在克服法律、政治、財物等問題之後,「快速地鐵鐵建設公司」 (Rapid
Subway Construction Company) 成立了,並且於1900年3月開始興建紐約市最有名的地鐵系統。你和你的家人現在可以看到地鐵的運作,這是在正式開放七個月內就做到的成果。看看這部由攝影師比利‧比澤 (G.W.
Billy Bitzer) 在1904年所拍攝的電影,你應該可以看出一點端倪。
Finally overcoming legal, political, and financial problems, the Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company was formed and started construction on New York City's famous subway in March 1900. You and your family can see the subway in action only seven months after it opened. Watch the 1904 movie made by cameraman G.W. "Billy" Bitzer.
VIDEO CREDIT: "Interior N.Y. subway, 14th St. to 42nd St." American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1905. Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920, Library of Congress.