Properties (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
transportation system
|
| gptkbp:averageTemperature |
1,000 feet
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| gptkbp:built |
1870
1873 |
| gptkbp:cancellationReason |
financial difficulties
|
| gptkbp:capacity |
22 passengers per car
|
| gptkbp:component |
underground pneumatic tubes
|
| gptkbp:constructionStarted |
1869
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
inspired stories and myths.
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
featured in literature
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| gptkbp:design |
circular tube
|
| gptkbp:designedBy |
gptkb:Alfred_Ely_Beach
|
| gptkbp:electronicSystems |
creating a reliable air pressure system
pneumatic tube design |
| gptkbp:engineType |
pneumatic engine
|
| gptkbp:features |
air pressure system
|
| gptkbp:firstHeld |
in_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century urbanization
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| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Gilded Age
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
early example of urban transit innovation
early urban transit solution |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Beach Pneumatic Transit
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future subway designs
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:London_Pneumatic_Dispatch_Company
pneumatic_tube_systems_in_Europe |
| gptkbp:infrastructure |
tunnel
|
| gptkbp:innovation |
pneumatic tube technology
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspired future transit systems
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| gptkbp:length |
1,000 feet
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first passenger ride
|
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Alfred_Ely_Beach
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1870
1873 |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Beach_Pneumatic_Transit_Company
|
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
air pressure propulsion
|
| gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
12 passengers per car
novelty ride unique underground travel |
| gptkbp:productionYears |
3 years
|
| gptkbp:project |
4 years
$350,000 limited success improve urban transportation |
| gptkbp:publicPerception |
mixed reviews
|
| gptkbp:publicTransport |
urban transit
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
pneumatic transportation
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first underground transit system in New York
|
| gptkbp:stations |
one station
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:New_York_City_subway_system
|
| gptkbp:technology |
pneumatic tubes
pneumatic propulsion |
| gptkbp:transportation |
limited due to short operation period
urban pneumatic transit |
| gptkbp:type |
pneumatic tube system
|