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The First 100 Specials
IRA L. SWETT, the founder of what became Interurban Press, began his traction publishing career in April 1943 with the first issue of Interurbans News-Letter. It was his practice to issue Special numbers in advance of publishing dates. In a few cases, numbers were later reassigned or not used at all. I.N.L., The Early Interurban News-Letters, published as X-3 by Interurbans Publications in 1978, contains considerable detail on the early efforts by Swett and reprints many of the early News-Letters.
SPECIAL No.	TITLE, AUTHOR and DATE
1	The Big Subs, by Cpl. Ira L. Swett, with Lorin and Ben Silliman, August 1944.
2	Puget Sound Electric Railway, by Ira L. Swett, with Harold Hill, Robert S. Wilson, Charles Johnson, Roland Covey and Jim Rice, June 1945.
3	Pacific Electric All-Time Roster, by Ira L. Swett, March 1946 (with supplements later).
4	Bamberger Railroad, by Ira L. Swett, September 1946.
5	Denver and Interurban, by Ira L. Swett, October 1947.
6	Outstanding Interurban Cars, by Ira L. Swett and Al Barker, August 1948.
7	Pacific Northwest Traction Co. (North Coast Lines), by Ira L. Swett, with Harold Hill, Lawton Gowey, Robert S. Wilson and Charles Savage, June 1949.
8	Red Electrics of Portland, Oregon, by Ira L. Swett, November 1949.
9	Sacramento Northern, by Ira L. Swett, Arthur L. Lloyd, Vernon J. Sappers, Addison H. Laflin Jr. and Dudley Thickens, June 1950.
10	A news roundup similar to the old monthly magazine but issued as a Special; Ira L. Swett, editor.
11	Los Angeles Railway, by Ira L. Swett, December 1951.
12	Los Angeles Railway All-Time Roster, by Ira L. Swett, August 1952.
13	Pacific Electric All-Time Roster, by Ira L. Swett, December 1952.
14	Electric Railways of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Ira L. Swett, Russell Olson, Edwin Nelson and Fred Howarth, December 1953.
15	Interurbans of Utah, Ira L. Swett with Fred Fellow, August 1954, reissued as Special 55 in 1974.
16	Lines of Pacific Electric, by Ira L. Swett, issued in sec-tions from April 1953 to about 1960.
17	Street Railways of New Orleans, by E. Harper Charlton, April 1955.
18	Los Angeles Pacific, by Ira L. Swett, April 1956.
19	Arkansas Valley Interurban, by Malcolm D. (Doc) Isely, April 1956, reissued with same number in 1977.
20	Los Angeles and Redondo, by Ira L. Swett, February, 1977.
21	Passenger Service of Pacific Electric, by Lawrence C. Veysey, November 1958.
22	Galveston-Houston Electric Railway, by Herb Woods, November 1959, reissued with same number in 1976.
23	Puget Sound Electric Railway, by Ira L. Swett, with Harold Hill, Roland Covey, James Rice, Lawton Gowey, Warren Wing and Charles Johnson, July 1960.
24	Railway Car Builders of the United States and Canada, by E. Harper Chariton, October 1957.
25	Street Railways of Toronto, 1861-1 921, by Louis H. Pursley, June 1958.
26	Sacramento Northern, by Ira L. Swett, Thomas Bold, Harre W. Demoro, Addison H. Laflin Jr. and Vernon J. Sappers, August 1963, reprinted with same num-ber in 1971 and 1981.
27	Riverside & Arlington Electric Railway, by Ira L. Swett, November 1962.
28	Cars of the Pacific Electric: City and Suburban Cars, by Ira L. Swett, October 1974, reprinted with same number, 1976.
29	The Toronto Trolley Car Story, 1921-1961, by Louis H. Pursley, June 1961.
30	Pacific Electric in Transition, reprint of an article in the January 7,1911, issue of the Journal of Electricity, Power and Gas, by Rudolph W. Van Norden, December 1967.
31	BART at Mid-Point, by Harre W. Demoro, May 1968.
32	Cars of the Sacramento Northern, Ira L. Swett, ed., August 1963.
33	Los Angeles Railway's Pre-Huntington Cars, 1890-1902, by Ira L. Swett, December 1962.
34	Sacramento Northern Album, Ira L. Swett, ed., October 1963.
35	Die Day in L.A., by Ira L. Swett, 1964.
36	Cars of Pacific Electric: Interurban and Deluxe Cars, by Ira L. Swett, April 1965, reissued with same num-ber, 1978.
37	Cars of Pacific Electric: Combos, RPOs, Box Motors, Work Motors, Locomotives, Tower Cars, Service Cars, by Ira L. Swett, October 1965, reissued with same number, 1978.
38	Official Car Records, Pacific Electric Railway, Ira L. Swett, ed., November 1964.
39	Pacific Electric Album of Cars, Ira L. Swett, ed., Octo-ber 1965.
40	Los Angeles Pacific Album, by Ira L. Swett, based on photo album of T.L. Wagenbach in collection of Carl Blaubach, August 1966.
41	Tractions of the Orange Empire, by Ira L. Swett, August 1967.
42	Los Angeles Railway History, by Edmund Keilty, to be published by Electric Railway Historical Association, Spring 2003.
43	Yellow Cars of Los Angeles, by Jim Walker, 1977.
44	The White Front Cars of San Francisco, by Charles A. Smallwood, August 1971, reissued with same num-ber in 1978. The 1971 edition was the first Special available in hardcover, which was optional. The 1971 edition had typewritten text, 1978 edition was typeset.
45	The Catalina Trip, not yet issued.
46	Pacific Electric in Pomona, by Ira L. Swett, May 1969.
47	The Napa Valley Route, started by Ira L. Swett but the principal author was Harry Aitken Jr. Swett died before the book was published in April 1975.
48	The Ontario & San Antonio Heights Railroad Co. - Pacific Electric in Ontario and Claremont, by Ira L. Swett, November 1969.
49	Montana's Trolleys I, by Rex Myers, May 1970.
50	Montana's Trolleys II, by Ira L. Swett, July 1970.
51	Montana's Trolleys III, by Ira L. Swett, October 1970.
52	Rapid Transit Around the World, never issued; initially this was to be a review by Harre W. Demoro of the new BART system and the PATCO line between Philadelphia and Lindenwold, then it was broadened to be a review worldwide with Ira L. Swett as co-author. For a time the number was assigned to Russian Commuter, Harre W. Demoro's proposed book on the first US-USSR cultural exchange visit on urban transit in 1971.
53	Oregon Electric, not yet issued.
54	Seattle Trolley Coaches, by Mane W. Demoro, May 1971.
55	Interurbans of Utah, March 1974, reissue and expansion of Special 15.
56	Market Street Railway Revisited: The Best of the Inside Track, Ira L. Swett, ed., May 1972.
57	The Story of Old Pacific Electric, by William Myers, to be published.
58	Transit's Stepchild: The Trolley Coach, by Paul Ward and Mac Sebree, June 1973.
59	The Trolley Coach in North America, by Mac Sebree and Paul Ward, September 1974.
60	Lines of Pacific Electric, a reissue of parts of Special 16 with some revisions, 1975.
61	Lines of Pacific Electric, a reissue of parts of Special 16 with some revisions 1976.
62	Texas Electric Album, Rod Varney, principal author, published with Texas Electric Railroaders' Association, 1975.
63	Trolleys to the Surf, by William A. Myers and Ira L. Swett, 1976.
64	PCC, The Car That Fought Back, by Steve Carlson and Fred W. Schneider III, 1980.
65	Red Trains in the East Bay, by Robert Ford, 1977.
66	Interurbans Without Wires, by Edmund J. Keilty, 1979.
67	Surf, Sand and Streetcars, by Charles S. McCaleb, 1977.
68	Key System Album, by Jim Walker, 1978.
69	The People's Railway, by Anthony Perles, with John McKane, Tom Matoff and Peter Straus, 1981.
70	Sayonara Streetcar, by Ralph Forty, 1980.
71	When Oklahoma Took the Trolley, by Allison Chandler and Stephen D. Maguire, with Mac Sebree, 1980.
72	The Last of the Great Stations, by Bill Bradley, 1979.
73	When Fresno Rode the Rails, by Edward Hamm, 1979.
74	A Milwaukee Transport Era - The Trackless Trolley Years, by Russell E. Shultz, 1980
75	Red Trains Remembered, by Robert Ford, 1980.
76	The Trolley Titans, by O.E. Carson, 1981.
77	Doodlebug Country, by Edmund Keilty, 1982.
78	Tracks, Tires and Wires, by Charles McCaleb, 1981.
79	Inside Muni, by John McKane and Anthony Perles, 1982.
80	Dawn of the Diesel Age, by John F. Kirkland, 1983.
81	D-Day on the Western Pacific, by Virgil Staff, 1982.
82	Forty Feet Below, the Story of Chicago's Freight Tunnels, by Bruce Moffat, 1982.
83	Growing Up With Trains, by Richard Steinheimer and Donald Sims, 1982.
84	Electric Railway Pioneer, by Harre W. Demoro, 1983.
85	Trolley to the Past, by Andrew D. Young, 1983.
86	PCC, From Coast to Coast, by Fred W. Schneider III and Steve Carlson, 1983.
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88	Growing Up With Trains II, by Richard Steinheimer and Ted Benson, 1982.
89	Tours of Discovery, by Anthony Perles, 1985.
90	From Railway to Freeway, by Eli Bail, 1984.
91	St. Louis Car Co. Album, by Andrew Young, 1984.
92	Red Car Days, by Raphael Long, 1983.
93	Frisco Diesel Power, by Louis A. Mane and John Baskin Harper, 1983.
94	When Eastern Michigan Rode the Rails, by Jack E. Schramm, William H. Henning and Richard R. Andrews, issued 1984 in cooperation with Central Electric Railfans' Association.
95	Key Route, Transbay Commuting by Train and Ferry, I, by Harre W. Demoro, 1985.
96	Red Arrow- The First 100 Yeas, by Ronald DeGraw, 1985.
97	Key Route, Transbay Commuting by Train and Ferry, II, by Harre W. Demoro, 1986.
98	The Diesel Builders, by John F. Kirkland, 1985.
99	The Short Line Doodlebug : Galloping Geese and Other Railcritters, by Edmund Keilty, 1988.
100	Special 100, California's Electric Railways, by Harre W. Demoro, 1986.

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