A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways

by Brian J. Cudahy

Overview

Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created. Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century, Cudahy creates a vivid sense of this extraordinary achievement-how the city was transformed once New Yorkers started riding in a hole in the ground.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823222933
Publisher:	Fordham University Press
Publication date:	09/07/2004
Edition description:	3
Pages:	388
Sales rank:	691,764
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

BRIAN J. CUDAHY's books include Around Manhattan Island: And Other Maritime Tales ofNew York and A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways (both Fordham). He lives in Bluffton, SC.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	vii
	Stonehenge via Subway	xi
1.	August Belmont and His Subway	1
2.	Change at Park Street Under	72
3.	The World's First Subway	123
4.	New York's Electrified Railroads	182
5.	The Legacy of the IRT	276
	Appendix	305
	Notes	321
	Bibliography	367
	Index	373

Editorial Reviews

People have an idea that [the subway] is a rat's nest full of crime. None of that is true.

Star

Cudahy's book is a fascinating tour through the history of New York's subway system.

Irish Voice

People have an idea that [the subway] is a rat's nest full of crime. None of that is true.

Star