{"product_id":"railroaded-a-motormans-story-of-the-new-york-city-subway-9781978844094","title":"Railroaded: A Motorman's Story of the New York City Subway","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe New York City subway system is one of the largest and oldest in the world, still carrying traces of the transport systems that came before it. Some of its elevated tracks are remnants of steam railroads, and some tunnels run where canoes served as ferries. For passengers, riding the subway can feel like stepping into another world, dark and dank and sometimes dangerous. Now just imagine what it's like to work there every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the few subway workers who went on to earn a PhD from Harvard, historian Fred Naiden gives readers a firsthand look at what it was like to work as a subway porter, a motorman, and a locomotive engineer during the 1980s. He recounts the labor activism of his fellow MTA employees, who advocated for better conditions, higher pay, and less institutional racism. He also shares wild stories about the riders he encountered, from a homeless former realtor who worked as a mob frontman to an angry passenger who pulled a gun on him while the train was stuck at a stop signal. Above all, \u003ci\u003eRailroaded \u003c\/i\u003ewill answer many questions about the New York subway system, including how it could be improved.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred S. Naiden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.75h x 6.34w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978844094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFRED S. NAIDEN, formerly New York City Transit Authority Employee #4046, is now professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His many books include \u003ci\u003eAncient Supplication \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), \u003ci\u003eSmoke Signals for the Gods \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), and \u003ci\u003eSoldier, Priest, and God: A Life of Alexander the Great\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Fred S. Naiden \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858825429149,"sku":"9781978844094","price":47.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8490ca25-f43d-4383-8b58-d601d7f7ac81.jpg?v=1776861211","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/railroaded-a-motormans-story-of-the-new-york-city-subway-9781978844094","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}