"The Dual Subway System"
Author: New York (N.Y.). Estimate, Board of. Bureau of Franchises
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 423
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Author: New York (N.Y.). Estimate, Board of. Bureau of Franchises
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 423
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: New York (State) Public service commission. 1st district
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 83
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Travis H. Whitney
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 26
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Carolyn O'Leary
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: LeRoy T. Harkness
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: New York (N.Y.). Public Service Commission
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: New York (State). Public Service Commission. First District
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 84
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: New York Transit Museum
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2004-12-14
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780393057973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReproduces photographic prints from the collection of the New York Transit Museum.
Author: Clifton Hood
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2004-08-23
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780801880544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen it first opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City subway ran twenty-two miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue—the longest stretch ever built at one time. From that initial route through the completion of the IND or Independent Subway line in the 1940s, the subway grew to cover 722 miles—long enough to reach from New York to Chicago. In this definitive history, Clifton Hood traces the complex and fascinating story of the New York City subway system, one of the urban engineering marvels of the twentieth century. For the subway's centennial the author supplies a new foreward explaining that now, after a century, "we can see more clearly than ever that this rapid transit system is among the twentieth century's greatest urban achievements."
Author: John E. Morris
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Published: 2020-10-06
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 0762467894
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis dynamic visual history of the world's largest transit system -- in all its intriguing, colorful, and even seedy glory -- is packed with fascinating facts and hundreds of compelling photographs. When the first New York subway line opened in 1904, it was the most advanced in the world and a source of enormous civic pride. Today, it is an essential function to the lives of New Yorkers and a perennial cultural touchstone. To be a New Yorker is to take the train. To celebrate it, or grumble about it. Subway: The History, Curiosities, and Secrets of the New York City Transit System by John E. Morris is both a vivid history of this great transportation system and an exploration of its impact on the city and popular culture. The book covers every remarkable moment, from the technical obstacles and corruption that impeded plans for an underground rail line in the 1800s, to the current state of the system and plans for the future; profiles of the colorful, forgotten characters who built and restored the subway; graphics and imagery showing the evolution of subway cars and the way fares are collected; how subway etiquette rules have evolved with society; great subway chase scenes and songs about the subway; a look at abandoned stations and half-built tunnels; and more. In this visually stunning work, packed with original research, journalist and bestselling author John Morris brings life to this one-time engineering marvel that has united and expanded the city for the last 116 years.