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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:public_transportation
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gptkbp:academic_programs
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early use of pneumatic technology in transit
successful operation for 3 years
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gptkbp:architecture
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pneumatic tube
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Alfred_Ely_Beach
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gptkbp:audience
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:capacity
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12 passengers per car
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gptkbp:challenges
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creating a pneumatic system
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gptkbp:civic_engagement
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enthusiastic support initially
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gptkbp:closed
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1873
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gptkbp:closing_date
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1873
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gptkbp:closure_type
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financial difficulties
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gptkbp:construction_method
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tunneling
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired future transit systems
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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mentioned in historical accounts of transit history
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:Alfred_Ely_Beach
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gptkbp:duration
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3 years
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gptkbp:engine_type
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wooden cars
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gptkbp:features
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air pressure trains
pneumatic propulsion system
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gptkbp:first_ride_date
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February 2, 1870
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gptkbp:funding
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private investment
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gptkbp:future_prospects
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not realized due to closure
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gptkbp:growth_rate
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not realized
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gptkbp:has_public_transport
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early form of public transportation in NYC
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gptkbp:historical_context
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19th century urban development
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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inspired later innovations in transit technology
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
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gptkb:first_pneumatic_transit_system_in_the_U._S.
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:Gilded_Age
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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early example of urban transit innovation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Beach Pneumatic Transit
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gptkbp:influenced
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future subway systems
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:London_Pneumatic_Dispatch_Company
pneumatic tube technology
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gptkbp:innovation
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pneumatic transport
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gptkbp:investment
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$350,000
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gptkbp:last_ride_date
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1873
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gptkbp:legacy
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pioneering underground transport
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gptkbp:length
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1 mile
1,000 feet
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gptkbp:length_of_operation
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3 years
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:opened
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1870
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:Beach_Pneumatic_Transit_Company
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1870-1873
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gptkbp:operational_status
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defunct
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gptkbp:passenger_capacity
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22 passengers per car
unique underground ride
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gptkbp:passenger_traffic
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limited due to closure
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gptkbp:project
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1870
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gptkbp:public_interest
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high during operation
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gptkbp:related_to
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Alfred Ely Beach's vision
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gptkbp:significance
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first underground transit system in the U. S.
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gptkbp:start_date
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February 2, 1870
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gptkbp:stations
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1 station
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:New_York_City_subway_system
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gptkbp:system
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pneumatic tube system
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gptkbp:system_failure
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financial unsustainability
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gptkbp:transportation
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underground transit
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gptkbp:type
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pneumatic tube system
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gptkbp:uses_technology
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pneumatic propulsion
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Alfred_Ely_Beach
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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