Under the Sidewalks of New York: The Story of the Greatest Subway System in the World
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0828903522 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
aThis is a unique, authoritative, and popularly written history of the building, financing, and operation of the New York City subway system.a
BRIAN J. CUDAHY's books include Around Manhattan Island: And Other Maritime Tales ofNew York and A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways (both Fordham). He lives in Bluffton, SC.
Why can't we have THAT subway system in MY city? Alec Boyte This book contains loads of captivating info on that giant web that is the NY subway. Brian Cudahy seems to have a thorough knowledge of transit affairs, and of NY (he grew up in Brooklyn). This is not his first book on the subject, and he treats it w. Great subject, poor writing I want to know the history of the subway system in New York. It has always fascinated me from an engineering and histroical standpoint and as a frequent rider (mostly on the Green Lexington Great subject, poor writing GEORGE R. FISHER I want to know the history of the subway system in New York. It has always fascinated me from an engineering and histroical standpoint and as a frequent rider (mostly on the Green Lexington 4 Line, between Wall Street, Grand Central and Yanqui Stadium. Line, between Wall Street, Grand Central and Yanqui Stadium. The best subway book I've ever read An excelent resource on the building and infastructure of the New York City subway System. It also includes some great pictures.
Tracing the system from it first short IRT look to the extensive network of today, with information about such fascinating sidelights as the city's traim systems and the PATH trains linking New York and New Jersey, he has produced a complete, thoroughly researched and annotated, and fully illustrated history that will delight subway buffs, students of urban affairs, and all those who love the city of New York.. Since the first subway opened in 1904, the New York Subway system and its trains have provided millions of New Yorkers with cheap, fast, and remarkably reliable transportation. The New York subway system lacks the electronic complexity of such modern operations as the Washington, D.C. Transportation expert Brian Cudahy recounts the history of the New York subway systems in a book that is full of detail, historical anecdote, and the wonders of twentieth - century technology. Metro or San Francisco's BART, and New Yorkers have few qualms