History of Transportation in New York City - New York City Subway History, Transportation Accidents in New York City, United Airlines Flight 175 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 74. Chapters: New York City Subway history, Transportation accidents in New York City, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 587, US Airways Flight 1549, USAir Flight 405, List of closed New York City Subway stations, 2005 New York City transit strike, 2009 Hudson River mid-air collision, PS General Slocum, 1955 MacArthur Airport United Airlines crash, Kaufman Act, 2006 New York City plane crash, Rapid transit operations of the BRT and BMT, History of New York City transportation, History of the IRT subway before 1918, Eastern Air Lines Flight 663, History of the New York City Subway, 1960 New York air disaster, USAir Flight 5050, Proposed New York City Subway expansion, American Airlines Flight 1, Malbone Street Wreck, Dual Contracts, Holland Tunnel fire, 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash, New York tugboats, Ninth Avenue derailment, Kew Gardens train crash, 1966 New York City transit strike, American Airlines Flight 320, Lower Manhattan Expressway, B-25 Empire State Building crash, Northeast Airlines Flight 823, Mid-Manhattan Expressway, Coney Island plane crash, 1980 New York City transit strike, Staten Island Tunnel, 1967 N3381W Piper Cherokee crash, TWA Flight 843, IND Worth Street Line, Eastern Air Lines Flight 512, Control house. Excerpt: US Airways Flight 1549 was US Airways' scheduled domestic commercial passenger flight from LaGuardia Airport in New York City to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina. On January 15, 2009, the aircraft flying this route, an Airbus A320-214, was successfully ditched in the Hudson River adjacent to midtown Manhattan six minutes after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport after being disabled by striking a flock of Canada Geese during its initial climb out. The incident became known as the "Miracle On The Hudson." The bird strike, which occurred just northeas...