Category Archives: March 14 Assignment
A So Called Bus…
“The omnibus made wheeled transportation available to more people tan did the hackneys and carriages, and it carried riders on a reasonably predictable schedule” (Chudacoff 81). The omnibus was a great transformation as transportation became more conformed. People fixed their … Continue reading
There’s nothing like a good ol’ Stage Coach!!
The ferries were a restricted form of transportation, as only cities with ports could use them. “The obvious solution was the establishment of ground transportation in urban areas” (Jackson Pg 33). Prior to the subway, cable car, steam train and omnibus there was … Continue reading
“Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please”
With a growing city like NY, horses and railroads just weren’t enough to keep up with the mass number of commuters traveling back and forth from their homes to their workplace. The subways allowed people to travel long distances from … Continue reading
Cable car is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!
According to Chudacoff, public transportation has been introduced in the mid-nineteenth century. The first vehicle was the omnibus which was, mostly accessible to the middle and the upper class because of the fare the passengers had to pay. As the … Continue reading
NYC Subway
Mass transit emerged in the 19th century to serve the booming population. In 1904 New York City’s first subway opened. Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the fastest transit system for the city dwellers in early 1900s. Heavy construction costs … Continue reading
My “A” train used to be a horse: We Serve to Whites Only!
With the growing rush for an affordable ride to and from destinations around major cities, several forms of transportation were created during the 1800s. The omnibus was a “large, horse-drawn coach designed to transport urban riders over fixed routes for … Continue reading
All Aboard!!! ^.^
*toot-toot* The instigation of the railroad in the 1840s was an prominent upgrade to the city’s earlier means of transportation, which was by horse. The horse generally took an average of four to six days to travel the same distance … Continue reading
choo choo… steam railroads
During the middle of the nineteenth century steam railroads were introduced. Steam engines had the ability to do the work of a hundred horses, which was a huge advancement for them. The first railroads were designed for long distances, unlike … Continue reading
Wait… Is that the 6 train?
One type of transportation that brought change in cities was the omnibus. The omnibus can be seen as a privately owned MTA. An omnibus is a horse-drawn coach, that carried passengers on a fixed route for a fixed price. Entrepreneurs … Continue reading
Assignment due 3/14
Reading: Chudacoff & Smith: read all; Homberger: read all; Jackson: read Introduction and Chapter 2; Warner: read Introduction Written: Write a 1-2 paragraph post explaining the changes related to one type of transportation in American cities during the period covered … Continue reading