{"product_id":"history-of-the-j-g-brill-company-series-railroads-past-and-present-9780253339492","title":"History of the J. G. Brill Company (Series: Railroads Past and Present)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a small horsecar building firm established in 1868  the J. G. Brill Company grew to be a world leader in a rapidly evolving and growing industry that at the time of the First World War was the fifth largest in the United States. Besides its successful line of trolleys and other electric cars  Brill built horsecars  cable cars  narrow-gauge and gas-propelled cars for railroads  and even buses and trolley buses. The Brill policy was to build whatever the customer wanted. With no job considered too small or too peculiar  some delightfully wacky cars were produced  and Brill employees gained valuable experience in all the varied aspects of car building. As the transportation industrys motive power evolved from horse to cable to electricity to gasoline  the Brill Company kept in step  gradually expanding its business  buying out trolley car builders in five states  and even establishing a plant in France. As it grew  the company maintained its reputation for quality to such an extent that when J. G. Brill went out of business in 1944  its successor took the name for itself  becoming the ACF Brill Motors Corporation. Through a better understanding of Brill Company management and exposure to previously unpublished office documents concerning the later years of the company  the reader will gain new insights into the Brill\/ERPCC\/Brilliner situation. A fascinating variety of open  closed  convertible  and semi-convertible cars  propelled by horse  steam  cable  and electricity  parade through the pages of this book. These old cars have a hold on the affections of many  and hundreds of them have been preserved in museums throughout the world. Just about every type of Brill-built product mentioned here is represented in a railway museum somewhere. Appendix A lists many of the worlds trolley museums and tourist trolley lines where Brill cars can be found  and gives a breakdown of cars built by the firm. Appendix B lists the trucks and other specialties of the Brill Company.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646881587253,"sku":"ByrdShop_0253339499","price":54.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780253339492.jpg?v=1781679755","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/history-of-the-j-g-brill-company-series-railroads-past-and-present-9780253339492","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}