Metropolitan Railways: Rapid Transit in America

by William D. Middleton

Book Overview

Early in the 19th century, growing American cities began to experience transportation problems. One solution was the horse-drawn streetcar, developed in 1832, but it soon proved inadequate. The first elevated train was transporting passengers above the streets of Manhattan by 1871; the first subway opened 25 years later in Boston; and similar systems soon followed in Philadelphia and Chicago. Rapid transit was confined to these few cities until...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253341795
• ISBN13: 9780253341792
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher