A history of mass transit around the globe brings together a collection of historic and current maps of every rapid-transit system in the world, along with more than 650 full-color photographs, diagrams, and rare ephemera for Beijing, New York, Paris, London, Cleveland, Chicago, Tokyo, Moscow, Madrid, Berlin, San Francisco, and other cities. Original. 30,000 first printing.Presents a narrative history and a collection of historic and current maps of every major rapid-transit system in the world, describing the evolution of the transportation systems for such cities as New York, Moscow, Paris, London, Tokyo, Madrid, and Berlin.