Marquez--New+York

 NEW YORK SUBWAY There are more than 450 train stations and more than 635 miles (1019 kilometers) of track. Many people ride the trains in New York City and most people suggest more trains so that they would get around more quickly. Ever since the 1800s, the trains in New York City have been multiplying all because of the civilians of New York. Cars, trucks, even roads have been limited in New York all because of the trains. Traveling by subway is a great way to get around New York City, the biggest city in the United States. More than 7 million people that live in New York take the train to all most everywhere they go. New York City has the largest subway system in the world. Grand Central Station is a major subway and train station in New York City. Graffiti and crime have been problems on the subways. But most new subway cars are now safe and clean. Riding the subway can be the fastest way to travel in New York. With New Yorkers being asked to again and again to pay more for less transit service the NY columnist, Clyde Haberman, asked readers to suggest low-cost ways for the perpetually cash stared Metropolitan Transportation Authority to make taking the subway a more pleasant experience. The Interborough Rapid Transit subway, which broke ground in 1900 after many years of political manovering, was not the first attempt at rapid transit in New York City, nor the first attempt at transit tunneling in New York City.

Saturday, September 10th, 1932 marked a major milestone in the continuing evolution of the New York City Subway. Without fanfare, or any major city ceremony, the Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad (the Independent) opened at midnight that weekend. The man who put the entire idea into motion, former Mayor John F. Hylan, wasn't even in office to see his plan reach fruition. His successor, Jimmy Walker, resigned just a week before the IND opened for business because of charges of corruption. The current mayor, Mayor Joseph McKee, was unavailable. It was the last, great, major expansion of the subway to this day, and the event went relatively unnoticed by the City government. This article describes the history of the Independent Subway in the days of private operation. On August 28th, 1922, Hylan revealed his own plans for his subway system. His plan included "capturing" (or taking over) nearly 100 miles of existing lines and building over 100 miles of new lines. Construction of all these new lines would be completed by December 31st, 1925. Passengers would be able to ride between the ends of New York City on one fare and the IND Division after Unification in 1940. At that hour the public's nickels began dropping Into the turnstiles of the twenty-eight stations along the twelve-mile route between Chambers Street and 207th Street, with thousands of riders crowding into the commodious trains. Work cited There was no official "first train," no official opening ceremony, no laudatory speech-making program. The chains which have blocked access to the turnstiles were removed just before midnight last night, and those who dropped their nickels in the turnstile slots were free to board a train at any station along the line. The full operating schedule has been in effect since Wednesday afternoon, and at every station on the line, uptown or downtown, a local or express was available within a few minutes after the prospective rider reached the station platform.



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