Beach Pneumatic Transit (Q379184)

matcher place: Manhattan (way 400014249), New York (relation 175905), Manhattan (relation 2552485), Manhattan Community Board 1 (relation 7340078), Manhattan (relation 8186559), Manhattan (relation 8398124)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1870 establishments in New York (state), 1873 disestablishments in New York (state), Defunct buildings and structures in Manhattan, History of rail transportation in the United States, History of transportation in New York City, Pneumatics, Railway lines opened in 1870, Transportation in Manhattan

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Beach Pneumatic Transit was the first attempt to build an underground public transit system in New York City. It was developed by Alfred Ely Beach in 1869 as a demonstration subway line running on pneumatic power. The subway line had one stop in the basement of the Rogers Peet Building and a one-car shuttle going back and forth. It was not a regular mode of transportation, and lasted from 1870 until 1873.

Summary from Español / Spanish Wikipedia (eswiki)

El Transporte Neumático de Beach (en inglés, Beach Pneumatic Transit) fue el primer intento para construir un subterráneo para el transporte público en la Ciudad de Nueva York. Fue desarrollado por Alfred Ely Beach en 1869 como demostración de línea de metro operada por el poder neumático. Como la línea contaba con una sola parada y un único coche-lanzadera, fue exclusivamente un invento novedoso y no un medio de transporte regular. Estuvo en activo entre 1870 y 1873.

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urban rail transit system (Q3491904)	public_transport, type=public_transport
rapid transit (Q5503)	railway=subway

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Railway lines opened in 1870

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