Mass Transit Books


The Greening of Urban Transport: Planning for Walking and Cycling in Western CitiesThe Greening of Urban Transport: Planning for Walking and Cycling in Western Cities
Within this innovative compilation you'll get a first-hand look at the argument for...
The Greening of Urban Transport: Planning for Walking and Cycling in Western Cities, 2nd EditionThe Greening of Urban Transport: Planning for Walking and Cycling in Western Cities, 2nd Edition
this book is very interesting. it is realy what it promaise. You find theorical and practical...
Sacramento's Streetcars (Images of Rail)Sacramento's Streetcars (Images of Rail)
Best Price: $14.70
William Burg, Sacramento's Streetcars (Arcadia, 2006) I've recently become quite...
Britain by Britrail 2010/11: Touring Britain by TrainBritain by Britrail 2010/11: Touring Britain by Train
Best Price: $5.48
This book had some useful information regarding travel to England, and travel in England by...
Europe by Eurail 2010: Touring Europe by Train (Europe by Eurail: How to Tour Europe by Train)Europe by Eurail 2010: Touring Europe by Train (Europe by Eurail: How to Tour Europe by Train)
Best Price: $27.72
The comprehensive travel guide - Europe by Eurail 2010 - is an essential item for planning a...


Pedestrian Safety (Progress in Technology)Pedestrian Safety (Progress in Technology)
Best Price: $89.95
A recent research report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National...
Baltimore Streetcars: The Postwar YearsBaltimore Streetcars: The Postwar Years
Best Price: $17.67
On one hand, a reviewer of this book COULD demand more narrative analysis of the Baltimore...
Developing Around Transit: Strategies And Solutions That WorkDeveloping Around Transit: Strategies And Solutions That Work
Best Price: $56.99
For communities wrestling with growth and sprawl, traffic headaches, and low transit ridership,...
Transporting Atlanta: The Mode of Mobility Under Construction (SUNY Series in Urban Public Policy)Transporting Atlanta: The Mode of Mobility Under Construction (SUNY Series in Urban Public Policy)
Best Price: $18.49
Examines the dynamics of Atlanta's transportation crisis.
New York City Subway Trains: 12 Classic Punch and Build TrainsNew York City Subway Trains: 12 Classic Punch and Build Trains
Best Price: $11.74
This book is a great book for any kid who loves trains and in particular subways.. I found them...


An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning and ImplementationAn Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning and Implementation
Best Price: $36.11
Great text book with a wide range of topics. However, it's not very in depth and it takes a...
THE GREATEST SCHOOL BUS DRIVER EVERTHE GREATEST SCHOOL BUS DRIVER EVER
Best Price: $11.61
The author of this book sure touched on a lot of points. One thing is evident in this...
Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About ItGridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It
Best Price: $7.88
O'Toole covers a lot of ground in this excellent summary of U.S. transportation policy. When...
New York City Subway Trains: 12 Classic Punch and Build TrainsNew York City Subway Trains: 12 Classic Punch and Build Trains
Best Price: $16.35
The New York City Subway system celebrates its 100th anniversary on October 27, 2004, but you...
Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-first CenturyMobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-first Century
Mobility First considers domestic transportation through the intersection of four crucial and...

The Great Society Subway (Creating the North American Landscape)The Great Society Subway (Creating the North American Landscape)
Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed traffic circles,...
Built to Move Millions: Streetcar Building in Ohio (Railroads Past and Present)Built to Move Millions: Streetcar Building in Ohio (Railroads Past and Present)
Best Price: $25.92
I have read about streetcar and interurban systems for several years and have been interested in...
Streetcars at the Pass, Vol. 1: The Story of the Mule Cars of El Paso,The Suburban Railway to Tobin Place, and The Interurban to YsletaStreetcars at the Pass, Vol. 1: The Story of the Mule Cars of El Paso,The Suburban Railway to Tobin Place, and The Interurban to Ysleta
Best Price: $6.99
This book contains many historical pictures and facts that accurately cover the early...
Manual For StreetsManual For Streets
Best Price: $32.89
The main aim of this guide is to facilitate the creation of streets that promote greater social...
San Francisco's Municipal Railway:San Francisco's Municipal Railway:
Best Price: $17.70
I was anxious to get this new book but when I looked at the pictures I was disappointed. It was...

An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning and ImplementationAn Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning and Implementation
Best Price: $36.11
Great text book with a wide range of topics. However, it's not very in depth and it takes a...
THE GREATEST SCHOOL BUS DRIVER EVERTHE GREATEST SCHOOL BUS DRIVER EVER
Best Price: $11.61
The author of this book sure touched on a lot of points. One thing is evident in this...
Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About ItGridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It
Best Price: $7.88
O'Toole covers a lot of ground in this excellent summary of U.S. transportation policy. When...
New York City Subway Trains: 12 Classic Punch and Build TrainsNew York City Subway Trains: 12 Classic Punch and Build Trains
Best Price: $16.35
The New York City Subway system celebrates its 100th anniversary on October 27, 2004, but you...
Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-first CenturyMobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-first Century
Mobility First considers domestic transportation through the intersection of four crucial and...

The Great Society Subway (Creating the North American Landscape)The Great Society Subway (Creating the North American Landscape)
Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed traffic circles,...
Built to Move Millions: Streetcar Building in Ohio (Railroads Past and Present)Built to Move Millions: Streetcar Building in Ohio (Railroads Past and Present)
Best Price: $25.92
I have read about streetcar and interurban systems for several years and have been interested in...
Streetcars at the Pass, Vol. 1: The Story of the Mule Cars of El Paso,The Suburban Railway to Tobin Place, and The Interurban to YsletaStreetcars at the Pass, Vol. 1: The Story of the Mule Cars of El Paso,The Suburban Railway to Tobin Place, and The Interurban to Ysleta
Best Price: $6.99
This book contains many historical pictures and facts that accurately cover the early...
Manual For StreetsManual For Streets
Best Price: $32.89
The main aim of this guide is to facilitate the creation of streets that promote greater social...
San Francisco's Municipal Railway:San Francisco's Municipal Railway:
Best Price: $17.70
I was anxious to get this new book but when I looked at the pictures I was disappointed. It was...

Midwest TractionMidwest TractionAn Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning and ImplementationAn Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning and Implementation
Best Price: $108.98
Transportation plays a substantial role in the modern world; it provides tremendous benefits to...
El libro del tren / The  Train's Book (Otras Publicaciones) (Spanish Edition)El libro del tren / The Train's Book (Otras Publicaciones) (Spanish Edition)
Best Price: $28.84
State options for transit financingState options for transit financingA casebook of short-range actions to improve public transportation (Report)A casebook of short-range actions to improve public transportation (Report)

Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow CabHack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab
This was a major discovery. Sharply written, keenly observed, often hilarious. A unique...
Next Stop! Tips And Tales From A Train CommuterNext Stop! Tips And Tales From A Train Commuter
You probably think that riding a train is a simple thing to do. Just get on, sit down and enjoy...
Transit Maps of the WorldTransit Maps of the World
Best Price: $12.99
I'm not going to echo what countless others have said about this book. It's five stars...
Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation (Natural and Built Environment Series)Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation (Natural and Built Environment Series)
Best Price: $55.92
Widened in scope and completely updated, this new edtiion of a well-established textbook...
Hounds of the RoadHounds of the Road
My name is Carlton Jackson and I am the author of "Hounds of the Road,"...

Michael Brein's Guide to Honolulu & Oahu by TheBus (Michael Brein's Guides to Sightseeing by Public Transportation) (Michael Brein's Travel Guides to Sightseeing By Public Transportation)Michael Brein's Guide to Honolulu & Oahu by TheBus (Michael Brein's Guides to Sightseeing by Public Transportation) (Michael Brein's Travel Guides to Sightseeing By Public Transportation)
Best Price: $8.46
Michael Brein's Guide to Honolulu & Oahu by TheBus shows travelers how to go to Honolulu...
Changing Course: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Urban TransportChanging Course: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Urban Transport
Best Price: $30.00
Insight Guides GreeceInsight Guides Greece
Best Price: $7.75
I have found these set of books the best for the kind of traveling I have been doing. Although I...
Coaching : With Anecdotes of the RoadCoaching : With Anecdotes of the Road
This historic volume from 1876 covers the transportation history of England in eighteen...
Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-first CenturyMobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-first Century
Best Price: $5.38
I enjoyed reading this book, as it gives a different perspective on urban transportation systems...

Trucking Made Better: Battling Road Rage and MoreTrucking Made Better: Battling Road Rage and More
Best Price: $16.99
American Truck drivers are the best in the world, in that tradition, I try to convey some of...
Along the Way: MTA Arts for TransitAlong the Way: MTA Arts for Transit
Best Price: $33.51
A much desired book, this "manual" is a colorful, handsome guide to the art in New...
Motorcoach MilestonesMotorcoach Milestones
Best Price: $22.33
Bob Smith has done a terrific jobe preparing the panels at the museum and that fact is in...
Go The Greyhound Way: The Romance of the RoadGo The Greyhound Way: The Romance of the Road
Best Price: $20.00
I've always had a soft spot for Greyhound ever since the mid-sixties when I made a...
New York Fifth Avenue Coach Company 1885-1960New York Fifth Avenue Coach Company 1885-1960
Best Price: $10.95
The Legendary Fifth Avenue Coach Company were famous for their double-deck buses and for being a...

Paris Underground: The Maps, Stations, and Design of the MetroParis Underground: The Maps, Stations, and Design of the Metro
Best Price: $13.38
This book is somewhat of a rarity for these days, a visual feast of visuals, graphics, diagrams,...
Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation (Natural and Built Environment Series)Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation (Natural and Built Environment Series)
Best Price: $150.00
Widened in scope and completely updated, this new edition of a well-established textbook...
Bus & Recreational Vehicle Accident Reconstruction & LitigationBus & Recreational Vehicle Accident Reconstruction & Litigation
Best Price: $19.72
Until now, attorneys, accident reconstructionists, and insurance professionals have not had...
Muni Metro: Bay Area Rail Transit Album Vol. 2: San Francisco's Light Rail Lines + Streetcars & Cable CarsMuni Metro: Bay Area Rail Transit Album Vol. 2: San Francisco's Light Rail Lines + Streetcars & Cable Cars
Best Price: $25.12
Take a journey on San Francisco's Muni Metro system. Ride the light rail cars in the outer...
Public Transportation: Leading the Way (No. 2)Public Transportation: Leading the Way (No. 2)
Best Price: $32.85
Public Transportation: Leading the Way continues the success of the Public Transportation...

Sustainable Transportation: Problems and SolutionsSustainable Transportation: Problems and Solutions
Best Price: $45.65
During the last two decades, sustainability has become the dominant concern of transportation...
Fares, Please! (BRITAIN'S LIVING HISTORY)Fares, Please! (BRITAIN'S LIVING HISTORY)
Best Price: $5.50
The clang of the trolleybus bell, the sudden, piercing blast of the guard's whistle, the...
Transport Of Delight (Technology and the Environment)Transport Of Delight (Technology and the Environment)
Best Price: $14.95
Response from the author to Stewart Chesler To reply to Stewart Chesler's comments, it is...
Michael Brein's Guide to Prague by the Metro (Michael Brein's Guides to Sightseeing By Public Transportation) (Michael Brein's Guides to Sightseeing By ... to Sightseeing By Public Transportation)Michael Brein's Guide to Prague by the Metro (Michael Brein's Guides to Sightseeing By Public Transportation) (Michael Brein's Guides to Sightseeing By ... to Sightseeing By Public Transportation)
Best Price: $5.87
Don't bother with this map. The Prage metro is well marked, easy to use, and maps are...
Welcome to Being on the Right Track for a Career as a Railroad ConductorWelcome to Being on the Right Track for a Career as a Railroad Conductor
Welcome To Being on the Right Track for a Railroad Conductor Career Hello, My name is?...

Britain by Britrail 2010/11: Touring Britain by TrainBritain by Britrail 2010/11: Touring Britain by Train
Best Price: $10.80
This time-tested book provides the information on fares, schedules, and pass options. It is also...
The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World . . . via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and PlanesThe Lunatic Express: Discovering the World . . . via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes
Best Price: $6.99
Indonesian Ferry Sinks.  Peruvian Bus Plunges Off Cliff.  African Train Attacked by...
The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape)The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape)
Best Price: $21.16
As evidenced by the numerous references, the author has been quite thorough in his research....
Urban Mass Transit: The Life Story of a TechnologyUrban Mass Transit: The Life Story of a Technology
Best Price: $13.39
Technological choices depend on, and are part of, contests over political power, as the history...
The Road to Renewal: Private Investment in the U.S. Transportation InfrastructureThe Road to Renewal: Private Investment in the U.S. Transportation Infrastructure
Best Price: $22.00
Despite record levels of government spending, America's transportation system is plagued by...

Atlantic Crossings: A Sailor's Guide to Europe and BeyondAtlantic Crossings: A Sailor's Guide to Europe and Beyond
Best Price: $17.95
There is some good info in this book about crossing the Atlantic and arriving at different...
The Marchioness of Graham: A Purser's Log: A diary from a Clyde Steamer in 1957The Marchioness of Graham: A Purser's Log: A diary from a Clyde Steamer in 1957
Best Price: $21.37
Carrying commuters, day-trippers and holidaymakers, more than twenty steamers once served more...
Computers in Railways X: Computer System Design And Operation in the Railway And Other Transit Systems (v. 10)Computers in Railways X: Computer System Design And Operation in the Railway And Other Transit Systems (v. 10)
Best Price: $730.00
Containing papers presented at COMPRAIL 2006, this book represents the latest research,...
A Drive Down Memory Lane: The Named State and Federal Highways of MichiganA Drive Down Memory Lane: The Named State and Federal Highways of Michigan
Best Price: $63.07
A comprehensive history and listing of each named state and federal highway in Michigan.
Urban Mass Transit: The Life Story of a Technology (Greenwood Technographies)Urban Mass Transit: The Life Story of a Technology (Greenwood Technographies)
Best Price: $7.15
This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series covers urban mass transit - that is, the...

Accessibility and the Bus System: Concepts to PracticeAccessibility and the Bus System: Concepts to Practice
Best Price: $146.00
In today's society everyone should be able to access the bus system and obtain the benefits...
Taxi!: Cabs and Capitalism in New York CityTaxi!: Cabs and Capitalism in New York City
Best Price: $14.39
Clearly a book that does not withstand the test of time. Full of horribly dated academic...
A Letter From Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'the Clockmaker'A Letter From Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'the Clockmaker'
Best Price: $14.13
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...
Streets and the Shaping of Towns and CitiesStreets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities
Best Price: $22.99
After a very brief reference to Antiquity and the Renaissance, the authors present the history...
Last Call for the Dining Car: The Telegraph Book of Great Railway Journeys (Daily Telegraph)Last Call for the Dining Car: The Telegraph Book of Great Railway Journeys (Daily Telegraph)
Best Price: $15.44
From Michael Palin to Nicholas Crane, a riveting anthology of railway travel covers every...

Transportation & Land Use Innovations: When you can't pave your way out of congestionTransportation & Land Use Innovations: When you can't pave your way out of congestion
Best Price: $47.51
As our overstressed highways become increasingly snarled, America's love affair with the...
The Old Coaching Days in YorkshireThe Old Coaching Days in Yorkshire
This historic volume about the English transportation system was published in 1889. From the...
US Army, Technical Manual, TM 5-4210-205-35P, TRUCK, FIRE FIGHTING; POWERED PUMPER: FO WATER, 500 GPM CAPACITY; CENTRIFUGAL PUMP, POWER TAKE-OFF DRIVE ... DEGREE F. (4210-965-1306), military manualsUS Army, Technical Manual, TM 5-4210-205-35P, TRUCK, FIRE FIGHTING; POWERED PUMPER: FO WATER, 500 GPM CAPACITY; CENTRIFUGAL PUMP, POWER TAKE-OFF DRIVE ... DEGREE F. (4210-965-1306), military manuals
US Army, Technical Manual, TM 5-4210-205-35P, TRUCK, FIRE FIGHTING; POWERED PUMPER: FO WATER,...
Integrated Transport: From Policy to PracticeIntegrated Transport: From Policy to Practice
Best Price: $98.51
Travel is an essential part of everyday life and today most journeys are multimodal.? It is the...
US Army, Technical Manual, TM 9-2350-222-20-2-3-2, ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE MANUAL TURRET FOR COMBAT ENGINEER VE M728, (NSN 2350-00-795-1797), VOL IIIUS Army, Technical Manual, TM 9-2350-222-20-2-3-2, ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE MANUAL TURRET FOR COMBAT ENGINEER VE M728, (NSN 2350-00-795-1797), VOL III
US Army, Technical Manual, TM 9-2350-222-20-2-3-2, ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE MANUAL TURRET FOR...

Trucker Paradise: The Truth and Tales of the Trucking IndustryTrucker Paradise: The Truth and Tales of the Trucking Industry
Get an inside peek into the trucking industry from someone who has driven all kinds of trucks...
Honolulu by Bus: Hyperlinked Oahu Travel GuideHonolulu by Bus: Hyperlinked Oahu Travel Guide
"Honolulu by Bus" displays maps and linked websites describing restaurants, beaches,...
Philadelphia  Trolleys   (PA)    (Images  of  Rail)Philadelphia Trolleys (PA) (Images of Rail)
Best Price: $16.22
This book depicts the history of trolleys in the Philadelphia area. The pictures and...
Amtrak's Long-Distance Service: Can It Be Made Viable?Amtrak's Long-Distance Service: Can It Be Made Viable?
Best Price: $50.00
Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson (John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson (John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
Best Price: $15.99
Excellent --so many important stories in here that needed telling. We should always be...

End of the Line: The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America's Passenger TrainsEnd of the Line: The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America's Passenger Trains
Best Price: $4.35
If your idea of a good time is sitting down on a winter night to read a page-turning, scary...
Evolving Transportation Networks (Transportation Research, Economics and Policy)Evolving Transportation Networks (Transportation Research, Economics and Policy)
Best Price: $127.68
Over the last two centuries, the development of modern transportation has significantly...
Metro-art in the Metro-polisMetro-art in the Metro-polis
This book is concerned with art and subterranean architecture in metro stations. Many cities...
Streetwise Venice Water Bus Map - Laminated Water Bus Map of Venice Italy - Vaporetto: Folding Pocket Size Travel Map (Streetwise (Streetwise Maps))Streetwise Venice Water Bus Map - Laminated Water Bus Map of Venice Italy - Vaporetto: Folding Pocket Size Travel Map (Streetwise (Streetwise Maps))
Best Price: $0.44
I bought Streetwise Venice and when I saw this waterbus map I threw it in my cart. Boy am I...
Highway Robbery: Transportation Racism, New Routes to EquityHighway Robbery: Transportation Racism, New Routes to Equity
Best Price: $40.00
Transportation Racism: New Routes to Equity dispels a major myth that conceals enduring...

Recommendations and General Plans for a Comprehensive Passenger Subway System for the City of ChicagoRecommendations and General Plans for a Comprehensive Passenger Subway System for the City of Chicago
Best Price: $14.13
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing...
Take Back the Sky: Protecting Communities in the Path of Aviation ExpansionTake Back the Sky: Protecting Communities in the Path of Aviation Expansion
Best Price: $14.95
In this timely book, author Rae André alerts us to one of the most insidious threats to the...
Lisbon - Michael Brein's Travel Guides To Sightseeing: By Public TransportationLisbon - Michael Brein's Travel Guides To Sightseeing: By Public Transportation
Michael Brein's Travel Guide Series to Sightseeing by Public Transportation shows travelers...
Ciudad Y Transporte: El Binomio Perfecto (Spanish Edition)Ciudad Y Transporte: El Binomio Perfecto (Spanish Edition)
Best Price: $61.46
Space Elevator Systems ArchitectureSpace Elevator Systems Architecture
An initial top-level view of a space elevator concept through space systems architecture and...

Taxi! Urban Economies and the Social and Transport Impacts of the Taxicab (Transport and Society)Taxi! Urban Economies and the Social and Transport Impacts of the Taxicab (Transport and Society)
The taxicab makes a significant contribution to the accessibility of a city, and provides a wide...
Last Exit: Privatization and Deregulation of the U.S. Transportation SystemLast Exit: Privatization and Deregulation of the U.S. Transportation System
Winston has quite the interesting idea. Essentially he argues that privatizing and deregulating...
   
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