Book ID: CBB741136798

Frank K. Hain and the Manhattan Railway Company: The elevated railway, 1875-1903 (2011)

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Peter Murray Hain (Author)


McFarland


Publication Date: 2011
Physical Details: 176
Language: English

Organized under the Rapid Transit Act of 1875, the Manhattan Railway Company (commonly known as the Manhattan Elevated Railway, or the "el") dominated public transportation in late 19th-century New York City. Its four lines extended the length of Manhattan Island into the Bronx, with 334 steam locomotives carrying 1,122 passenger cars over 102 miles of track. From 1880 to 1902, more passengers traveled the el than on any other rapid transit system in the world. Frank K. Hain was vice president and general manager of the company for 16 years, during which time he confronted union organizers, horrifying accidents, and a relentless media crusade for conversion to electric power and the establishment of a subway system. This chronicle of New York's elevated steam railways illuminates an important era in transportation.

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Review Jeffrey Mora (Fall/Winter 2012) Review of "Frank K. Hain and the Manhattan Railway Company: The elevated railway, 1875-1903". Railroad History (pp. 112-113). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
White, John H., Jr.
Goldfeder, Ron
Claussen, Pete
Albert Rutherford
Thayer, Robert B.
Priebe, Norman F.
Concepts
Railroads
Locomotives, steam
Land transportation
Heritage
urban transportation
Local transit
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
Places
United States
Richmond, Virginia
Brooklyn, New York
Western states (U.S.)
England
New England (U.S.)
Institutions
West Point Foundry
Illinois Central Railroad
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Boston
New York Central Railroad Company
Great Northern Railway Company
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