Tunneling to the Future The Story of the Great Subway Expansion That Saved New York

Name: Tunneling to the Future The Story of the Great Subway Expansion That Saved New York
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ISBN: 9780814719541

ISBN-10: 0814719546

ISBN-13: 9780814719541

Edition: 2002

Authors: Peter Derrick

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In 1910 New York was bursting at the seams as more people crowded into 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 structuring of Manhattan.

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 4/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 442
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Peter Derrick is Archivist for the Bronx County Historical Society.



List of Maps and Tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Never Enough: The Beginnings of Rapid Transit in New York



The Deadlock over More Subways, 1902-1909



Rapid Transit to Save New York



Stumbling toward a Solution



The Dual System of Rapid Transit



The Battle over Financing the Dual System



Impact of the Dual System


Conclusion



Summary of the Dual System Contracts and Related Certificates



Opening Dates of the Dual System Lines


Notes


Bibliography


Index


About the Author