A subway moved by airSourced
New York once demonstrated an air-powered subway
Opened in 1870, Beach Pneumatic Transit ran a single shuttle through a short underground tunnel. A large blower pushed the car out and reversed to pull it back by suction. The planned expansion never happened, and it closed in 1873.
Underground transport once had a blower-powered proposal.
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