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title	:	Under the Sidewalks of New York : The Story of the Greatest Subway System in the World
author	:	Cudahy, Brian J.
publisher	:	Fordham University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0823216187
print isbn13	:	9780823216185
ebook isbn13	:	9780585195254
language	:	English
subject	Subways--New York (State)--New York, Local transit--New York (State)--New York.
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	TF847.N5C75 1995eb
ddc	:	388.4/28/097471
subject	:	Subways--New York (State)--New York, Local transit--New York (State)--New York.

Page i Under the Sidewalks of New York The Story of the Greatest Subway System in the World Second Revised Edition

Page ii A passenger deposits her token and joins millions of other passengers who daily travel under the sidewalks of New York. [New York City Transit AuthorityNYCTA]

Page iii Under the Sidewalks of New York The Story of the Greatest Subway System in the World Second Revised Edition Brian J. Cudahy Fordham University Press New York 1995

Page iv Copyright Brian J. Cudahy, 1979, 1988, 1995 All rights reserved LC 95-18861 ISBN 0-8232-1618-7 First published in 1979 by The Stephen Greene Press, Inc. Revised edition published in 1988 Second revised edition published in 1995 by Fordham University Press Third printing, 1998 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cudahy, Brian J. Under the sidewalks of New York: the story of the greatest subway system in the world / Brian J. Cudahy. 2nd rev. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. - ) and index. ISBN 0-8232-1618-7 1. SubwaysNew York (N.Y.) 2. Local transitNew York (N.Y.) I. Title. TF847.N5C75 1995 388.4'28'097471dc20 95-18861 CIP Printed in the United States of America

Page v Contents Preface to the Second Revised Edition vii Preface to the 1988 Edition xi Chronology xiii Introduction xv Prologue: The Secret Subway xvi 1 "I Declare the Subway Open" 1 2 From Steam to Electricity 11 3 The Birth of the Interborough 19 4 Competition for Mr. Belmont 31 5 The BRT, the Triborough System, and the End of Interborough Dominance 43 6 The Dual Subway System 53 7 The Malbone Street Wreck 71 8 The New Municipal Subway 85 9 The Road Toward Unification 101 10 Unification: The Board of Transportation 115 11 Enter the TA 123 12 From TA to M to Infinity 145 Epilogue: But There's More 165 Appendix A: Passenger Equipment Roster 173 Appendix B: Subway Signaling 178 Notes 181 Index 192

Page vi "Nobody will deny that rapid transit is needed. That it is practical has been proved. Yet although the need and the practicality for rapid transit are among the obvious things that admit of no doubt, there has seemed to be no end of the hindrance in securing it." NEW YORK EVENING POST June 4, 1877 The Thirty-fourth Street station on the ex-BMT Broadway line. [Author]

Page vii Preface to the Second Revised Edition Under the Sidewalks of New York first appeared in 1979, the 75th anniversary of the opening of the city's original subway. It was published by Stephen Greene Press of Brattleboro, Vermont. A substantially revised edition was brought out in 1988, by which time Stephen Greene Press had become part of Viking Penguin. What follows is a further revision and updating; it is being published by Fordham University Press as part of its concentration in matters pertaining to regional history.

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