Modern Marvels · SEASON 3
The NYC Subway
Episode 7 · 1995-10-19
- Documentary
Episode overview
A trip through time on the New York Subway beginning at the beginning– October 1904. We look at New York before the subway–a world of horse carts and elevated trains. We see early impractical experiments in transportation like the pneumatic subway or the elevated cable car. The program will deal with the technology of the subway, the construction, and financing. We look at subway stations and equipment.
44 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. Space Shuttle1995-08-20
2. Brooklyn Bridge1995-10-01
3. Tunnels1995-10-08
4. Tennessee Valley Authority1995-10-15
5. Oil1995-10-16
6. Silver Mines1995-10-01
7. The NYC Subway1995-10-19
8. The Railroads That Tamed the West1995-10-20
9. Paving America1995-10-29
12. The Alaskan Oil Pipeline1995-11-04
