Metropolitan Railways: Rapid Transit in America
- ISBN-10
- 0253341795
- ISBN-13
- 9780253341792
- Category
- Transportation
- Pages
- 275
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Author
- William D. Middleton
Description
"Metropolitan Railways" is a large-scale, illustrated volume that deals with the growth and development of urban rail transit systems in North America.
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