The Shore Line Electric Railway and the Great North Branford Trolley Wreck
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Title
The Shore Line Electric Railway and the Great North Branford Trolley Wreck
Subject
Shoreline Electric Railway
Trolley cars
North Branford (Conn.) History
Northford (Conn.) History
Street-railroads
Description
Includes the origins of the Shore Line Electric Railway, a trolley line with service running between New Haven and Old Saybrook, through North Branford, Includes accounts of the deadly wreck that occurred in North Branford on August 13 1917, killing nineteen people.
Creator
Edna Hall
Publisher
North Branford, Conn : Totoket Historical Society, Inc.
Date
1998
Format
Print, softcover, 22 pages, 22cm.
Language
English
Type
Text, with black and white photographs and map
Coverage
North Branford (Conn.)
Northford (Conn.)
Citation
Edna Hall, “The Shore Line Electric Railway and the Great North Branford Trolley Wreck,” North Branford Library Archives, accessed August 9, 2026, http://207.210.128.49/archives/items/show/37.
