Subway: The Story of Tunnels, Tubes, and Tracks

Subway: The Story of Tunnels, Tubes, and Tracks
Author: Larry Dane Brimner, Neil Waldman
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press (October 1, 2004)
Description: Hardcover 32 pages - Reading level: Ages 9-12
ISBN: 1590781767

As the Industrial Revolution caused people to move to cities, traffic increased. Horse-drawn vehicles could not handle it all, and the smell of manure was everywhere. Subway details the need for transportation such as underground railroads which at first couldn't be built because of lack of air in the tunnels. With the coming of electricity, London opened a deep-level subway line in 1890. After the 1888 blizzard paralyzed New York City, a subway was finally built and began operating in 1904, with the innovation (still used today) of local and express trains all at one fare -- a nickel a ride. More recently, computerized systems such as San Francisco's BART use space-age technology and need no conductors. Illustrations, an Author's Note, and index combine to make this a book students in grades 3 to 7 will enjoy reading.

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