The Wheels That Drove New York : A History of the New York City Transit System
The Wheels That Drove New York tells the fascinating story of how a public transportation system helped transform a small trading community on the southern tip of Manhattan island to a world financial capital that is home to more than 8,000,000 people. From the earliest days of horse-drawn conveyan...
Guardat en:
| Autors principals: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
| Publicat: |
Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
[20..].
Cham : Springer Nature |
| Edició: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Col·lecció: | Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic
1 |
| Accés en línia: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
| Nota: |
Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) |
| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • The wheels that drove New York, a history of the New York City Transit System, Roger P. Roess and Gene Sansone, 2013, Heidelberg, Springer, 1 vol. (XIX-430 pages), Springer tracts on transportation and traffic, 978-3-642-30483-5 • The Wheels That Drove New York, Texte imprime, 9783642304859 • The Wheels That Drove New York, Texte imprimé, 9783642435690 • The wheels that drove New York, a history of the New York City Transit System, Roger P. Roess and Gene Sansone, 2013, Heidelberg, Springer, 1 vol. (XIX-430 pages), Springer tracts on transportation and traffic, 978-3-642-30483-5 |
Taula de continguts:
- Introduction to the New York City Transit System An Overview of the History of New York: Discovery Through the Civil War Enabling Technologies The Beginnings of Public Transportation in New York: Omnibuses and Street Railways The Age of Trolleys To "El" and Back: The Era of the Elevated Railroad Alfred E Beach and New York s First Subway The Interborough Rapid Transit System The Dual Contracts and Expansion of the Subways The Independent Subway The Staten Island Rapid Transit When the Rubber Hits the Road Unification, a War, and the New York City Transit Authority Prelude to Disaster The NYCTA Between 1953 and 1970 Things Have to Get Worse Before They Get Better: NYC Transit 1970 to the Present Rolling Thunder The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men