| General note | "Substantial portions of the book are based on a ten-part series published in 1982 as an insert for the weekly Passenger transport, the official journal of the American Public Transit Association (A.P.T.A.), a Washington- based trade association of and for today's North American mass transit operators and suppliers. ... [The] 1982 version was called A century of service and was written to help A.P.T.A. celebrate its centennial."--Pref. |
| General note | Bibliographical references and supplemental explanations to text in each chapter are found in Notes section: p. 223-248. |
| General note | Appendix contains compilation of statistical data on transit patronage for the United States (1870-1990), Canada (1987), and 16 selected cities in the United States (1949 and 1989). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-257) and index. |
| Other title |
Passenger transport. |
| Other title | History of urban mass transit in North America. |
| LCCN | 90082348 |
| ISBN | 0823212777 (bound) |
| ISBN | 0823212785 (pbk.) |
