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New York City Subway planned system map, 1865 rta Philadelphia is an old city

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Philadelphia is an old city with a long mass transit history

This is what the city's streetcar system looked like

It's a fascinating look at what might have been

This map is based on an 1893 tour guide book

New York City Subway planned system map, 1865 rta Philadelphia is an old cityThis is a map of the very first New York City subway proposal to be considered, which was proposed to the New York State government in 1865. It would've had two tracks beneath Broadway and Fifth Avenue. It was approved by the Legislature, but the plan ran afoul of the horse pulled streetcar interests. Governor Reuben Fenton, backed by the horse pulled streetcar companies, vetoed the project. Instead, New York built elevated railways, and it would take

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