[PDF.48lm] Metropolitan Railways: Rapid Transit in America (Railroads Past and Present)

Metropolitan Railways: Rapid Transit in America (Railroads Past and Present)

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 | #2682725 in Books |  William D Middleton |  2003-01-01 |  2003-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  11.00 x.89 x8.50l,2.69 | File type: PDF | 288 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Metropolitan Railways: Rapid Transit in America|By Donald A. Woodworth Jr.|Any book by Mr. Middleton is a good one and this is no exception. A tad dated since it was published about12 years ago (many systems have been expanded and new ones built), it is nevertheless an excellent treatise on the history of the development of rapid transit and light rail in the United States. It| ||"Middleton, a transportation historian, has written the definitive history of urban rail systems in North America.... Highly recommended." ―Choice, June 2003

|Middleton, a transportation historian, has written the definitive history of urban rail

Early in the 19th century, growing American cities began to experience transportation problems. One solution was the horse-drawn streetcar, developed in 1832, but it soon proved inadequate. The first elevated train was transporting passengers above the streets of Manhattan by 1871; the first subway opened 25 years later in Boston; and similar systems soon followed in Philadelphia and Chicago. Rapid transit was confined to these few cities until after World War II, whe...

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