A history of the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation from 1923-1939 as seen through original source documents such as maps, guides and brochures. Includes full color images of every map and service guide issued by the company as well as brochures for all of the experimental cars in its roster. Finally, it includes a map of the BMT trolley and bus routes as well as the service guide the BMT issued for its bus services. The section on trolleys also includes excerpts from the BMT Monthly describing the PCC car. A must-have for anyone interested in the history of the New York Subway System....

In 1913 the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (later to become the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corp or BMT) entered into a contract with the City of New York to operate various subway routes. The company documented the progress of the construction of its routes. This book contains a series of over 150 photographs taken from 1914 to 1915 documented the construction of the connection from the 4th Avenue subway in Brooklyn to the West End and Culver lines via 38th Street.

The "Maintenance Practice Handbook" of the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation issued in 1936 provides insight into how their subway cars were maintained, the organization structure of the company with respect to its maintenance facilities as well as details such as the types of paint and other materials used on the cars. Includes additional background information on the Coney Island Yards from publications such as the BMT Monthly and the Electric Railway Journals. A must have for anyone seriously interested in NYC transit history

This is the author's study about silence, how it can be encountered and what it means. It is written in an experimental style, as a reflection of a meditation about the importance of silence and it's relevance in the world.