Team Meigs and Their Train, Cambridge, Massachusetts Circa 1886

Date: Circa 1886
Source Collection: Boston in Transit

Boston in Transit - The Book
Figure 5.5 - Team Meigs and Their Train, Circa 1886
The Meigs train is posed on its test track, in front of the company’s workshop building. Angled wheels kept the train on the monorail track. Horizontal wheels under the locomotive provided the tractive effort.

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