Cash Tokens & Transfers: A History of Urban Mass Transit in North America

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his colorful history will appeal to borth the interested reader and transportation historian. Brian Cudahys skillful narrative is combined with a wealth of period photographs. The first comprehensive history of public transportation in North America to be published in more than 60 years the book traces the grwoth of urban mass transit from the horse-drawn street cars of the 1830s through the development of cable cars electric street cars subways and buses to the new light rail systems that are playing a key role in todays urban transit renaissance. The book is not bound to any geographical region and examines transit rail systems throughout the United States and Canada.