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    The Age of Trolleys

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013
    into the 1890s in abundance, with one straggler lasting as long as 1917. The latter became a major part of the public transportation system ...
    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    An Overview of the History of New York: Discovery through the Civil War

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    It is impossible to understand the history and importance of the New York City transit system without an

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    The Dual Contracts and Expansion of the Subways

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    The need for additional subways to service New York City was evident within weeks of the opening of the IRT in

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    As magnificent as New York’s transit system is, its history is full of plans and designs that, for better or

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    To “El” and Back: The Era of the Elevated Railroad

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    The story of New York’s elevated rail rapid transit system is a critical juncture in the history of the city

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    The Beginnings of Public Transportation in New York: Omnibuses and Street Railways

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    In 1825, virtually all of New York’s 160,000+ residents lived on lower Manhattan, beneath what is now Canal

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    Introduction to the NYC Transit System

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    The sheer size of New York City’s massive public transportation system is staggering. The system includes the NYC

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    Prelude to Disaster: The NYCTA between 1953-1970

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    The creation of the New York City Transit Authority was intended to provide a layer of insulation between the

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    Unification, War, and the New York City Transit Authority

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    By the time the Independent Subway’s Eighth Avenue line was opened to the public in 1932, the economics of public

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    Things Have to Get Worse before They Get Better: NYC Transit – 1970 to the Present

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    The 1970s were the transit system’s worst years. The impacts of underfunding and deferred maintenance made for a

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    The Independent Subway

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    The third and last major stage of NYC Rapid Transit System was the Independent Subway, which opened in stages

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    Alfred E. Beach and New York’s First Subway

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013
    Beach introduced a one-block demonstration subway to the public, charging $0.25 fare per ride. All of the proceeds were donated to the Union ...
    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    Rolling Thunder

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    A modern rail rapid transit system is a complex combination of many technologies. Systems involve tunnels and

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    When the Rubber Hits the Road

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    The motor bus is the historic successor to all previous forms of surface public transportation systems. It

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    The Staten Island Rapid Transit

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    Staten Island is unique among the five boroughs of New York City. It is more isolated than the other five

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    Enabling Technologies

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    For the modern transit system to develop, a number of critical enabling technologies were needed. By the

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science

    The Interborough Rapid Transit System

    Roess, Roger P. / Sansone, Gene | Springer Verlag | 2013

    The times surrounding the beginning of the 20th century were both turbulent and exploding with technological

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    Schlagwörter: Engineering , Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing , Civil Engineering , History of Science