The Transportation Industry In The 1920's

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Streetcar designs varied by region and car builder. The floor plan for most cars was of a long rectangle with doors at the four corners. The motorman operated the car from a center position at whichever end of the car was headed forward while the conductor wandered about the car seeing to fare collection and other passenger needs. During the Depression most street railway operators converted their cars so that they could run as two-man cars during peak crush and as one-man cars at times of light load. These modifications consisted of the same types of door interlocks pioneered on the Birney car, signage directing the patrons to enter (or in some cities exit) past the motorman and the introduction of the fare box. The fare box allowed for easier money collection and was as much a device to serve the public as to keep the motorman honest. …show more content…
The transit industry had to build and amortize their investments in track and powerhouses, pay for all maintenance of right-of-way and equipment as well as property taxes on their lands and lines plus franchise fees. Often the franchises had been established during the boom years of the late 19th century as a percentage of fares collected and those deals were coming back to haunt the industry in the Depression. Transit operators were largely successful in pushing government to regulate the Jitney industry. The transit operators were already well equipped to operate in a government regulated environment and quickly realized the economic advantages of having the government build and maintain roads by adding bus fleets of their own. Bus substitution also allowed for a smoother path towards abandoning marginal trolley lines. “We are not abandoning lines,” said the transit operators, “we are upgrading service to the latest motor

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