Proposed new railway system for the transportation and distribution of freight by improved methods in the city and port of New York
By: by William J. Wilgus; submitted to the Public service commission for the First district by the Amsterdam corporation, September 25th, 1908.
Contributors: Amsterdam corporation, New York.; New York (State). Public Service Commission. 1st district.
Published: 1908
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Subways -- New York (State) -- New York.; Railroads -- New York (State) -- New York.; Freight and freightage.
Table of contents: title: Outline of proposed new railway system.; title: Views showing present street conditions.; title: Map showing proposed belt line.; title: Details of proposed belt line.; title: Approximate estimates of cost of various plans.; title: Summary of tonnage statistics of the principal rail and water carriers serving Manhattan Island.; title: View in Manhattan showing the suggested subway system for the distribution of freight in small cars beneath the sidewalks.; title: View of West street, Manhattan, showing a suggested elevated railroad for passengers and a subway for freight distribution in small cars.; title: Bibliography of transportation facilities on waterfront, Manhattan Island, p. 29-31.; title: Report of Board of consulting engineers to Department of docks, November 11, 1895, to December 15, 1897.; title: Correspondence between Board of rapid transit commissioners and N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. on the West side problem.; title: (con't); title: Preliminary report on improvement of terminal facilities of the port of New York, by Committee on foreign commerce and revenue laws of the Chamber of commerce.; title: Report on improvement of terminal facilities of the port of New York, by Committee on foreign commerce and the revenue laws of the Chamber of commerce.; title: Extract from the report of the Public service commission, relative to tracks of the N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. on the West side of Borough of Manhattan.