The New York Subway

The New York Subway

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Title: The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment
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Interborough Rapid Transit
THE NEW YORK SUBWAY
Its Construction and Equipment

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New York Interborough Rapid Transit Company ANNO. DOMI. MCMIV Copyright, 1904, by Interborough Rapid Transit Co. New York Planned and Executed by The McGraw Publishing Co.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
INTRODUCTION, 13
CHAPTER I.
THE ROUTE OF THE ROAD--PASSENGER STATIONS AND TRACKS, 23
CHAPTER II.
TYPES AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION, 37
CHAPTER III.
POWER HOUSE BUILDING, 67
CHAPTER IV.
POWER PLANT FROM COAL PILE TO SHAFTS OF ENGINES AND TURBINES, 77
CHAPTER V.
SYSTEM OF ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, 91
CHAPTER VI.
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF CARS, 117
CHAPTER VII.
LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER STATIONS AND TUNNEL, 121
CHAPTER VIII.
ROLLING STOCK--CARS, TRUCKS, ETC., 125
CHAPTER IX.
SIGNAL SYSTEM, 135
CHAPTER X.
SUBWAY DRAINAGE, 145
CHAPTER XI.
REPAIR AND INSPECTION SHED, 147
CHAPTER XII.
SUB-CONTRACTORS, 151

INTERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY
Directors
August Belmont E. P. Bryan Andrew Freedman James Jourdan Gardiner M. Lane John B. McDonald Walter G. Oakman John Peirce Morton F. Plant William A. Read Alfred Skitt Cornelius Vanderbilt George W. Young
Executive Committee
August Belmont Andrew Freedman James Jourdan Walter G. Oakman William A. Read Cornelius Vanderbilt
Officers
August Belmont, President E. P. Bryan, Vice-president H. M. Fisher, Secretary D. W. McWilliams, Treasurer E. F. J. Gaynor, Auditor Frank Hedley, General Superintendent S. L. F. Deyo, Chief Engineer George W. Wickersham, General Counsel Chas. A. Gardiner, General Attorney DeLancey Nicoll, Associate Counsel Alfred A. Gardner, Associate Counsel
Engineering Staff
S. L. F. Deyo, Chief Engineer.
Electrical Equipment
L. B. Stillwell, Electrical Director. H. N. Latey, Principal Assistant. Frederick R. Slater, Assistant Engineer in charge of Third Rail Construction. Albert F. Parks, Assistant Engineer in charge of Lighting. George G. Raymond, Assistant Engineer in charge of Conduits and Cables. William B. Flynn, Assistant Engineer in charge of Draughting Room.
Mechanical and Architectural
J. Van Vleck, Mechanical and Construction Engineer. William C. Phelps, Assistant Construction Engineer. William N. Stevens, Ass't Mechanical Engineer. Paul C. Hunter, Architectural Assistant. Geo. E. Thomas, Supervising Engineer in Field.
Cars and Signal System
George Gibbs, Consulting Engineer. Watson T. Thompson, Master Mechanic. J. N. Waldron, Signal Engineer.

RAPID TRANSIT SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Directors
August Belmont E. P. Bryan Andrew Freedman James Jourdan Gardiner M. Lane Walther Luttgen John B. McDonald Walter G. Oakman John Peirce Morton F. Plant William A. Read Cornelius Vanderbilt George W. Young
Executive Committee
August Belmont Andrew Freedman James Jourdan Walter G. Oakman William A. Read Cornelius Vanderbilt
Officers
August Belmont, president Walter G. Oakman, vice-president John B. McDonald, contractor H. M. Fisher, secretary John F. Buck, treasurer E. F. J. Gaynor, auditor S. L. F. Deyo, chief engineer George W. Wickersham, general counsel Alfred A. Gardner, attorney
Engineering Staff
S. L. F. Deyo, Chief Engineer. H. T. Douglas, Principal Assistant Engineer.
A. Edward Olmsted, Division Engineer, Manhattan-Bronx Lines.
Henry B. Reed, Division Engineer, Brooklyn Extension.
Theodore Paschke, Resident Engineer, First Division, City Hall to 33d Street, also Brooklyn Extension, City Hall to Bowling Green; and Robert S. Fowler, Assistant.
Ernest C. Moore, Resident Engineer, Second Division, 33d Street to 104th Street; and Stanley Raymond, Assistant.
William C. Merryman, Resident Engineer, Third Division, Underground Work, 104th Street to Fort George West Side and Westchester Avenue East Side; and William B. Leonard, W. A. Morton, and William E. Morris, Jr., Assistants.
Allan A. Robbins and Justin Burns, Resident Engineers, Fourth Division, Viaducts; and George I. Oakley, Assistant.
Frank D. Leffingwell, Resident Engineer, East River Tunnel Division, Brooklyn Extension; and C. D. Drew, Assistant.
Percy Litchfield, Resident Engineer, Fifth Division, Brooklyn Extension, Borough Hall to Prospect Park; and Edward R. Eichner, Assistant.
M. C. Hamilton, Engineer, Maintenance of Way; and Robert E. Brandeis, Assistant.
D. L. Turner, Assistant Engineer in charge of Stations.
A. Samuel Berquist, Assistant Engineer in charge of Steel Erection.
William J. Boucher, Assistant Engineer in charge of Draughting Rooms.

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INTRODUCTION
The completion of the rapid transit railroad in the boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx, which is popularly known as the "Subway," has demonstrated that underground railroads can be built beneath the congested streets of the city, and has made possible in the near future a comprehensive system of subsurface transportation extending throughout the wide territory of Greater New York.
In March, 1900, when the Mayor with appropriate ceremonies broke ground at the Borough Hall, in Manhattan, for the new road, there were many well-informed people, including prominent financiers and experienced