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| Based on a 1821 patent of Henry Palmer and put into service in
1825 it was designed to carry bricks. For the grand opening they attached a
carriage making monorail history in also carrying freight and people.
This is a great example of the low force required
to carry weight on steel wheels and rails. It requires 4 pounds (lb) to
move 2000lb on steel; 40lb to move it on rubber tires, and 8lb to move
it through flight! It was the oldest monorail listed by "The Monorail Society" and appropriately powered by a real hay eating one horsepower horse!
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