Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-07-13
M0N0RAIL EXHIBIT
AT JAMESTOWN EXPO.
First Single Rail Railroad Ever
Built in This Country.
SURPRISING SPEED TEST
Inventor of the American Car Is
From Baltimore-operstes on
Gyroscope Principle, With
Overhead Guides.

-Speciai-Oc al the
recent Inventions IN methods OF trsns-
Portaaon. the one which Il would seem
IS calculated % upset the whole OF
the present method OF city and inter
urban rapid transit vas successfully
tested ~ the jamestown Exposition on
June s7th.
The statement q this fact must have
a very soothing effect upon American
pride. for the reason that this proposed
innovation h.s been the occasion Tor
considerable rivalry % late between
this country and England. ~ reason
% she fscs that a London rnsn has
recently invented similar car.
"A q matter % fact. the two systems.
IS Ia As the track and car are con-
csrned. are Identical But there IS
difference - the method % ecuiu-
cTiurn- which. - can hs seen az once.
IS q very important factor in car
constructed 20 run az a higher rate q
speed than has set been attained ~
any device built for the transDor,s-
don q passengers
With TIE exception % one o. two
short experimental lines. the James
town Exposition line = the cirst single
rsn railroad ever built II This coun-
~. and this half -liie track now has
a car speeding hack and forth over -
daily ~ way q convincing the public
th1- the system - beyond the expert
rnert-l stage The initial run over the
line wss made on June s-th. with Gov
Barry NshooL % Baltimore. the
Maryland ccmmissic1ers % the eI-
position. officers % the company and
representative q press aboard the
car.
This car - forty-seven feet slx
inches Ions has a seating capacity Of
thirfy-four. wiki standing room FOR
fry more. and IS equipped With eight
motors q twenty horse power esch.
The frame work Is 90 structural steel
u Is estimated that it vii be able 20
make three hundred trips q day from
ire exposition % the military camp.
which points represent the terminals
This car s. operated upon a positive
mechanical method. ct which y. II
Tunis. O. Baltimore. 81 the inventor.
while the English car @ which Louis
Brennan ts rhc inventor operates
. upon The sJ-rcSccpe methci-n-. in
other words upon The principal that
u-dsrlles ar1 keeps ir motion tle or
tlnary spinning -oT- uith which every
boy IS familiar
me American car. ~ which AZ
Z-ris a. fhe Inventor. and which is
a. operation az the exposition. fas
-wo overhead trucks. hul-- O. lctt as
possible Cor safety The wheels r-n
between positive E-iles overhead
Therefor. lt matters -ot - the motor
stops rr some ac-llrr- raT pens CD tle
car. the guides age tlere 90 hold 10
on the ruli
tes.-ahie seat--e 90 tae -l-is car
ls rrar when rle car ts running ur
curves at EtEE ~ar. 20 erre- - l-lrs
toward -ra cerre- cases as
-lrr ls - lr---s-. w---I serves q.
keep go. car rE rre ra-L one GO gre
ulre points ennlr -.ts American 1l1- 10
rl. system 60 rre tar- tE2t TIE e----
lt-I--u device a-sn serves TIE purpose
q rrars-l---r 1cr tbe electricity.
TIE cn-y s-zsls rH4 sIstera Il eP-
erltlol keretc<lra - tai q tna gcs-
rez.lcz rTpe kncw7 % E-ro2A az
= wltrh thls ccr-trZ CO. 14ks nc
torn ETposltioa la Ia ,izg vide
i-teres-. =s2eclg11T So practical
wise been arozsst Il he z 7osss con-
s-r---Lr- q q nro-c-s1i tr-er-rb4- line
rrcI Newark -. =. 20 %ew York city.
which undoubtedly depends UEor TIE
success e The te-1rstrarlc- now be-
NJ Ials on TIRE SHORES e Eawctc q
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