EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026
26th February 1870: Beach Pneumatic Transit opens in New York as the first successful underground railway in the United States
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The Beach Pneumatic Transit consisted of a 312-foot tunnel beneath Broadway, between Warren Street and Murray Street, through which a single, cylindrical passenger car was propelled back and forth by a large fan housed in a nearby ...
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