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100 1 _aBoynton Bicycle Railway Company
245 1 0 _aBoynton bicycle railway system
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boynton_Bicycle_Railroad
500 _aRelease date is 2024-11-23
508 _adeaurider, Chris Miceli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Boynton Bicycle Railway System" by Boynton Bicycle Railway Company is a scientific publication likely written in the late 19th century. This book presents an innovative approach to railway transportation, focusing on the advantages of a bicycle-based railway system that emphasizes lightness, speed, and efficiency. The publication details the principles of design and operation behind the Boynton Bicycle Railway, promoting its potential advantages in terms of cost and performance compared to traditional rail systems. In the book, the authors describe the unique design of the bicycle train cars, which are narrower and have a two-story structure, allowing them to carry more passengers while weighing significantly less than standard railway cars. The innovative use of materials like light steel and wood veneer is highlighted, along with the operational principles that permit higher speeds and reduced friction. Throughout the text, the authors discuss the economic benefits and safety improvements of the Boynton system, including its ability to operate efficiently on existing rail infrastructure, and they present evidence from trials that demonstrate its success in real-world applications. Overall, the book argues for the adoption of this novel system as a valuable advancement in railway transportation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Boynton Bicycle Railway Company, 1896
653 _aMonorail railroads
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/boyntonbicyclera00boyn
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74783
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