在克服法律、政治、财物等问题之后,「快速地铁铁建设公司」 (Rapid
Subway Construction Company) 成立了,并且于1900年3月开始兴建纽约市最有名的地铁系统。你和你的家人现在可以看到地铁的运作,这是在正式开放七个月内就做到的成果。看看这部由摄影师比利.比泽 (G.W.
Billy Bitzer) 在1904年所拍摄的电影,你应该可以看出一点端倪。
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.