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Story of METRO Transportation and Politics in the Nations Capital By Deiter SC
Story of METRO Transportation and Politics in the Nations Capital By Ronald H. Deiter
Soft Cover damage on binding edge, front cover creasedm back cover creased
Copyright 1985
102 pages
Interurbans Special 101
In this book you will find a great deal you didn't know about the operational activities. Dates, routes, sequences, how the trains work, what Central Control does. To many, this is the heart of transit action.
Outside of the paid staff and, perhaps, some consultants, Ron knows as much or more about this side of it as anybody around.
Not only railfans, but also historians, participants, and plain citizen taxpayers who own and ride Metro will find here an enlightening account of the functioning aspects of this immense multifaceted project, so basic to the development and lifestyle of the nation's capital and its region.
Thanks, Ron, enthusiastically.
Chapter 1Before Metro1 o
1. The City and the Area10
2. Trolleys and Non-Trolleys12
3. The Triumph of Traffic20
4. Revival22
Chapter 2 Planning Metro24
1. Early Schemes24
2. Defeat and Victory26
3. Building a System29
4. From Impasse to Groundbreaking 32
5. Controversies (Continued)33
Chapter 3 Designing Metro36
1. The System in Brief36
2. A Monumental Metro42
3. Fare and Unfair48
4. Welcome Aboard51
5. Trains That Run Themselves57
Chapter 4 The Years of Metro61
1. Here and Now61
2. From Toy to Transit68
3. Phase Ila and Beyond71
4. More Milestones80
5. Up to Now84
Metro at a Glance93
Spring 1985 Update94
Afterword:... And When97
Footnotes98
Index100
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