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A History of the New York City Subway System
by Joseph Cunningham and Leonard De Hart (1976)
Published by the authors
Vol 1: The Manhattan Els and the I.R.T.
Vol 2. Rapid Transit in Brooklyn.
Vol 3. The Independent System and City Ownership.
Hard to find history of the Manhattan els and the Interborough; Brooklyn els and the BMT; and the Independent subway and city operation.
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Elevated and Subway Cars of the Interborough Rapid Transit Co.
by Roger Arcara
Published by the author
Based on the IRT's equipment diagrams.
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Silver Connections
by Phillip Ashforth Coppola
3 volumes published to date
Four Oceans Press, 17 Oakland Road, Maplewood, NJ 07040
This ongoing series is a self-published work by Mr. Coppola, and each edition is only available in limited numbers. Coppola's goal is to give a detailed account of the present condition of the entire NYC rapid transit system (a truly lofty goal). Each volume examines the physical state of a portion of the system, detailing, for example, exactly how specific stations have changed since they opened, and how evidence of these changes is still visible. The volumes are accompanied by Coppola's excellent drawings of various parts of the system and stations. In the process, Coppola tells the story of how the subway came to be what it is now, in a fluid, engaging manner. The amount of work that has been spent on this work is evident on every page. Volume 1 examined the original IRT, and Volume 2 looks at Brooklyn, particularly the els. Vol. I (2 books) - IRT contract I in Manhattan. Vol. II - BRT els. Vol. III - IRT contract I in Bronx, & IRT contract II in Brooklyn. Vol. IV - H & M RR/PATH. Upcoming Vol. V - Centre St. Loop, Steinway Tunnel in Manhattan, & 4 Ave. Subway.
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The New York Elevated
by Robert C. Reed
Cranbury, NJ: A.S. Barnes and Co.
ISBN 0-4980-2138-6
The elevated railroads in Manhattan, concentrating on the early, steam-powered period.
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The Sea Beach to Coney Island
by William W. Fausser (1979)
A self-published history of the Sea Beach line, from its early steam days, to its Dual Contracts reconstruction to a subway line.
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The Tracks of New York
by Alan Paul Kahn and Jack May
Electric Railroaders' Association
(P.O. Box 3323, New York NY, 10163-9998)
Detailled track maps, plus photographs and routing information. Two of the three volumes cover the Manhattan and Brooklyn elevated systems. (The other volume is the Metropolitan Street Railway). (Rumor has it that reprints of Vol 1. are available from the ERA.)
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Early Histories |
August Belmont Papers
by August Belmont
Special Collections Office
New York Public Library
Collection consists of correspondence regarding the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York, 1904-1925.
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Contract for installation of tracks
New York (State). Public Service Commission. 1st District
New York Public Library
"Track installation on Seventh Avenue branch. Plans prepared by the Commission's Track Division. Each plan is stamped: Approved Gibbs & Hill, Consulting engineers."
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Fifty years of rapid transit, 1864-1917
by James Blaine Walker (1918)
New York City: The Law Printing Company
New York Public Library
Evolution of street-railroads and rapid transit in New York City.
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New York's new wonder, the subway
(1904)
Supplement to The World
New York, 1904
12 p. illus., ports. 53 cm.
Photostat reproduction, on 12 leaves.
New York Public Library
"From the Battery to Harlem in fifteen minutes, an accomplished fact by the completion of the greatest engineering feat of modern times. Supplement to the World. Sunday, Oct. 2, 1904."
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Photographic views of the construction of the New York City subway system, 1901-1905
New York Public Library
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Rapid Transit in New York City
(1905)
New York Public Library
"Prepared for the Chamber of Commerce, by its special committee on recognition of services of members of the Chamber on the rapid transit commission."
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Subway construction, New York City
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company, New York.
New York Public Library
Subway construction, New York City: routes 43 and 26, Sections no. 1, Park Avenue and 42nd Street. Presented at the sixty-third annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers, January 19th-20th, 1916.
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The Subways and Tunnels of New York
by Gilbert Haskell Gilbert (1912)
New York: J. Wiley & Sons
LC CARD 12010459
"The subways and tunnels of New York, methods and costs, with an appendix on tunneling machinery and methods and tables of engineering data."
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