Monorail accident at Pelham NY. on July16, 1910. This novel design for an electric monorail was demonstrated at an exposition in Virginia in 1907. It attracted the attention of transit interests in New York and a short track was set up in the Bronx. The system, supported on a monorail but hanging from two tracks above was tested successfully but on the opening day, the car, designed for 40 passengers, was overloaded with maybe 100 passengers during its inaugural journey. It leaned over on a curve, causing the superstructure to collapse and cause this accident. No one was killed though there were many injuries. That was the end. Below, before the crash. More on the story here.
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Gravity gets ya every time.
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