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The New York Rapid Transit Railway Extensions

The New York Rapid Transit Railway Extensions · Fred Lavis, 1914

(a.k.a. Building the New Rapid Transit System of New York City)

By Fred Lavis, Consulting Engineer
Engineering News, 1914

Preface Chapter I
History and Extent		 Chapter II
Organization and Personnel
of the Engineering Staff
Chapter III
General Arrangement
for Construction		 Chapter IV
Design of Structure and Track		 Chapter V
Ventilation, Drainage,
and Waterproofing
Chapter VI
Sewers, Pipes,
and Conduits		 Chapter VII
Methods of Timbering to
Support the Street Surface		 Chapter VIII
Excavation
Chapter IX
Underpinning Buildings
Along the Line		 Chapter X
Tunnels in City Streets		 Chapter XI
The River Tunnels
Chapter XII
Concrete Work		 Chapter XIII
Design of Steel
Elevated Railways

Please note: These articles were originally published in Engineering News and reprinted in book form in 1915 under the title Building the New Rapid Transit System of New York City.
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