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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.
Contents
Prologue 1
1 A Motorman's Work 5
2 The Strikes and Deficits That Plague the Subway 35
3 My Life in a Downtown Railroad Flat 69
4 A Railroad Porter's Work 99
5 My Time as a Shop Steward 125
6 A Locomotive Engineer's Work 153
7 My Life as a Rider—and Yours 191
Epilogue 219
Two Centuries of Subway Maps 223
Photographs and Illustrations 231
Chronology 241
Glossary 247
Acknowledgments and Bibliographical Essay 251
Index 000
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