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Subways of the World     By : Stan Fischler The Subway, the Underground, the metro. No matter what name they go by, these urban rail systems are integral part of cities they serve. In Subways of the World, expert subway historian Stan Fischler takes us underground for a colorful trip from Chicago's to Moscow's lavish stations, and from New York's ever-expanding systme to Tokyo's crowded cars. This full-color gallery includes subway systems in : London, New York, Moscow, Paris, Toronto, Boston, Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Tokyo. Publisher: Motorbooks International Sales Rank: 173,090 Avg. Customer Rating: 3 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $14.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 22    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  The Electric Interurban Railways in America     By : George W. Hilton, John F. Due One of the most colorful yet neglected eras in American transportation history is re-created in this definitive history of the electric interurbans. Built with the idea of attracting short-distance passenger traffic and light freight, the interurbans were largely constructed in the early 1900s. The rise of the automobile and motor transport caused the industry to decline after World War I, and the depression virtually annihilated the industry by the middle 1930s. Part I describes interurban construction, technology, passenger and freight traffic, financial history, and final decline and abandonment. Part II presents individual histories (with route maps) of the more than 300 companies of the interurban industry. Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr (T) Sales Rank: 251,817 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $39.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 23    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story     By : Robert S. Korach, Herbert H., Jr. Harwood This is the fully illustrated story of "The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States" connecting the Lake Erie cities of Toledo and Cleveland. Before its untimely death in 1938 it left a rich legacy of bold innovation and imaginative marketing practices. Publisher: Indiana University Press Sales Rank: 397,253 Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $59.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 18    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  The Malbone Street Wreck     By : Brian J. Cudahy On November 1, 1918, an elevated train was heading for the Flatbush section of Brooklyn with hundreds of commuters aboard. As the train rumbled down a short hill, the motorman lost control. The Malbone Street Wreck chronicles that fateful trip and examines the possible causes of the accident. Publisher: Fordham University Press Sales Rank: 342,078 Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $20.00    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 13    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  The New Transit Town: Best Practices in Transit-Oriented Development     By : Hank Dittmar (Editor), Gloria Ohland (Editor) Transit-oriented development (TOD) seeks to maximize access to mass transit and nonmotorized transportation with centrally located rail or bus stations surrounded by relatively high-density commercial and residential development. New Urbanists and smart growth proponents have embraced the concept and interest in TOD is growing, both in the United States and around the world.... Publisher: Island Press Sales Rank: 72,945 Avg. Customer Rating: 3 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $55.00    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 13-Apr-2004    Hits : 11    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  The Streetcars of New Orleans     By : Louis C. Hennick, E. Harper Charlton This is a great book for New Orleans streetcar history. Includes many facts, anecdotes, maps, and photographs. Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Sales Rank: 557,706 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $35.00    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 11-Aug-2003    Hits : 39    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  The Transit Metropolis: A Global Inquiry     By : Robert Cervero In this book, noted transportation expert Robert Cervero provides an on-the-ground look at more than a dozen mass transit success stories, introducing the concept of the "transit metropolis" - a region where a workable fit exists between transit services and urban form. The author has spent more than three years studying cities around the world, and he makes a compelling case that metropolitan areas of any size and with any growth pattern-from highly compact to widely dispersed-can develop successful mass transit systems. Publisher: Island Press Sales Rank: 53,171 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $45.00    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 13-Apr-2004    Hits : 10    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  Trolley Buses: 1913 Through 2001 Photo Archive     By : William A. Luke A variety of the trolley buses from dozens of the 72 cities that have operated them over the last century. Descriptive captions detail manufacturers and technical specifications. Publisher: Iconografix Sales Rank: 330,936 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $29.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 21    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  Trolley Wars: Streetcar Workers on the Line     By : Scott Molloy Scott Molloy dissects Rhode Island's 1902 car wars and relatesthem to a larger pattern of labor unrest and urban malaise throughout the country. He argues that the development of urban mass transportation involved a battle for control of city streets and city government. By focusing on transit workers in Rhode Island, Trolley Wars reveals the ways in which America became an urban and suburban nation after the Civil War... Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Sales Rank: 865,914 Avg. Customer Rating: 4 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $45.00    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 11-Aug-2003    Hits : 13    Rating : 10.00    Votes: 1  Tunneling to the Future: The Story of the Great Subway Expansion That Saved New York     By : Peter Derrick In 1910, New York was bursting to the seams as more and more people crowded into increasingly limited housing in the tenement districts of Manhattan. This book details the story of the development of a new transit system which would lead to the physical and structural of Manhattan. Publisher: New York University Press Sales Rank: 154,448 Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $55.00    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 9    Rating : 0    Votes: 0

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