Philadelphia's Rapid Transit - Equipment

Philadelphia's Rapid Transit Construction and Equipment of the Market Street Subway-Elevated This is a n unopened BRAND NEW BOOK (not used). We handle all books with white gloves (no fingerprints on your book). A Railroad Bookmark is included with each book. Book is wrapped and mailed in a top-quality, durable package . We try hard to be the NUMBER 1 Railroad Book Dealer on Pricetronic with 1,900+ titles. Order before 3:00 pm (ET) for same-day postal mailing In 1903 the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company broke ground on an ambitious project, to create the City of Brotherly Love’s first high speed rail system. When it opened on March 4, 1907, the Market Street Subway-Elevated Line was greeted with acclaim. Running from the suburbs of West Philadelphia on elevated tracks, trains ducked underground to reach the city center. The line would be joined by the Frankford Elevated in 1922, and merged into today’s Market-Frankford Line, now operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Originally printed in 1907 to celebrate the opening of the subway line, Philadelphia’s Rapid Transit includes descriptive text, and dozens of rare photos showing the men who built the line. This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the construction and design of one of the nation’s earliest municipal railway systems. This reprint has been slightly reformatted, but care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text. Softbound, 8x10, 150 pages, numerous illustrations & photos. Visit our Pricetronic store to view other books of interest. We add new books regularly so check back often. We sell books: Railroad, Aviation, and Modeling books of the Golden Age Era. WE PACKAGE OUR BOOKS EXTREMELY WELL SO THE BOOK WILL NOT BE DAMAGED IN THE MAIL. No one packages books better than we do.

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