Proposed new railway system for the transportation and distribution of freight by improved methods in the city and port of New York,
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| Author / Creator: | Wilgus, William J. (William John), 1865-1949 |
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| Imprint: | [New York, 1908] |
| Description: | 18 p., 1 ., 20-23, 25-108 p. incl. plates, map, fold. plan, tables, diagrs. fold. plans. 34 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3280658 |
Table of Contents:
- Outline of proposed new railway system
- Views showing present street conditions
- Map showing proposed belt line
- Details of proposed belt line
- Approximate estimates of cost of various plans
- Summary of tonnage statistics of the principal rail and water carriers serving Manhattan Island
- View in Manhattan showing the suggested subway system for the distribution of freight in small cars beneath the sidewalks
- View of West street, Manhattan, showing a suggested elevated railroad for passengers and a subway for freight distribution in small cars
- Bibliography of transportation facilities on waterfront, Manhattan Island, p. 29-31
- Report of Board of consulting engineers to Department of docks, November 11, 1895, to December 15, 1897
- Correspondence between Board of rapid transit commissioners and N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. on the West side problem.
- (con't)--Preliminary report on improvement of terminal facilities of the port of New York, by Committee on foreign commerce and revenue laws of the Chamber of commerce
- Report on improvement of terminal facilities of the port of New York, by Committee on foreign commerce and the revenue laws of the Chamber of commerce
- Extract from the report of the Public service commission, relative to tracks of the N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. on the West side of Borough of Manhattan.
