Welcome to
New York Rapid Transit
A site dedicated to presenting the history of the transit systems in and around the City of New York.
Before the MTA, the rapid transit lines in New York were known as the BMT, IRT, and IND. The BMT (Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation) and IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit Company) were private companies, whereas the IND (Independent City Owned Subway) was owned and operated by the city of New York all along.
After many years of negotiations the City of New York finally decided it needed to construct a subway. It entered into an arrangement with the Interborough Rapid Transit Company whereby the city would construct and own the subway, while leasing it to the company for operation. With much fanfare the new subway opened in 1904. The subway was an immediate success and with success came overcrowding and a need for more lines.
After more long and hard negotiations the solution to expanding the system emerged in the form of the "Dual Contracts" of 1913, so named because they involved two companies that would share in the subway operations. Under the contracts the IRT expanded its system and a second company, Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT - later to be renamed BMT) entered the business. The BRT had an extensive elevated and surface railroad network in Brooklyn which it connected to new subway lines. Unfortunately for the companies one of the terms of the agreement was that the fare was fixed at five cents regardless of whether or not their costs justified a higher fare. See the IRT and BMT sections of this site for more details on the contracts and the history of the companies.
Then in 1932 the City threw a nasty curve at the companies, competing directly with them by opening its own subway - the IND. The fixed fare along with the unfair competition of the new IND forced the companies to agree to sell their operations to the City of New York in 1940.
This site examines the history of the companies and their operations, as well as some of the politics behind the 1940 takeover and what it means today.
We are still under construction - many links work but others do not - look around and keep coming back for more - lots more to come!!!
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Welcome to
New York Rapid Transit
A site dedicated to presenting the history of the transit systems in and around the City of New York.
Before the MTA, the rapid transit lines in New York were known as the BMT, IRT, and IND. The BMT (Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation) and IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit Company) were private companies, whereas the IND (Independent City Owned Subway) was owned and operated by the city of New York all along.
After many years of negotiations the City of New York finally decided it needed to construct a subway. It entered into an arrangement with the Interborough Rapid Transit Company whereby the city would construct and own the subway, while leasing it to the company for operation. With much fanfare the new subway opened in 1904. The subway was an immediate success and with success came overcrowding and a need for more lines.
After more long and hard negotiations the solution to expanding the system emerged in the form of the "Dual Contracts" of 1913, so named because they involved two companies that would share in the subway operations. Under the contracts the IRT expanded its system and a second company, Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT - later to be renamed BMT) entered the business. The BRT had an extensive elevated and surface railroad network in Brooklyn which it connected to new subway lines. Unfortunately for the companies one of the terms of the agreement was that the fare was fixed at five cents regardless of whether or not their costs justified a higher fare. See the IRT and BMT sections of this site for more details on the contracts and the history of the companies.
Then in 1932 the City threw a nasty curve at the companies, competing directly with them by opening its own subway - the IND. The fixed fare along with the unfair competition of the new IND forced the companies to agree to sell their operations to the City of New York in 1940.
This site examines the history of the companies and their operations, as well as some of the politics behind the 1940 takeover and what it means today.
We are still under construction - many links work but others do not - look around and keep coming back for more - lots more to come!!!
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