The Wheels That Drove New York A History of the New York City Transit System /

• Main Authors: Roess, Roger P. (Author), Sansone, Gene (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic, 1
• Subjects: Engineering.; History.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Civil engineering.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Civil Engineering.; History of Science.

The Wheels That Drove New York tells the fascinating story of how a public transportation system helped transform a small trading community on the southern tip of Manhattan island to a world financial capital that is home to more than 8,000,000 people.  From the earliest days of horse-drawn conveyan...