How much was provided for New York City's first subway line, Contract 1?
The New York City Subway is the rapid transit network of New York City, with about 248 route miles today, whose first line, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, opened on 27 October 1904, so the entry has no single cost. Wikipedia's early history says Contract 1 provided USD 35 million for the total cost of the first line (equipment paid separately by the Rapid Transit Construction Company), while the USD 340 million of the earlier snapshot is the cost of automating the BMT Canarsie Line with communications-based train control, a signalling upgrade.
Contract value
$35 million
Cost basis: 1900
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Contract value1900
Project record
Opened or launched
Wikipedia (Early history of the IRT subway)27 October 1904