Step back into the golden age of American electric railways. Richard Egen's richly detailed history of the Lakeshore Electric Railway (LSE) tells the story of one of Northern Ohio’s most vital and beloved interurban lines.
From its origins at the turn of the 20th century, the LSE’s electric cars linked bustling cities and quiet towns, gliding down city streets and racing across farmland. The line carried passengers to Cedar Point, the Lake Erie Islands, and the region’s fairgrounds, while also delivering freight and fueling local industries. With carbarns in Fremont, track innovations in Lorain, the beloved Stop 65 in Avon Lake, and a grand terminus in Cleveland, the LSE shaped the economic and social fabric of Northern Ohio for decades.
Featuring vivid descriptions, rare photographs, and maps, this book chronicles the LSE’s rise, its transformative impact, and its ultimate closure in 1938. Though its rails are long gone, the legacy of the Lakeshore Electric Railway still echoes in the communities it once connected, and Mr. Egen brings to life the history of the LSE through this thrilling and illustrative text.
Now in e-book format, this copy includes interactive hyperlinks that allow the viewer to click and view any photograph or map. in the archive.
Step back into the golden age of American electric railways. Richard Egen's richly detailed history of the Lakeshore Electric Railway (LSE) tells the story of one of Northern Ohio’s most vital and beloved interurban lines.
From its origins at the turn of the 20th century, the LSE’s electric cars linked bustling cities and quiet towns, gliding down city streets and racing across farmland. The line carried passengers to Cedar Point, the Lake Erie Islands, and the region’s fairgrounds, while also delivering freight and fueling local industries. With carbarns in Fremont, track innovations in Lorain, the beloved Stop 65 in Avon Lake, and a grand terminus in Cleveland, the LSE shaped the economic and social fabric of Northern Ohio for decades.
Featuring vivid descriptions, rare photographs, and maps, this book chronicles the LSE’s rise, its transformative impact, and its ultimate closure in 1938. Though its rails are long gone, the legacy of the Lakeshore Electric Railway still echoes in the communities it once connected, and Mr. Egen brings to life the history of the LSE through this thrilling and illustrative text.
Now in e-book format, this copy includes interactive hyperlinks that allow the viewer to click and view any photograph or map. in the archive.