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Transit Light Rail and Trolleys
Books on rapid transit, subways, light rail and trollies.
The New York City Subway system
celebrates its 100th anniversary on October 27, 2004, but you can bring the
romance of the old subway alive today with the Subway Punch-out Book. The book
includes 15 easy-to-assemble punch-out train cars that are modeled after the
historic old trains from the New York Transit Museum archives. The cars are
printed on full-color laminated paper, with identifying historical information
printed on the bottom of each. It's a fun book that sneaks in some fascinating
history of America's first subway system, and it's the perfect gift for any New
Yorker or New York-a-phile you might know!
Ride the subway down memory lane with pictures of cars such as:
The classic R32/R38, also known as the Brightliners
The traditional New York Subway Car that ran on every part of the IRT
subway and was known for its speed and reliability
The famous BMT D-Type, the best-loved and most fun to ride BMT car with
its distinctive appearance inside and out
The New York Transit Museum is home to more than 100 years of transit lore
and memorabilia. The museum's central facility is housed in an authentic 1930s
subway station in Brooklyn Heights.
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Photographs, line drawings, and narratives record the development of the New York City subway system's rolling stock.
A collaborative labor of love by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York Transit Museum, Gene Sansone's Evolution of New York City Subways: An Illustrated History of New York City's Transit Cars, 1867-1997?now available from the Johns Hopkins University Press with a new foreword by Clifton Hood?offers an extensive array of photographs, line drawings, and stories about the city's most treasured railcars. Subway buffs, railfans, students of New York City history, and specialists in the history of technology will appreciate this authoritative account. MTA New York City Transit and Sansone provide a record of the rolling stock that helped make New York City one of the great cities of the world.
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All over New York City, hidden behind unassuming historic facades, sits the gigantic machinery of the power stations that once moved the subways. For over a century, the 125,000-pound converters and related equipment of the substations remained largely unchanged, but in 1999 the last manually operated substation was shut down and since then they have been systematically dismantled and sold as scrap.
In 1997, author Christopher Payne was introduced to the substations by an official of the Metropolitan Transit Authority's Power Division. Since then, he has rushed to photograph, draw, and write the history of these amazing buildings and their machines before they are completely gone. With virtually unlimited access to the substations, he has developed an intimate bond with the buildings that most people know only in passing. His beautiful photographs and detailed drawings bring these lost treasures to life, while his illuminating text tells their fascinating story. Anyone interested in the art of industrial America or the New York subway will find this book a delight.
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Pueblo's Steel Town Trolleys Author: Morris Cafky and John A. Haney Publisher: Colorado Railroad Museum; ISBN: 0918654572
Pueblo is one of eight cities in Colorado that once had a street railway. For a full century, the Colorado Fuel & Iron steel dominated the economy of the city, and this affected the development of the transit system as well. In Pueblo's Steel Town Trolleys, Morris Cafky and John Haney skillfully trace the fascinating story from beginning to end. At first there were horse cars; later many of the electric trolleys were built by the Woeber Carriage Company of Denver. In the final years, ex-Colorado Springs Birney cars dominated the fleet. By 1940, Pueblo was one of the only cities where not a single motor bus operated in transit service. Included are the stories of the terrible 1921 flood, the heavy traffic to the annual Colorado State Fair, first hand recollections of riders and employees, detailed descriptions of routes and track, and equipment rosters. There are 144 pages filled with photos, including rare color views. Also two large maps of the system are included.
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Cudahy tells the fascinating story of the building of rail tunnels under the Hudson River linking New Jersey and New York. He has updated this new edition with additional photographs, a concluding chapter on recent developments, and a Preface that recounts the last trains of September, 2001 to the World Trade Center Terminal.
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New York City's first subway system officiall opened on October 27, 1904, operating along a nine-mile strip. Today, in it's centennial year, the subway stretches for 685 miles and carries well over four million passengers a day. An eclectic mix of New Yorkers from every age and nationality??÷from commuters and street musicians to evangelists and curious tourists come together each day under New York's streets. Photographer and sociologist, Camilo Vergara captures these chance encuornters in colorful images.
In addition to documenting trains and the diverse riders, Vergara depicts New York cityscapes, as seen from the elevated trains that rumble over bridges and wind their way through neighborhoods in Queens, Harlem, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.
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October 2004 marks the 100th anniversary of the largest underground transit network in the world. Love it or hate it, if you're a New Yorker, you can't live without it: 3.5 million people ride the rails every day. The subway is as much a symbol of New York City as Central Park and the Statue of Liberty. Commemorating its centennial, this official publication presents an illustrated history of the architecture and design of the entire complex, from the interiors of the trains and the mosaic signage at the stations to the evolution of the token and the intricacy of the intertwined, rainbow-colored lines on the free, foldout map.
Produced with the New York City Transit Museum, Subway Style documents the aesthetic experience of the system through more than 250 exclusive pictures. The book includes newly commissioned color photographs of historic and contemporary station ornamentation as well as imagery from the Museum's archives. The images span the full century, from the system's inception in the early 1900s up to and including architectural renderings for the still-to-be-built Second Avenue line. AUTHOR BIO: The NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM is one of only a handful of museums in the world dedicated to urban public transportation. The Museum's collections of objects, documents, photographs, films, and historic rolling stock illustrate the story of mass transit's critical role in the region's economic and residential development since the beginning of the 20th century. The Transit Museum's main facility is located in a decommissioned 1936 subway station in Brooklyn Heights, an ideal setting for the Museum's 20 vintage subway and elevated cars, and wide-ranging educational programs for children and adults. A gallery annex in Grand Central Terminal presents changing exhibits relevant to the millions of commuters who use mass transit every day.
Photographer Andrew Garn has exhibited his work in galleries around New York City and across the country. His photographs are also held in numerous museum and private collections.
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