An Overview of the History of New York: Discovery through the Civil War
It is impossible to understand the history and importance of the New York City transit system without an
...The Dual Contracts and Expansion of the Subways
The need for additional subways to service New York City was evident within weeks of the opening of the IRT in
...The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
As magnificent as New York’s transit system is, its history is full of plans and designs that, for better or
...To “El” and Back: The Era of the Elevated Railroad
The story of New York’s elevated rail rapid transit system is a critical juncture in the history of the city
...The Beginnings of Public Transportation in New York: Omnibuses and Street Railways
In 1825, virtually all of New York’s 160,000+ residents lived on lower Manhattan, beneath what is now Canal
...Introduction to the NYC Transit System
The sheer size of New York City’s massive public transportation system is staggering. The system includes the NYC
...Prelude to Disaster: The NYCTA between 1953-1970
The creation of the New York City Transit Authority was intended to provide a layer of insulation between the
...Unification, War, and the New York City Transit Authority
By the time the Independent Subway’s Eighth Avenue line was opened to the public in 1932, the economics of public
...Things Have to Get Worse before They Get Better: NYC Transit – 1970 to the Present
The 1970s were the transit system’s worst years. The impacts of underfunding and deferred maintenance made for a
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The third and last major stage of NYC Rapid Transit System was the Independent Subway, which opened in stages
...Alfred E. Beach and New York’s First Subway
A modern rail rapid transit system is a complex combination of many technologies. Systems involve tunnels and
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The motor bus is the historic successor to all previous forms of surface public transportation systems. It
...The Staten Island Rapid Transit
Staten Island is unique among the five boroughs of New York City. It is more isolated than the other five
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For the modern transit system to develop, a number of critical enabling technologies were needed. By the
...The Interborough Rapid Transit System
The times surrounding the beginning of the 20th century were both turbulent and exploding with technological
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