Frank K. Hain and the Manhattan Railway Company

The Elevated Railway, 1875-1903

Peter Murray Hain (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

2011
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6405-0 (ISBN)

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The Manhattan Railway Company (commonly known as the Manhattan Elevated Railway, or the ""el"") dominated public transportation in late-nineteenth-century New York City. Frank K. Hain was vice president and general manager of the company for 16 years. Based on Hain's experiences, this chronicle of New York's elevated steam railways illuminates an important era in transportation.

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-nineteenth-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 a 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.

Peter Murray Hain is a retired operations and staff officer of the CIA’s Clandestine Service and served in Washington, DC, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Frank Hain was a brother of the author’s great-grandfather.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

I. The New York and Metropolitan Elevated Railroads

II. The Manhattan Railway Company

III. Colonel Frank K. Hain

IV. A Railroad in Flux (1880–1885)

V. Facing Down the Challenges (1886–1888)

VI. Leadership Changes (1889–1892)

VII. The Depression Takes Its Toll (1893–1896)

VIII. Steam Versus Electric Heats Up

IX. A Martyrdom to Duty

X. Electrification and the Subway

Appendix: A Brief Biography of Annie R. Hain (1836–1929)

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	36 photographs
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 251 mm
Gewicht	468 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Technik
ISBN-10	0-7864-6405-4 / 0786464054
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-6405-0 / 9780786464050
Zustand	Neuware