Notes: | "Substantial portions of the book are based on a ten-part series published in 1982 as an insert for the weekly Passenger transport, the official journal of the American Public Transit Association (A.P.T.A.), a Washington-based trade association of and for today's North American mass transit operators and suppliers. ... [The] 1982 version was called A century of service and was written to help A.P.T.A. celebrate its centennial."--Pref. Appendix contains compilation of statistical data on transit patronage for the United States (1870-1990), Canada (1987), and 16 selected cities in the United States (1949 and 1989). Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-257) and index.
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