City and Interurban Cars

Reprint of a 1913 catalog of interurban trains.

Originally published by the J.G. Brill Company in 1913, this fascinating train car catalog was reprinted in 1961 by the Pacific Railway Journal in San Marino, California. Its 80 pages show a bewildering variety of train car interiors and exteriors, with accompanying descriptions, statistics, diagrams, and photographic reproductions.

The J.G. Brill Company manufactured streetcars, interurban coaches, motor buses, trolleybuses, and railroad cars in the United States for almost ninety years, making it the longest-lasting trolley and interurban manufacturer. At its height, Brill was the largest manufacturer of streetcars and interurban cars in the US and produced more streetcars, interurbans, and gas-electric cars than any other manufacturer – building more than 45,000 streetcars alone.