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1. 1940: Unification— IRT and BMT Join the IND, Creating One Subway System

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© 2022 Fordham University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. 1. 1940: Unification— IRT and BMT Join the IND, Creating One Subway System 1
  6. 2. 1941: A Strike and a Pioneering Labor Agreement 16
  7. 3. 1941: Dyre Avenue Subway Extension Opens 25
  8. 4. 1941– 1948: Third Avenue Transit— Rails to Rubber 31 31
  9. 5. 1944 and 1950: Goodbye to Brooklyn Bridge Rails 42
  10. 6. 1947– 1948: Private to Public Bus Operations 49
  11. 7. 1948: Goodbye to the Nickel 59
  12. 8. 1947– 1956: Final Decade for Brooklyn Trolleys 67
  13. 9. 1950: Farewell, Lexington Avenue 75
  14. 10. 1953– 1968: Th e TA, Tokens, and TWU Triumphant 80
  15. 11. 1953: Last Double- Deck Buses Operate on Fifth Avenue 96
  16. 12. 1954– 1956: The BMT and IND Begin a Courtship 100
  17. 13. 1955: Sunshine Returns to Third Avenue 111
  18. 14. 1956: Fifth Avenue Coach Becomes Number One 117
  19. 15. 1957– 1959: IRT West Side Improvement 122
  20. 16. 1962: Fifth Avenue Coach Suddenly Disappears 129
  21. 17. 1964: World’s Fair, Blue Subways, Stainless Steel Subways 137
  22. 18. 1966: Mike Quill’s Last Hurrah 143
  23. 19. 1967: The BMT and IND Marry Forever 151
  24. 20. 1968: The MTA Is Created and Express Buses Appear 159
  25. Bibliography 167
  26. Index 169
From a Nickel to a Token
This chapter is in the book From a Nickel to a Token
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823261925-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. 1. 1940: Unification— IRT and BMT Join the IND, Creating One Subway System 1
  6. 2. 1941: A Strike and a Pioneering Labor Agreement 16
  7. 3. 1941: Dyre Avenue Subway Extension Opens 25
  8. 4. 1941– 1948: Third Avenue Transit— Rails to Rubber 31 31
  9. 5. 1944 and 1950: Goodbye to Brooklyn Bridge Rails 42
  10. 6. 1947– 1948: Private to Public Bus Operations 49
  11. 7. 1948: Goodbye to the Nickel 59
  12. 8. 1947– 1956: Final Decade for Brooklyn Trolleys 67
  13. 9. 1950: Farewell, Lexington Avenue 75
  14. 10. 1953– 1968: Th e TA, Tokens, and TWU Triumphant 80
  15. 11. 1953: Last Double- Deck Buses Operate on Fifth Avenue 96
  16. 12. 1954– 1956: The BMT and IND Begin a Courtship 100
  17. 13. 1955: Sunshine Returns to Third Avenue 111
  18. 14. 1956: Fifth Avenue Coach Becomes Number One 117
  19. 15. 1957– 1959: IRT West Side Improvement 122
  20. 16. 1962: Fifth Avenue Coach Suddenly Disappears 129
  21. 17. 1964: World’s Fair, Blue Subways, Stainless Steel Subways 137
  22. 18. 1966: Mike Quill’s Last Hurrah 143
  23. 19. 1967: The BMT and IND Marry Forever 151
  24. 20. 1968: The MTA Is Created and Express Buses Appear 159
  25. Bibliography 167
  26. Index 169
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