The New York Subway
by Interborough Rapid Transit Company
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About this eBook
- Author
- Interborough Rapid Transit Company
- Title
- The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment
- Credits
- E-text prepared by Ronald Holder, Diane Monico, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TF: Technology: Railroad engineering and operation
- Subject
- Local transit -- New York (State) -- New York
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 17569
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17569
- Release Date
- January 21, 2006
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE NEW YORK SUBWAY — INTERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT — The New York Subway — ITS CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
- 2.TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 3.INTRODUCTION
- 4.CHAPTER I — THE ROUTE OF THE ROAD—PASSENGER STATIONS AND TRACKS
- 5.CHAPTER II — TYPES AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
- 6.CHAPTER III — POWER HOUSE BUILDING
- 7.CHAPTER IV — POWER PLANT FROM COAL PILE TO SHAFTS OF ENGINES AND TURBINES
- 8.CHAPTER V — SYSTEM OF ELECTRICAL SUPPLY
- 9.CHAPTER VI — ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF CARS
- 10.CHAPTER VII — LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER STATIONS AND TUNNEL
- 11.CHAPTER VIII — ROLLING STOCK—CARS, TRUCKS, ETC.
- 12.CHAPTER IX — SIGNAL SYSTEM
- 13.CHAPTER X — SUBWAY DRAINAGE
- 14.CHAPTER XI — REPAIR AND INSPECTION SHED
- 15.CHAPTER XII — SUB-CONTRACTORS
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