In thinking about this month's theme I was torn between two different ideas, motorcycles and trains. Although both have seen a grand evolution in the twentieth century I feel that more people can relate to trains than can relate to motorcycles. If one has ever journeyed to New York City one can easily see how the evolution of the subway system has flourished in the past century, making subterranean rapid transit readily accessible to the masses. But before you think I am about to sing the praises of the MTA I would like you all to see one of the first steps in the evolution of the subway system that we have all come to depend on.
One of the first subway car designs was a pneumatic driven system... that's right, driven by air! However this system didn't last very long and didn't have a very extensive network.
For further interest in the history and the evolution of mass transit in NYC visit nycsubway.org. there one can find what many don't realize is right beneath their feet.
One of the first subway car designs was a pneumatic driven system... that's right, driven by air! However this system didn't last very long and didn't have a very extensive network.
For further interest in the history and the evolution of mass transit in NYC visit nycsubway.org. there one can find what many don't realize is right beneath their feet.
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