A Century of Subways
Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century, Cudahy creates a vivid sense of this extraordinary achievement how the city was transformed once New Yorkers started riding in a hole in the ground. Best Read eBook A Century of Subways by Brian J. Cudahy – kino-fada.fr I ve been interested in reading a book about the New York City Subway System for a while now, and I received this book as a gift, which was perfect Let me start by saying that this book is about the histories and origins of subway systems around the world, not just New York, which adds a good air of perspective to the whole of the text Much of the history is really kind of fascinating It s interesting to read about how much of this technology was new, and much of it was an uncertain process b I ve been interested in reading a book about the New York Cit...The title was a bit misleading much of the book is a history of rapid transit in Boston and other American and European cities but the part that covered New York largely the IRT and the electrified regional rail was very good, and the parts covering other cities were honestly e...Title is deceptive, only one chapter really wholly focuses on the IRT and the NYC subway other chapters discuss the rapid transit systems in Boston, London, Paris, ect and electrified commuter rail service in the New York area Still a very good book and a must read for transit buffs.
- English
- 27 September 2018 Brian J. Cudahy
- Hardcover
- 388 pages
- 0823222926
- Brian J. Cudahy
- A Century of Subways