Boynton Bicycle Railway Company – WV 1897

Boynton Bicycle Railway Company – WV 1897 Train ran on a monorail track with a monorail above for guidance. Boynton Bicycle Railway Company – WV 1897 Boynton’s idea was to adapt bicycle technology to railroading. Conventional trains required over a ton of equipment per passenger, and much of the energy that they expended was wasted… Continue reading Boynton Bicycle Railway Company – WV 1897

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Wuppertal Elevated Train

Wuppertal Elevated Train world.nycsubway.org/Europe/Germany/Wuppertal The Langen Suspended Railway Wuppertaler Schwebebahn The world’s first and only remaining suspended monorail train. open

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Golden Gate sketch

Golden Gate sketch Trees and bike path on top, glass bottomed trams on the bottom. Maybe train tracks and a lane for trucks. No car traffic. open

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tomorrow’s transportation, future urban transportation systems,automated

tomorrow’s transportation, future urban transportation systems,automated tomorrow’s transportation, future urban transportation systems,automated transportation The following document is an excerpt from a 100 page report to the U.S. Congress that was submitted in 1968 by President Lyndon Johnson. It was undertaken by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (Robert Weaver) at the… Continue reading tomorrow’s transportation, future urban transportation systems,automated

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