- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
- TRANSPORTATION / Public Transportation
- TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History
- TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial
- TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
- TRANSPORTATION / Public Transportation
- TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History
- TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial
- TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Long Island Rail Road
9781467102537
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $18.74 Save 25%Staten Island Ferry
9781467121958
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $18.74 Save 25%Take a ride on the Staten Island Ferry and explore the rich history behind New York's maritime attraction.
Considered the ""Best Ride in New York City,"" the Staten Island Ferry has been immortalized over the years in art, literature, film, and music. In the 19th century, cross-bay ferry riders complained of dangerous and unreliable private service. On October 25, 1905, the newly incorporated City of New York assumed ownership of the service, and the Borough class--the Brooklyn, Bronx, Richmond, Queens, and Manhattan ferryboats--was introduced. These were the largest ferries on the East Coast and made the crossing in 22.5 minutes. Today, the ferry is recognized as a New York icon and a symbol of the borough. A favorite destination for tourists, the Staten Island Ferry carries 22 million passengers annually. On a typical day, 109 trips move about 70,000 people across the harbor, making the Staten Island Ferry one of the most reliable forms of mass transit in the city.
Schenectady
9781634993210
Regular price $23.99 Sale price $17.99 Save 25%The story of electric rail transportation in Schenectady mirrors the development of urban transportation throughout America in many ways, but it also has its own peculiar local characteristics. Most notably, Schenectady had some of the finest amenities for street railway passengers in the nation, including a Beaux-Arts waiting room with 45-foot-tall ceilings, the longest trolley bridge in the world, and "Bullet" cars capable of traveling at 90 mph. These amenities helped make Schenectady the hub of a regional interurban trolley network, with hourly service or better to the region's other urban centers. With two major factory complexes employing a significant percentage of the city's population, Schenectady also had some of the most concentrated rush hour traffic found anywhere.
This book focuses on the chronology and location of the streetcar and interurban routes partially or wholly in Schenectady. It is hoped that this book can also provide the reader with a brief overview of the geographic development of the "City That Lights and Hauls the World." Much of this development took place in tandem with the growth of the street railway system.