Author: Frank Cheney
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738504629
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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The Boston Elevated Railway broke ground in 1899 for a new transit service that opened in 1901, providing a seven-mile elevated railway that connected Dudley Street Station in Roxbury and Sullivan Square Station in Charlestown, two huge multilevel terminals. When the EL, as it was popularly known, opened for service, it provided an unencumbered route high above the surging traffic of Boston, until it went underground through the city. The new trains of the EL were elegant coaches of African mahogany, bronze hardware, plush upholstered seats, plate glass windows, and exteriors of aurora red with silver gilt striping and slate grey roofs. They stopped at ten equally distinguished train stations, designed by the noted architect Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow. All of this elegance, let alone convenience, could be had for the price of a five-cent ticket. The popularity of the EL was instantaneous. The railway continued to provide transportation service high above Boston's streets until 1987, when it was unfortunately ended after 86 years of elevated operation. Today, the squealing wheels of the Elevated trains, the rocking coaches, the fascinating views, and the fanciful copper-roofed stations of the line are a missing part of the character of Boston, when one could ride high above the city for a nickel.
Author: Andrew Elder and Jeremy C. Fox
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467120472
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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The story of the Orange Line is the story of Boston: always in flux but trailed by its long history. Since 1901, this rail line's configuration has evolved in response to changes in the city, society, and technology. Hazardous sections have been eliminated, ownership has transitioned from private to public, and the line has been rerouted to serve growing suburbs and to use land cleared for the failed Inner Belt. Both its northern terminus, which shifted from Everett to Malden, and the southern route, realigned from Washington Street to the Southwest Corridor, have seen dramatic transformations that have in turn changed riders' lives. Today, the line's 10 miles of track curve through many Greater Boston communities, serving thousands along the way.
Author: Brian J. Cudahy
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 0823222926
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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A tribute to New York's subway system turns the clock back a century to an era of intense gridlock and introduces readers to August Belmont, a financier who funded the cities first underground railroad system. (Transportation)
Author: William D. Middleton
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253341792
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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"Metropolitan Railways" is a large-scale, illustrated volume that deals with the growth and development of urban rail transit systems in North America.
Author: United States. Tax Court
Publisher:
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages :
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Final issue of each volume includes table of cases reported in the volume.
Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
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Author: United States Department of the Army
Publisher:
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 870
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Author: Ralf Roth
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000591220
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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This volume explores the relationship between cities and railways over three centuries. Despite their nearly 200-year existence, The City and the Railway in the World shows that urban railways are still politically and historically important to the modern world. Since its inception, cities have played a significant role in the railway system; cities were among the main reasons for building such efficient but lavish and costly modes of transport for persons, goods, and information. They also influenced the technological appearance of railways as these have had to meet particular demands for transport in urban areas. In 25 essays, this volume demonstrates that the relationship between the city and the railway is one of the most publicly debated themes in the context of daily lives in growing urban settings, as well as in the second urbanisation of the global South with migration from rural to urban landscapes. The volume’s broad geographical range includes discussions of railway networks, railway stations, and urban rails in countries such as India, Japan, England, Belgium, Romania, Nigeria, the USA, and Mexico. The City and the Railway in the World will be a useful tool for scholars interested in the history of transport, travel, and urban change.
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