Metropolitan Railways: Rapid Transit in America
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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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0253341795
ISBN13:9780253341792
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 8.8" x 11.5"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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