Project Gutenberg 2006-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 237 Interborough Rapid Transit Company Interborough Rapid Transit Company, New York IRT Subway System 04029689 The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment E-text prepared by Ronald Holder, Diane Monico, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment" is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides an in-depth look at the creation of the New York City subway system, detailing the engineering feats and methodologies involved in its construction. It highlights the significance of this monumental urban infrastructure project in overcoming the challenges posed by the city's congestion and the complexities involved in its creation. The opening of the work discusses the history and motivation behind the construction of the subway, noting the various challenges and doubts that surrounded the project when it first began. It reflects on the groundbreaking ceremony and the skepticism from both financial and engineering experts about whether the subway could ever be successfully built. Furthermore, it outlines the legislative framework within which the subway was constructed and delves into the city’s unique contractual agreements with the contractor, underscoring the historical significance of municipal ownership for rapid transit solutions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Subways -- New York (State) -- New York Local transit -- New York (State) -- New York TF Text Technology Category: History - American Category: Engineering & Technology 413871 2025-07-07T11:50:48.175653 text/html 402267 2006-01-21T13:44:37 text/html 6884602 2025-07-07T11:51:06.960575 application/epub+zip 6877843 2025-07-07T11:50:55.918574 application/epub+zip 188460 2025-07-07T11:50:51.121624 application/epub+zip 13664107 2025-07-07T11:51:12.660503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 13610427 2025-07-07T11:51:01.948553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259480 2022-09-08T11:47:41.100547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323696 2025-07-07T11:50:47.007620 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323301 2020-12-13T13:59:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323310 2020-12-13T13:59:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20935 2025-07-07T11:51:12.829512 application/rdf+xml 23549 2025-07-07T11:50:51.661648 image/jpeg 4625 2025-07-07T11:50:51.393602 image/jpeg 108048 2020-12-13T13:59:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 6344093 2020-12-13T13:59:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 108038 2020-12-13T13:59:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 6449093 2025-07-07T11:50:48.553623 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog