Transit Truths
Author | : Gerhard Melvin Dahl |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Communication and traffic |
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Author | : Gerhard Melvin Dahl |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Communication and traffic |
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Publisher | : Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2017-10-24 |
Genre | : Subways |
ISBN | : 9780692902554 |
The evolving design of New York subway ephemera: a collector's story New York City Transit Authority: Objects originated as a photography experiment. In 2011, New York photographer Brian Kelley began documenting collections of used MetroCards in his Brooklyn studio, arranging them in various grids with the goal of perfecting the lighting of an image. His brother suggested he make the grids more interesting by finding other types of cards. Having exhausted his search for discarded MetroCards in many of the city's 472 subway stations, Kelley turned to eBay for new finds. The online rabbit-hole gave him a crash course in the history of NYC transportation. He discovered tokens dating back to 1860, a ticket stub from 1885 when it cost three cents to take the train across the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as patches, matchbooks, tokens, timetables, pins and signs, posting his photographs of these finds on Tumblr and Instagram. Six years on, many MTA employees follow and advocate his project, sometimes contacting him with information and tips on rare items. As the collection grew, Kelley recognized that there were no comparable digital archives documenting the city's transportation evolution. New York City Transit Authority: Objects is a story told through the evolving design that spans decades of the city's history. Kelley's objects tell a greater story of New York's past. For him, The NYCTA Project remains a photography experiment and self-funded hobby, archiving the culture of his home city. For the reader, it's an intimate view of the city's history that merges design and infrastructure over the past 150 years.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : James Poulos |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Pub |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781466260160 |
A history of the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation from 1923-1939 as seen through original source documents such as maps, guides and brochures. Includes full color images of every map and service guide issued by the company as well as brochures for all of the experimental cars in its roster. Finally, it includes a map of the BMT trolley and bus routes as well as the service guide the BMT issued for its bus services. The section on trolleys also includes excerpts from the BMT Monthly describing the PCC car. A must-have for anyone interested in the history of the New York Subway System. This book expands upon the magazine entitled "Mapping the BMT" that was sold at the 2010 Mass Transit and Trolley Modeler's Convention. The guides are larger and easier to read, the map collection was completed, and additional material was added.
Author | : The Interborough Transit Company |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2007-06-20 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 143032550X |
On October 27, 1904, the Interborough Rapid Transit Company opened the first subway in New York City. Running between City Hall and 145th Street at Broadway, the line was greeted with enthusiasm and, in some circles, trepidation. Created under the supervision of Chief Engineer S.L.F. Deyo, the arrival of the IRT foreshadowed the end of the "elevated" transit era on the island of Manhattan. The subway proved such a success that the IRT Co. soon achieved a monopoly on New York public transit. In 1940 the IRT and its rival the BMT were taken over by the City of New York. Today, the IRT subway lines still exist, primarily in Manhattan where they are operated as the "A Division" of the subway. Reprinted here is a special book created by the IRT, recounting the design and construction of the fledgling subway system. Originally created in 1904, it presents the IRT story with a flourish, and with numerous fascinating illustrations and rare photographs.
Author | : Ronald A. Reis |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : New York (N.Y.) |
ISBN | : 1604130466 |
Teeming with a population of 3.5 million at the end of the 19th century, the island of Manhattan couldn't meet the city's demand for rapid transit with its horse-drawn trolleys and elevated train lines. New York City needed a subway system. After four years of digging and diverting miles of utilities and tunneling under the Harlem River, the city's residents celebrated a new era in mass transit on October 27, 1904, with the opening of a nine-mile subway route. In the century to come, the New York subway would grow and expand to a system that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with 6,400 cars, 468 stations, a daily ridership of 4.5 million, and 842 miles of track - longer than the distance from New York to Chicago. Politics, graffiti, and unbelievable construction challenges combined to make the building and running of the New York subway system one of the America's greatest civic undertakings.
Author | : New York (State). Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Buses |
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Author | : Minh T. Nguyen |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 67 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1304582736 |
The most convenient way to travel in New York City is by subway, but many first-time tourists, and even locals find the complexity of the system intimidating and confusing. Whether you are a first-time visitor or have struggled to use the subway in the past, this guide is for you! This book makes absolutely no assumptions about what you know about taking public transportation in New York. Illustrated with more than 70 pictures and figures, this detailed guide breaks down everything you need to know about using the subway. Filled with detailed information and many pictures, this guide will alleviate your fear and confusion about taking the subway and allow you to navigate it confidently and effectively. What this guide includes: - A step-by-step guide on how to use the subway - Dealing with weekend and weeknight service changes - 70+ pictures and figures allowing you to visually understand the system - Tips, tricks, and subway etiquette - Getting from New York's three major airports into Manhattan
Author | : Clifton Hood |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2004-08-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801880544 |
When it first opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City subway ran twenty-two miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue—the longest stretch ever built at one time. From that initial route through the completion of the IND or Independent Subway line in the 1940s, the subway grew to cover 722 miles—long enough to reach from New York to Chicago. In this definitive history, Clifton Hood traces the complex and fascinating story of the New York City subway system, one of the urban engineering marvels of the twentieth century. For the subway's centennial the author supplies a new foreward explaining that now, after a century, "we can see more clearly than ever that this rapid transit system is among the twentieth century's greatest urban achievements."
Author | : New York (N.Y.). Law Department |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Local transit |
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