The National Register of Historic Places lists the Yakima Valley Transportation Company (YVT) as the last intact early 20th century electric interurban railroad in America.  From its beginning in 1907, the YVT was no quitter, surviving a takeover by the Union Pacific, large financial losses as the last trolley railroad in Washington state, attempts at dieselization, and a concerted effort to put the company in its grave.  Thanks to the efforts of local preservationists, YVT trolleys are still in operation.  The railroad and its infrastructure never changed. What is seen today is what was built 100 years ago¾ a living slice of history.  Yakima Valley Transportation Company is the most authoritative chronicle of the famous YVT yet compiled.  Author Dr. Kenneth G. Johnsen  persuaded Yakima's City Council to bring streetcars back to the YVT and has operated them as a volunteer motorman ever since.
Softcover, 6 x 9, 128 pgs