William D Middleton

Metropolitan Railways

Rapid Transit in America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rapid transit enthusiasts as well as residents of cities that are potential candidates for rapid transit or light rail systems will find this book indispensable.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 197mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1220g
• ISBN-13: 9780253341792
• ISBN-10: 0253341795
• Artikelnr.: 21951153

Autorenporträt

William D. Middleton, a transportation historian and journalist, is the author of 18 books, including The Time of the Trolley, The Interurban Era, and When the Steam Railroads Electrified, which together with Metropolitan Railways form a comprehensive illustrated history of electric railway transportation in North America.

Inhaltsangabe

Preliminary Table of Contents:
Preface
1. THE QUEST FOR RAPID TRANSIT
2. THE ERA OF THE ELEVATED
3. RAPID TRANSIT GOES UNDERGROUND
4. RAPID TRANSIT AT MID-CENTURY: NEW SYSTEMS AND A NEW ERA
5. NEW METRO TECHNOLOGIES
6. LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT: NEW LIFE FOR AN OLD TECHNOLOGY
7. CONVEYANCES FOR THE MULTITUDES
8. A METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS RENAISSANCE
APPENDIX A: THE TECHNOLOGY OF RAIL TRANSIT
APPENDIX B: NORTH AMERICAN METRO AND LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT
Index