Philadelphia's Rapid Transit: Being an account of the construction and equipment of the Market Street Subway-Elevated and its place in the great of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (940 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 193570026X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 118 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Interesting history-subways&politics-happy together!!! austinorg An excellent book with great details of the building & running of a major rapid transit line. Just like today, it shows how transit builders & politicians work together to get the job done-ALL facets good & bad!!
This reprint has been slightly reformatted, but care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.. In 1903 the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company broke ground on an ambitious project, to create the City of Brotherly Love's first high-speed rail system. The book provides a fascinating glimpse into the construction and design of one of the nation's earliest municipal railway systems. The line would be joined by the Frankford Elevated in 1922, and merged into today's Market-Frankford Line, now operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Originally printed in 1907 to celebrate the opening of the subway line, Philadelphia's Rapid Transit