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New York City's first official subway system began operation on October
27, 1904 in Manhattan. The first Sunday the system opened, a million
people tried to "do the subway."
The IRT operated the original 9.1 mile-long line which extended along 28
stations from City Hall to 145th Street and Broadway. In 1940 the City
become the sole owner and operator of all New York's subway and elevated
lines.
New York City Subway Resources, an unofficial site
Well, I got me a job in this man's town
On this subway train down under the ground;
My pay's so low I went in the hole,
And I can't get out, folks, to save my soul.
Wages on the floor, prices on the ceilin'.
So if you want to win this war I'll tell you what to do,
You got to work and fight for the T.W.U.,
You got to toot your whistle, got to ring your bell,
You got to keep all the Fascists in a union hell.
Keep 'em there. Don't let 'em out.
"Talking Subway," Woody Guthrie (see Oct 4)
[thanx Manfred Helfert http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/3448/blind.html]
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