New York Subways: An Illustrated History of New York City's Transit Cars

The book gives broad historical review of NYC Subway cars from predecessors to the day of publishing. Written by professional, who worked in MTA, and taught in NYU School of Engineering. Also the book contains detailed technical drawings and specs for each subway car.

When Evolution of New York Subways was published in 1997, I bought a copy immediately. Back then, I thought the book was an incredible tribute to the rolling stock of the New York City subway system. I also thought it would be a very long time before such a volume could be surpassed in any way. In 2004 (the centennial year for the original IRT subway)we have New York Subways: An Illustrated History of New York City's Transit Cars. This book is even better than its predecessor. It boasts a vertical format that is easier to handle and read. Many of the original photos have been improved, information is updated to reflect the latest subway rolling stock, and the color section has been expanded. Congratulations to Gene Sansone on an outstanding effort! Simply put, if you are a fan of the New York City Subway system, this is a must-have addition to your book collection.

Great book packed with lots of information and nice photos, both in color and black and white. Has information and statistics starting with subway cars of the early 20th century and ending in the year 2000. It's a great book for anyone interested int he history of NYC subway cars.

Simply a fantastic and detailed book. Tremendous read. NY subway fans will love this book.

Wonderful book with so much information that is interesting and fun for both adults and children. Some friends saw it in my living room bookcase and loved it so I bought one for them too!

Purchased this after seeing it in the NYC public library. Ordered a copy, and found it be the best book on the rolling stock history of the NYC subway system.

The book has super great pictures of most El and Subway cars, going back into the 19'th century. Most pictures are connected well to the text, except for the earliest cars where one is uncertain which car is being pictured. More disappointing are the data appendices on most cars. These have inconsistent information and formatting. For some cars the balancing speed, accelerations and decelerations are given, but not the motors' horsepower. For other cars, the motor horsepower's are given, but not the other data. The most troubling inconsistency is the various values given for the balancing speed of the BMT Standards throughout the text.

This is a must get book. The amount of research in this book is pretty impressive. I learn something every time I look at it.

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C’est un excellent travail de contenu mais qui ne porte que sur le matériel. Si vous cherchez un ouvrage sur l’historique de la construction du métro de New York, ce n’est pas ce livre qu’il faudra choisir

An amazing and insightful book. Not for the feint hearted, a very substantial book. Well worth every penny.

An excellent volume, realistically priced, which is unusual for an American book. The pictures are great and the repro and typography are good, too. Could have used just a little more information in the captions - but it's clearly written for Americans, who would know it well enough not to need that extra info.