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New York's Forgotten Substations: The Power Behind the Subway
New York's Forgotten Substations The Power Behind the Subway
Author: Christopher Payne
All over New York City, hidden behind unassuming historic facades, sits the gigantic machinery of the power stations that once moved the subways. For over a century, the 125,000-pound converters and related equipment of the substations remained largely unchanged, but in 1999 the last manually operated substation was shut down and since then they...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781568983554
ISBN-10: 1568983557
Publication Date: 11/22/2002
Pages: 112
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Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Book Type: Paperback
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