July 16, 2025
Tag: suspension monorail
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Tuffi und die Schwebebahn
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The suspension monorail was invented in England in the 1820s. The distinction is small but the first suspended railway was opened on June 25, 1825, using a patent recorded by Henry Palmer. It was built to carry bricks, but as an opening stunt it carried passengers. Through the next 75 years several iterations of the…
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July 16, 2024 2 Comments
Outlandish folk lore about ornery Texas Longhorns is fun. The history of barbed wire that kept them under control is interesting. Farmers and cattlemen bought the wire by the mile and made one man very rich. It’s all told through postcards. Right here!