3.16.2010

America Used to Dominate High Speed Rail Transport

beach new york underground transport image

With China getting ready to tie the entire world together with high speed rail, it is easy to forget that America once dominated when it came to innovation in transport. Back in 1870, Alfred Ely Beach built a pneumatic subway under Broadway. (in secret yet; he just had a permit for a package delivery system)

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