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Feb. 26, 1870: New York City Blows Subway Opportunity
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March 31, 1901: Wuppertal Monorail Opens
1901: A suspended monorail opens in Germany, whisking passengers on an 8.3-mile loop some 40 feet over the Wupper River. Though not the world’s first single-track hanging rail system, it’s the world’s...
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April 29, 1882: Trackless Trolley Starts Rolling
1882: Ernst Werner von Siemens tests a demonstration “trackless trolley” in a Berlin suburb. The innovative device pulls electricity from overhead wires, but runs with road wheels, not on rails. By the...
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Jan. 10, 1863: Take the Tube
1863: London inaugurates the world’s first subway service. Approximately 40,000 Londoners ride the trains the first day. The original line ran from Paddington Station to Farringdon Street, via Edgware...
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June 2, 1883: The ‘L’ Comes to Chicago … Indoors
1883: The world’s first elevated electric railway in the world makes a trial run. It’s in Chicago, of course. It’s indoors, and it won’t last, but the idea will. New York City began elevated railway...
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Aug. 2, 1873: San Francisco’s First Cable Car Conquers Nob Hill
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