New York Subways

Informationen zum Autor Gene Sansone is the assistant chief mechanical officer of Car Equipment Engineering and Technical Support of MTA New York City Transit and an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Polytechnic University of New York. Klappentext The first subway line in New York City opened on October 27, 1904. To celebrate the centennial of this event, the Johns Hopkins University Press presents a new edition of Gene Sansone's acclaimed book, Evolution of New York City Subways. Produced under the auspices of New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority, this comprehensive account of the rapid transit system's design and engineering history offers an extensive array of photographs, engineering plans, and technical data for nearly every subway car in the New York City system from the days of steam and cable to the present. Subway and train enthusiasts, students of New York City history, and specialists in the history of technology will appreciate this updated and authoritative reference work about one of the twentieth century's greatest urban achievements. Zusammenfassung Subway and train enthusiasts! students of New York City history! and specialists in the history of technology will appreciate this updated and authoritative reference work about one of the twentieth century's greatest urban achievements.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gene Sansone, Gene (Mr. Gene Sansone Sansone, Sansone Gene
• Editore: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.12.2004
• EAN: 9780801879227
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-7922-7
• Pagine: 528
• Dimensioni: 226 mm x 290 mm x 38 mm
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; New York, History: specific events & topics, HISTORY / General, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General, History: specific events and topics, Trains & railways: general interest, Trains and railways: general interest, New York City history;history of subways