A highly specialized book that comprehensively examines the development of railways in the Tama region from the Meiji era to the 1990s, in conjunction with social and regional development. The cover and edges have considerable soiling, but the contents are in good condition. Nihon Keizai Hyoronsha, 1993, A5 size, 306 pages Price: ¥2,884 #Masaho Noda #Katsumasa Harada #Eiichi Aoki #Yoshiki Okawa #Yasuo Wakuda #Toshiaki Yamada #Fumihiko Suzuki #Koichi Nakagawa #Keiichi Watanabe Preface: Perspectives on Railways in Tama Chapter 1: The Dawn of Tama and Railways (Progress of the Industrial Revolution and Kobu Railway; Kawagoe Railway and Ome Railway; Nationalization of Railways and Railways in Tama) Chapter 2: Industries of Tama and Railways (Raw Silk and Railways; Gravel and Railways; Limestone and Railways) Chapter 3: Suburbanization of Tama and Railways (Progress of Suburbanization after World War I and Railways; Development of Suburban Electric Trains; Tama as a Recreational Area and Villa District; The Depression of the Early Showa Era and Railways; Development of Buses and Railways) Chapter 4: Urbanization of Tama and Railways (Reorganization during World War II and Post-War Reconstruction; High Economic Growth and the Role of Railways; Development of Lineside Areas by Private Railways and Residential Development; Construction of Tama New Town and Railways; Establishment of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area and the Outer Ring Line; Private Railway Capital and Bus Operations) Chapter 5: The Current Situation of Tama and Railways (Strengthening the Transport Capacity of Railways; Leisure and Railways; Redevelopment of Stations and Station Fronts; North-South Transportation Issues and Railways) Epilogue: The Future of Tama and the Role of Railways Appendix: Chronology of the Development of Railway Networks in the Tama Region #Tama #Hachioji #Tachikawa #Kokubunji #Kunitachi #Kichijoji #Tokyu #Odakyu #Keio #ChuoLine #HachikoLine