Hourly Coaches, Omnibuses, and Horse Railroads: A History of Horse-Drawn Transit In Massachusetts

Hourly Coaches, Omnibuses, and Horse Railroads: A History of Horse-Drawn Transit In Massachusetts, by Thomas J. Humphrey (January 2023). Before there were railroads there were stage lines. Before electric streetcars there were omnibuses and horse railroads. This work tells their story route-by-route from their beginnings to replacement by newer modes. (398 pages, 9.7 MB)