Research Catalog

Title

Frank K. Hain and the Manhattan Railway Company : the elevated railway, 1875-1903 / Peter Murray Hain.

Author

Hain, Peter Murray, 1932-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.

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Details

Description

viii, 176 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

"Frank K. Hain, vice president and general manager of the Manhattan Railway Company for 16 years, confronted union organizers, horrifying accidents, and a relentless media crusade for conversion to electric power and the establishment of a subway system. Based on Hain's experiences, this chronicle of New York's elevated steam railways illuminates an important era in transportation"--

Subjects

• Manhattan Railway Company
• Hain, Frank K
• Subways > New York (State) > New York
• Local transit > New York (State) > New York
• Street-railroads > New York (State) > New York

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

• 9780786464050 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 0786464054 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2011011065
• 99943249702

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries