Meigs Elevated Railway
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The Meigs Elevated Railway was an experimental steam-powered monorail
invented by Josiah V. Meigs (also known as Joe Vincent Meigs) of Lowell, Massachusetts
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A 227-foot demonstration line was built in 1886 in East Cambridge, Massachusetts
on land abutting Bridge Street, now Monsignor O'Brien Highway. Never expanded, it ran until 1894.
Monorail
A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track...
invented by Josiah V. Meigs (also known as Joe Vincent Meigs) of Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
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A 227-foot demonstration line was built in 1886 in East Cambridge, Massachusetts
East Cambridge, Massachusetts
East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Referred to as Area 1, East Cambridge is bounded by the Charles River on the East, the Somerville border on the North, Broadway and Main Street on the South, and the railroad tracks on the West...
on land abutting Bridge Street, now Monsignor O'Brien Highway. Never expanded, it ran until 1894.