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The Battle for New York's Subway
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Sep 23, 2026
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0:01
The story of the New York City subway that almost happened
4:56
Early attempts at elevated transit and the horse car era
7:57
Charles Harvey's elevated train and Alfred Eli Beach's pneumatic subway
10:09
The rise of the elevated trains and the decline of the subway experiment
12:58
The transition to electric transit and the push for a unified subway system
15:48
The Triborough Plan, the Dual Contracts, and the expansion of the subway network
18:00
Mayor Hyland's battle for city-owned transit and the failed 1929 expansion plan
20:00
The decline of the subway system and the lasting impact of underfunding
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