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Rapid Transit History

Articles about general rapid transit history and theory that have some connection to New York City, but don't fit into a particular category of New York subway development.

Rapid Transit In Great Cities (1891)
A 1891 article describing the necessity for rapid transit brought on by population growth in major cities.

Rapid Transit in Cities (1892)
An article from Scribner's Magazine that discusses the effects of rapid transit on the evolution of cities, not just New York but also Chicago, Berlin, London, Paris, and Boston.

Rapid Transit in New York City and in the Other Great Cities (1906)
New York City's Chamber of Commerce published this summary of the work of the Rapid Transit Commission in building the first subway. It also includes an overview of the state of rapid transit in other major cities (22 chapters, 68 illustrations).

Fifty Years of Rapid Transit (1918)
This 1918 book by James Blaine Walker details the politics behind the development of New York's elevated lines, its first subway, and the Dual Contracts.

How Can the New York Transit Problem Be Solved? (1922)
Engineer Daniel L. Turner describes problems facing transit in New York City in 1922 and proposes some solutions.

New York, London, Paris and Berlin Transit Compared (1923)
A 1923 article by Daniel L. Turner, consulting engineer for the New York Rapid Transit Commission, describes transit conditions in New York, London, Paris, and Berlin.