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Conquering Gotham
Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic : the Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels | Jill Jonnes
Traces the epic story of the struggle to build Penn Station, describing how the nation's most powerful railroad tackled Tammany Hall corruption and the forces of nature to create a tunnel system linking Manhattan, New Jersey, and Long Island.
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I'm no disciple of Ayn Rand, but have to admit the 19th/20th century railroad magnates fundamentally changed the USA. New York City's Pennsylvania Station was the keystone of the American rail network; its tunnels are still vital, but the station itself is gone. Jonnes explains why.

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