Subway

". . . Subway will convey a sense of wonder and fun about the world's largest transit system. The book will include a complete, concise history of the subway beginning with the technical obstacles and corruption that impeded plans for an underground rail line in the late 1800s, and the visionary and sometimes wacky schemes put forward in that era for subterranean and elevated transport. It will also tell how additional lines were built and how three independent subwaysystems were merged, creating the mishmash of numbered and lettered lines we have today. Interspersed throughout will be sidebars and stand-alone sections including profiles of characters that helped make the subway what it is . . . ; graphics and imagery showing the evolution of subway cars, tokens and MetroCards, graffiti, and even subway etiquette ads; how the subway has been characterized in movies, television, and music; a look at abandoned cars and stations and more"--Provided by publisher.