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New York City, monorail unit # n/n

City:New York City   United States
Operator/Facility:Pelham Park & City Island Railroad
Model:Tunis Monorail Car
Built:1910
Current state: Withdrawn 
Purpose:Passenger vehicle
Withdrawn:1914
Scrapped:1917
Remarks:“The Flying Lady”
Monorail car, invented and constructed by Howard H. Tunis. The line was sold and replaced with storage battery cars after several years of operating at a loss.

Вагон монорельса, изобретённый и созданный Говардом Тунисом. Линия была продана и заменена аккумуляторным трамваем после нескольких лет работы в убыток.

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  1914    Withdrawn

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Monorail car, City Island R.R.

Contributor: Bain News Service, publisher.
Library of Congress Call Number: LC-B2- 2064-2 [P&P]
https://www.loc.gov/item/ggb2004008414/

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Monorail

Contributor: Bain News Service, publisher.
Library of Congress Call Number: LC-B2- 2062-15 [P&P]
https://www.loc.gov/item/ggb2004008401/

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Interior of monorail car, City Island

Contributor: Bain News Service, publisher.
Library of Congress Call Number: LC-B2- 2063-1-x [P&P]
https://www.loc.gov/item/ggb2004008412/

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Interior of monorail car, City Island

Contributor: Bain News Service, publisher.
Library of Congress Call Number: LC-B2- 2063-2 [P&P]
https://www.loc.gov/item/ggb2004008403/

about 1910
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  1910    Arrived at the facility


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