CLICK TO SEARCH ANDREW HEISKELL BRAILLE TALKING BOOK LIBRARY SKIP NAVIGATION NEW YORK PUBLIC THE RESEARCH EMAIL CHANNELS SUBJECT BLOGS BLOGGER PROFILES AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL PROJECTS PRINT PUBLICATIONS CONNECT SUBWAY THEN AND NOW CARMEN DIVISION LOCAL HISTORY STEPHEN SHARE PRINT SHARE PREVIEW POST BLOG DESIGN IMAGES FLICKR PHOTOSTREAM DOCUMENT WORKERS PROGRESS SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY LINE EXTENSION EAST SIDE ACCESS SIDE BY SIDE COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW YORKS FIRST SUBWAY STARK CONTRAST TO EACH EVIDENCE INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION THE CONDITION SCALE THE PROJECTS TUNNEL AVENUE 86TH STREET THE SUBWAY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM THE NOW FAMILIAR SUBWAY MAP SHAPE THE OPENING OF THE FIRST INTERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT LINE IN SYSTEM AS WE KNOW IT DEVELOPED THIRTY THE CONTRACT THE WORK WAS TO DONE THE ROAD READY OPERATION COMPANY THE RAPID TRANSIT EVOLVED YORKERS THE CURRENT BROKE GROUND SAFETY DRAMATICALLY COMPARE ABRAM HEWITT MAYOR NICKNAME FATHER FACILITATING COOPERATION PRIVATE HEWITT COLLABORATED MERCANTILE ELITE PROPOSAL UNDERGROUND RAPID TRANSIT DESIGNS FUNCTION TRAVEL CUSTOMERS SHOPPING MANUFACTURING CENTERS DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN NEW YORK STATE CITIES INHABITANTS MEANS THE CREATION RAPID GROUNDBREAKING ROBERT VAN WYCK FINANCIERS EXPERIENCED PROPHESIED FAILURE QUICKLY CHOICE EFFECTIVELY SPED DEVELOPMENT METROPOLIS WILLIAM PARSONS THE CHIEF ENGINEER HUDSON TUBES THE EAST RIVER THE PANAMA CANAL OBITUARY THE NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE EXPLAINS WORK ENGINEERING TASK NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE TECHNIQUES DETAIL NEW YORK SUBWAY PROMOTIONAL ITEM PUBLISHED CELEBRATE THE SELECTION THE SUBWAYS INITIAL ROUTE GOVERNED FUNDS AVAILABLE OPEN IMAGE ROAD THE SURFACE FLAT ROOF BEAMS ROOF TRACKS UNIFORM SUBCONTRACTORS SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTRACTORS VARIETY CHALLENGES NATURAL GROUND WATER ROCK CANAL CANAL STREET MILES WATER GAS STEAM ELECTRIC PNEUMATIC TUBES THE POSTAL SERVICE DISTURBED HAD TO KEPT THE STREET RAILWAYS DISASSEMBLED THE FOUNDATIONS OF TALL BUILDINGS ENGINEERS ENSURE STABILITY BUILDINGS CHALLENGE CERTAIN UNDERGROUND ROOMS VAULTS BANK SOMETIMES UNDERPINNING COLUMBUS MONUMENT PARTICULARLY DRILLING NIGHT SHIFT EARLY MORNING CREW REMOVE DEBRIS MULE HOUSES DAMAGED PARK AVENUE THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED UNPRECEDENTED ACCIDENTS NEW YORK TIMES INTERESTING FACTS VALUE HUMAN CHANGED MODERN THE TIMES SPIN EVENTS REPORT SECOND AVENUE IN AUGUST TUNNELING BELOW EXPANSION IMMEDIATELY ARTICLE PLANS BEYOND EXPECTATION PROVED PRIVATE CAPITAL AMOUNT APPEARS COUNCIL TABLE COMMISSION COMPETING PRIVILEGE BUILDING LINES THE PRESENT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GOOD REMAINS HIGH RECENT URBAN STUDIES PHASES PLAN POLICY COMPETITION COMPANIES THE RIVAL RIVAL SERVICING AREAS LESS UNREALIZED PROJECT NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE THE GREAT FAILED TRACK NEW YORK CITY RESTARTING MEANING GET IN THE GROUND THE GREAT DEPRESSION CALAMITY UNIFICATION CONTROL THE MESS INHERITED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT THE PAST DEEP TUNNEL BORING GARGANTUAN TUNNEL BORING MACHINE TYPE UTILITIES LOCAL STATIONS PARTICULARS SUBWAY SYSTEM FINALLY MAJOR KEEPS ONLINE MILESTONES SECTION PLANNED WESTERLY STOPS SOLO STATION 34TH STREET 11TH AVENUE READING INTRODUCTION BRIAN CLIFTON ROUTES TRIP JOSEPH THE WHEELS HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT SYSTEM ROGER GENE THE CITY BENEATH NEW YORK SUBWAYS NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM VIVIAN LORRAINE 100 YEARS UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS EVOLUTION AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY FOREWORD VIEW COMMENTS CONTENT INTERPRETATIONS OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY INFORMATION WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS COMMENT YOUR NAME FIELD HOMEPAGE PATRONS ASKED READ PRIVACY POLICY HOME PAGE CHAT LIBRARIAN FILED UNITED STATES HISTORY GENEALOGY SCHWARZMAN BUILDING RELATED BLOG TOPICS NEW YORK CITY HISTORY TRANSPORTATION URBAN AFFAIRS DONATE PRESS CAREERS SPACE RENTAL POLICIES TERMS CONDITIONS GOVERNANCE RULES REGULATIONS LANGUAGE FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM TUMBLR YOUTUBE