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Andrew J. Sparberg From a Nickel to a Token (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- From a Nickel to a Token : the Journey from Board of Transportation to Mta
- Publication Name
- From a Nickel to a Token
- Title
- From a Nickel to a Token
- Subtitle
- The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0823271803
- EAN
- 9780823271801
- ISBN
- 9780823271801
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Genre
- Transportation, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Public Transportation, General
- Release Year
- 2016
- Release Date
- 01/07/2016
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 10in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Item Width
- 7in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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Streetcars "are as dead as sailing ships," said Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in a radio speech, two days before Madison Avenue's streetcars yielded to buses. LaGuardia was determined to eliminate streetcars, demolish pre-1900 elevated lines, and unify the subway system, a goal that became reality in 1940 when the separate IRT, BMT, and IND became one giant system under full public control. In this fascinating micro-history of New York's transit system, Andrew Sparberg examines twenty specific events between 1940 and 1968, book ended by subway unification and the MTA's creation. From a Nickel to a Token depicts a potpourri of well-remembered, partially forgotten, and totally obscure happenings drawn from the historical tapestry of New York mass transit. Sparberg deftly captures five boroughs of grit, chaos, and emotion grappling with a massive and unwieldy transit system. During these decades, the system morphed into today's familiar network. The public sector absorbed most private surface lines operating within the five boroughs, and buses completely replaced streetcars. Elevated lines were demolished, replaced by subways or, along Manhattan's Third Avenue, not at all. Beyond the unification of the IND, IRT, and BMT, strategic track connections were built between lines to allow a more flexible and unified operation. The oldest subway routes received much needed rehabilitation. Thousands of new subway cars and buses were purchased. The sacred nickel fare barrier was broken, and by 1968 a ride cost twenty cents. From LaGuardia to Lindsay, mayors devoted much energy to solving transit problems, keeping fares low, and appeasing voters, fellow elected officials, transit management, and labor leaders. Simultaneously, American society was experiencing tumultuous times, manifested by labor disputes, economic pressures, and civil rights protests. Featuring many photos never before published, From a Nickel to a Token is a historical trip back in time to a multitude of important events.
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Publisher
Fordham University Press
ISBN-10
0823271803
ISBN-13
9780823271801
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221656860
Product Key Features
Book Title
From a Nickel to a Token : the Journey from Board of Transportation to Mta
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Public Transportation, General
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Transportation, History
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
He4491.N65s63 2016
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"A very strong discussion of a time of evolution in the New York City transit system." --Joseph B. Raskin, author of The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System, After many years of deep and effective involvement in the operation of one of the world's most complex suburban rail operations (Long Island Rail Road), Andy Sparberg has now turned his attention to one of the world's most complex rapid transit operations. His research on not just what happened but why, and more important what we can learn from history, is in this new volume. I look forward to learning from it. -----Donald O. Eisele, Director of Operations and Service Planning. L.I.R.R. (retired), In each of the book's 20 chapters, the author investigates a particular event that altered New York City transit during those 28 tumultuous years in New York and American History. -----D. Brand, Harvard University, Choice, "A very strong discussion of a time of evolution in the New York City transit system." -----Joseph B. Raskin, author of The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System, There never has been a better, more comprehensive history of New York's elaborate transit system than From a Nickel to a Token. Better still, Andy Sparberg takes us on this comprehensive journey in a most readable fashion. This is not a book merely for transit buffs, it should be a must-read for any New Yorker who wants an inside view of his and her city during a gripping, tumultuous era. Nobody in the transit-writing business can do a better job than Sparberg has done for us. -----Stan Fischler, author of The Subway and the City: Celebrating a Century, "A very strong discussion of a time of evolution in the New York City transit system." -Joseph B. Raskin, author of The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System "There never has been a better, more comprehensive history of New York's elaborate transit system than From a Nickel to a Token. Better still, Andy Sparberg takes us on this comprehensive journey in a most readable fashion. This is not a book merely for transit buffs, it should be a must-read for any New Yorker who wants an inside view of his and her city during a gripping, tumultuous era. Nobody in the transit-writing business can do a better job than Sparberg has done for us."--Stan Fischler, author of The Subway and the City: Celebrating a Century "After many years of deep and effective involvement in the operation of one of the world's most complex suburban rail operations (Long Island Rail Road), Andy Sparberg has now turned his attention to one of the world's most complex rapid transit operations. His research on not just what happened but why, and more important what we can learn from history, is in this new volume. I look forward to learning from it."--Donald O. Eisele, Director of Operations and Service Planning. L.I.R.R. (retired) "Mr. Sparberg traces nearly three decades at the dawn of public ownership, from the city's acquisition and unification of the subway system, to the demolition of the elevated lines, to the replacement of trolleys by buses, to the elimination of the politically sacrosanct nickel fare and the first air-conditioned subways." -The New York Times "In each of the book's 20 chapters, the author investigates a particular event that altered New York City transit during those 28 tumultuous years in New York and American History." -Choice
Copyright Date
2016
Dewey Decimal
388.4/2097471
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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