New York City Subway planned system map, 1865 rta During the Civil War

During the Civil War

This map was a huge challenge to make

Philadelphia is an old city with a long mass transit history

This is what the city's streetcar system looked like

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New York City Subway planned system map, 1865 rta During the Civil WarThis 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