Technology, Railways, USA, Monorail, Boston, System Meiggs
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"Hochbahn in Boston (System Meiggs)."
Railways, USA, Monorail, Boston
Wood engraving published 1882.
Original antique print
On the reverse side is an article
in German about the special rail system in Boston.
Image: 12 x 18 cm (4.7 x 7")
The Meigs Elevated Railway was an experimental but unsuccessful 19th century elevated steam-powered urban rapid transit system, often described as a monorail but technically pre-electric third rail. It was invented in the US by Josiah Vincent Meigs (also known as Joe Meigs or Joe Vincent Meigs), of Lowell, Massachusetts, and was demonstrated in a suburb of Boston called East Cambridge from 1886 to 1894.
