 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York
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| By : Clifton Hood |
In 722 Miles, Clifton Hood traces the complex and fascinating history of the New York City subways sytem - the planners and powerbrokers, the politics and the economics that surrounded the enterprise. At its opening in 1904, the tracks covered the twenty-two miles from City Hall up to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue, the longest stretch ever built at one time. From that initial route through the completion of the IND (the Independent Subway), the system grew to cover 722 miles - long enough to reach from New York City to Chicago, laid end to end. A monumental engineering feat, the construction of the New York subway forever changed the shape of the city.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Sales Rank: 71,903
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Boston's Red Line: Bridging the Charles from Alewife to Braintree (Images of America: New Jersey)
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| By : Frank Cheney |
The book will cover the Red Line, one of the major arms of Boston's subway system, which was the first subway system in the United States. The line extends from Arlington, northwest of the city, through Cambridge--beneath Harvard University and MIT--and the center of Boston, and ends south of the city in Braintree, serving the surrounding suburbs. The pictures, from the author's private collection, are excellent, and include subway/tunnel scenes, contstruction scenes, passengers scenes, and shots of the neighborhoods around the line.
Publisher: Arcadia
Sales Rank: 554,957
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Breezers: A Lighthearted History of the Open Trolley Car in America
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| By : Stephen L. Meyers |
Dwells mostly on all the types of open cars that were used, but also deals with their devising, growth in use, and decline in use. This book is a definitive yet nostalgic history of the open trolley car in America. It starts out with other open transportation vehicles that preceded or were contemporary with the open trolley car. Several chapters are devoted to listing and defining the various types of open cars including the original horsecars, numerous types of streetcars, and even
open rapid transit and suburban cars. The different generic types of cars
as well as their uses and owners are explained in a simple manner.
Publisher: Transportation Trails
Sales Rank: 1,309,859
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
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Cash, Tokens and Transfers: A History of Urban Mass Transit in North America
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| By : Brian Cudahy |
This colorful history will appeal to borth the interested reader and transportation historian. Brian Cudahy's skillful narrative is combined with a wealth of period photographs. The first comprehensive history of public transportation in North America to be published in more than 60 years, the book traces the grwoth of urban mass transit from the horse-drawn street cars of the 1830's through the development of cable cars, electric street cars, subways, and buses, to the new light rail systems that are playing a key role in today's urban transit...
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Sales Rank: 391,443
Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0 
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Chicago Transit: An Illustrated History
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| By : David M. Young |
Telling the story of every major transit innovation in Chicago's history, Young reveals a vital panorama of the city's growth. Beginning with the evolution of the horse-drawn omnibus -- Chicago's first mass transit system -- Young explores the competition for passengers and space by the growing proliferation of streetcar lines, railroads, and automobiles. He highlights the development of the Chicago Transit Authority and the Regional Transportation Authority and the growth of the Illinois Central and the Chicago North Western railroads. With more than 80 photographs and maps, Young illustrates the competitive spirit of Chicago, where some modes of transportation flourish at the expense of others.
Publisher: Northern Illinois Univ Pr
Sales Rank: 270,789
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History of the J. G. Brill Company
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| By : Debra Brill |
Written by the great, great, great granddaughter of the founder, this book presents a fascinating history of the company that brought public transit a remarkable variety of open, closed, convertible, and semi-convertible cars, propelled by horse, steam, cable, and electricity. 272 pages, 289 photos, hardbound.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Sales Rank: 292,494
Avg. Customer Rating: 3 / 5.0
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