Cash, Tokens, & Transfers: A History of Urban Mass Transit in North America

his colorful history will appeal to borth the interested reader and transportation historian. Brian Cudahy's skillful narrative is combined with a wealth of period photographs. The first comprehensive history of public transportation in North America to be published in more than 60 years, the book traces the grwoth of urban mass transit from the horse-drawn street cars of the 1830's through the development of cable cars, electric street cars, subways, and buses, to the new light rail systems that are playing a key role in today's urban transit renaissance. The book is not bound to any geographical region and examines transit rail systems throughout the United States and Canada.

Author: Brian J. Cudahy
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 01/01/1990
Pages: 266
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.18h x 5.97w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780823212781

About the Author

BRIAN J. CUDAHY's books include Around Manhattan Island: And Other Maritime Tales ofNew York and A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways (both Fordham). He lives in Bluffton, SC.