All Aboard: The History of Mass Transportation in Rhode Island

From the horse-drawn omnibus, horse cars, and cable tramways to the rumbling buses of today, this volume explores the history of getting about in Rhode Island from the Civil War to the creation of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. Full of tales of life on the road, All Aboard is a visual tour of one of the most important industries of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From horsepower to streetcar parks and a railroad strike that brought out the state militia, the state's transportation history is brought to life here through a collection of vintage images.

Professor Scott Molloy, who has written and lectured widely about transit history, first realized his love for labor history as a bus driver. He is president and founder of the Rhode Island Labor History Society and has a permanent collection at the Smithsonian named after him in recognition of his hard work and dedication to preserving our past.