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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Roess, Roger P. (Autor), Sansone, Gene (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic, 1
Temas:
Industrial Management.
Civil engineering.
Science-History.
Civil Engineering.
History of Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

Ejemplares similares