[FREE] Grand Central's Engineer: William J. Wilgus and the Planning of Modern Manhattan (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)
·•●- Kurt C. Schlichting ·•●-
| #2518449 in Books | 2013-07-24 | 2013-08-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.00 x.85 x7.00l,1.32 | File Name: 1421411938 | 296 pages
||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Missed Opportunities in N.Y. area Transportation|By austinorg|This is an EXCEELENT Book for just about everyone: RailFans&Historians,Transit Agencies,Politicians et. al.!!! Wilgus not only solved the myriad details with the building of the Grand Central Terminal and Electrification,but showed great foresight in suggesting new entry-ways into NYC that would have eliminated the|||"Schlichting's new book is a stellar example of the importance of university presses. It profiles the chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad, the man 'who first presented his revolutionary plans for a completely new Grand Central'... Wilgus would co
Few people have had as profound an impact on the history of New York City as William J. Wilgus. As chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad, Wilgus conceived the Grand Central Terminal, the city’s magnificent monument to America’s Railway Age. Kurt C. Schlichting here examines the remarkable career of this innovator, revealing how his tireless work moving people and goods over and under Manhattan Island’s surrounding waterways forever changed...
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