Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
TRAIN THAT WOULD NEVER STOP, HAULING
PASSENGERS FASTER AND CHEAPER THAN
STREET CARS OR SUBWAYS. IS DESIGNED
Endless Belt Transportation
System Works Perfectly
in 8-Week Test.
SPEED Is FROM 20 TO rs
Detroit Inventor Says Load
ing Would Be Done While
En- Route.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
DETROIT, June ~ lN.A.N.A).-A
system Of rapid transit, either subway
or elevated. capable Of carrying 10000
persons past d given point every hour
at the rate Of 20 to as miles an hour
every passenger seated and the system
making no stops, but passengers per-
mitted to board or alight at any point
along the system with absolute safety!
Sounds fantastic, does 1t not? Espe-
cially when its sponsors insist that II
will do twice as much as any two
track subway system. and at one-hal1
to three-fourths the cost.
Model Works Steadily.
A model of the proposed system, the
invention of a Detroiter who holds all
patents, has been completed and grind
ing out miles without a breakdown for
the last eight weeks. Those who have
seen 1t in operation, including William
B. Mayo, chief engineer from many
cities of the United States, pronounce
its performance remarkable.
The system Is the invention OF Her
man e. Taylor, supervisor Of traffic
for the Detroit Department of Street
Railways Conceiving the idea several
years ago, Mr.. Taylor applied for pat
ents on his plans in October, 1924, and
received them in June. 1927.
Work on the model was begun last
November by arrangement with Del A.
Smith, D. 8. R., general manager, at
power station B, where the fine tooling
necessary to success was done under
the direction Of Gordon v. Allyn, d. g.
r. machinist.
Two Endless Belts ut Work.
The system is in the form of two
endless belts, one Immediately inside
the other and each feet wide, built
in 12-foot sections, The inner belt
separated from the outer belt by an
endless succession Of automatically
controlled gates, would move contin-
uously at 20 to as miles an hour. Its
outer edge would carry the seats, al
facing In the forward direction, this
belt known as the constant speed plat
form"
Travelling on wheels and tracks. the
12-foot sections are built as solidly q
the modern type street car floor and
articulated ct either end to At the next
section.
The outer belt" or variable speed
platform, Il set on from the subwalk--
In case the system is constructed un-
dergraund-by another set Of automatic
gates. This platform would move al
frequent intermissions at three-quarters
Of mile an hour, at which times the
gates would open to permit passenger
to board from the subwalk. In nine
seconds sthe variable speed platform
would be accelerated to the same speed
IS the constant speed platform, permit
ting passengers to move through the
inner gates, automatically opening fol
the purpose, and to take seats on the
constant speed platform.
Could Move In Walk width.
The entire system could be built only
to move In one direction under thu
sidewalk on one side. of the street ianc
in the other direction under the side.
walk on the opposite side, Mr.. Taylor
says, width Of only oe feet being nee.
essary for turninss.
Seventy seats would pass any poini
along the line each minute Of the day