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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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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

Andrew Hallidie tests the first cable car in San Francisco.

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