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CONTENTS Foreword vii Preface xiii 1. A Primer on Coney Island and Brooklyn 1 2. Street Railways (1854–1890) 24 3. Iron Piers and Iron Steamboats (1845–1918) 49 4. Excursion Railways (1864–1890) 67 5. Elevated Railways (1880–1890) 104 6. Merger, Consolidation, and the Emergence of the BRT (1890–1900) 124 7. Subways and the Nickel Empire (1900–1940) 190 8. Coney Island at War (1940–1945) 250 9. After VJ Day (1945–2000) 266 Appendix A: BRT and BMT Rail Passenger Cars, 1900–1940 287 Appendix B: Rail and Steamboat Schedules, Summer 1880 293 Endnotes 299 Bibliography 327 Index 333 ...

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