Railroaded – A Motorman`s Story of the New York City Subway
A Motorman's Story of the New York City Subway
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Product details:
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Date of Publication 14 April 2026
- ISBN 9781978844094
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages274 pages
- Size 216x140x15 mm
- Weight 454 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 10 color and 7 B-W images 700
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Long description:
The New York City subway system is one of the largest and oldest in the world, still carrying traces of the transport systems that came before it. Some of its elevated tracks are remnants of steam railroads, and some tunnels run where canoes served as ferries. For passengers, riding the subway can feel like stepping into another world, dark and dank and sometimes dangerous. Now just imagine what it's like to work there every day.
One of the few subway workers who went on to earn a PhD from Harvard, historian Fred Naiden gives readers a firsthand look at what it was like to work as a subway porter, a motorman, and a locomotive engineer during the 1980s. He recounts the labor activism of his fellow MTA employees, who advocated for better conditions, higher pay, and less institutional racism. He also shares wild stories about the riders he encountered, from a homeless former realtor who worked as a mob frontman to an angry passenger who pulled a gun on him while the train was stuck at a stop signal. Above all, Railroaded will answer many questions about the New York subway system, including how it could be improved.
