
by WilliamD.Middleton (Author)
Deals with the growth and development of urban rail transit systems in North America. This volume traces the history of rail transit technology from such impractical early schemes as a proposed steam-powered "arcade railway" under New York's Broadway through the sophisticated systems.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 30 Apr 2003
ISBN 10: 0253341795
ISBN 13: 9780253341792