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The Beach Pneumatic Transit was the first attempt to build an underground public transit system in New York City. It was developed by Alfred Ely Beach in 1869 as a demonstration subway line running on pneumatic power. The line had one stop in the basement of the Rogers Peet Building, near the old City Hall station, … 展开
Alfred Ely Beach demonstrated a model of basic pneumatic subway system, in which air pressure in the tube pushed the cars, at the American Institute Exhibition in New York in 1867. After … 展开
The Crystal Palace pneumatic railway was a similar but longer system which operated in 1864 on the grounds of the Crystal Palace in London. 展开
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The ornate station had frescoes and easy chairs. It was illuminated by zirconia lamps that revealed the luxurious … 展开• The Beach Pneumatic Transit is featured in the direct-to-video sequel An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island and serves as a plot point of the story.
• "Sub-Rosa Subway" is a 1976 song by Klaatu which describes the subway's construction, station, and … 展开• "Beach Pneumatic Transit" at Abandoned Stations, by Joseph Brennan
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网页Like other things in transit, Beach’s pneumatic idea was preceded by a London model. Even more impressive, perhaps, was Beach’s innovative method of hydraulic tunneling that proved to have future uses.
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网页2012年2月27日 · Alfred Beach built this pneumatic tunnel to show the possibility of a subway in New York. It seems to have worked out pretty well for everyone. This particular tunnel was opened February 1870...
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网页The story of a forgotten transit line, one powered entirely by forcing air through a tunnel.
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