| 1. |
Airport jetway |
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11-05-1978 |
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Kai-Tak Airport, Hong Kong (local) |
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| 2. |
Auto-rail vehicle |
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04-26-1978 |
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Missouri-Pacific Railroad |
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Near Farm Road 1690, northeast of Houston, TX (local) |
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| 3. |
Bus |
Subway - guideway |
08-08-1994 |
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"Hillside Trolley" |
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Pioneer Square-Westlake, Seattle, WA |
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| 4. |
Cable bridge |
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10-21-1978 |
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Newport Transporter Bridge |
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Newport Industrial Area, Newport, Wales, UK (local) |
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| 5. |
Cable car (underground interface) |
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07-27-1959 |
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San Francisco Municipal Railway |
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San Francisco, CA (local) |
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| 6. |
Cable car-skyway (aerial interface) |
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07-02-1959 |
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AeroCar |
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Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (local) |
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| 7. |
Caboose |
Diesel railroad |
11-02-1974 |
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Soo Line Railroad |
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Neenah-Appleton, WI |
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| 8. |
Canal gate |
Hand-cranked - gear-driven |
06-02-1983 |
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Ashburnham No.20, Trent-Severn Canal, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (local) |
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| 9. |
Carousel - merry-go-round |
Electric |
09-17-1955 |
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Ocean Grove, NJ (local) |
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| 10. |
Carousel - merry-go-round |
Steam |
10-13-1975 |
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Six Flags' Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ (local) |
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| 11. |
Centrifugal-force ride |
Chain-connected |
06-30-1956 |
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Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (local) |
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| 12. |
Cog railway |
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07-08-1959 |
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Pike's Peak, CO (local) |
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| 13. |
Continuous belt lift |
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08-03-1978 |
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PMI Garage, 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC (local) |
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| 14. |
Conveyor belt |
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10-31-1998 |
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Yerevan-Zvartnots Airport baggage claim area, Yerevan, Armenia (local) |
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| 15. |
Crane-based cable lift-swing |
Skycoaster |
06-24-1997 |
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Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ |
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| 16. |
Diesel railroad |
Meter (39") gauge |
05-05-1973 |
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East African Railways |
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Mombasa-Nairobi, Kenya |
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| 17. |
Diesel railroad |
Narrow (3'6") gauge |
08-18-1966 |
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Commonwealth Railways |
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Marree, South Australia-Alice Springs, Northern Territory |
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| 18. |
Diesel railroad |
Standard (4'8-1/2") gauge |
07-01-1959 |
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New York Central Railroad |
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Croton/Harmon-Buffalo, NY |
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| 19. |
Electric railroad |
Battery-powered mine operation |
09-03-1964 |
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AJ (Alaska-Juneau) Industries gold mine, Juneau, AK (local) |
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| 20. |
Electric railroad |
Broad (5'3") gauge |
01-03-1966 |
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Victorian State Railways |
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (local) |
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| 21. |
Electric railroad |
Catenary - GG1 |
08-19-1959 |
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Pennsylvania Railroad |
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Washington, DC-New York, NY |
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| 22. |
Electric railroad |
Elevated - "El" |
01-02-1955 |
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Interborough Rapid Transit-IRT: Woodlawn-Jerome Avenue Line |
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Kingsbridge Road, Bronx-Grand Central, New York, NY |
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| 23. |
Electric railroad |
High-speed inter-urban |
04-08-1969 |
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Penn Central Railroad - Metroliner (122 mph) |
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New York, NY-Washington, DC |
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| 24. |
Electric railroad |
High-speed intra-urban |
07-03-1970 |
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PATCO Lindenwold Line |
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Haddonfield, NJ-Philadelphia, PA |
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| 25. |
Electric railroad |
High-speed Shinkansen (Bullet Train) |
08-16-1986 |
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Hikari 121 - Japan National Railways |
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Tokyo-Hiroshima, Japan |
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| 26. |
Electric railroad |
High-speed Talgo Pendular automatic gauge-change |
07-23-1998 |
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Spanish RENFE - French National Railways |
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Barcelona/Sants, Spain-Fribourg, Switzerland |
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| 27. |
Electric railroad |
High-speed TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse) |
03-04-1991 |
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French National Railways |
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Nantes-Paris/Montparnasse, France |
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| 28. |
Electric railroad |
Standard (4'8-1/2") gauge |
08-01-1966 |
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Railways of New South Wales |
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (local) |
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| 29. |
Electric railroad |
Third-rail |
07-01-1959 |
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New York Central Railroad |
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New York/Grand Central-Croton/Harmon, NY |
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| 30. |
Elevating transfer vehicle system |
Demag cargo handling system |
02-05-1990 |
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Thai Airways |
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Thai Airways Cargo Village, Bangkok Airport, Thailand (local) |
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| 31. |
Elevator |
Coin |
01-19-1967 |
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Hotel Australia, Sorrento, Italy (local) |
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| 32. |
Elevator |
External |
07-26-1960 |
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Burgenstock, Lucerne, Switzerland (local) |
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| 33. |
Elevator |
High-speed |
10-17-1954 |
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Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (local) |
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| 34. |
Elevator |
Horizontal hovercraft/air-cushioned |
01-19-2002 |
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Poma-Otis Hovair |
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Getty Center Lower Tram Station-Getty Center Arrival Plaza, Los Angeles, CA |
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| 35. |
Elevator |
Stair (American Stair-Glide Corporation) |
01-09-1978 |
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Halevy residence, Rosedale, Queens, NY (local) |
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| 36. |
Elevator |
Standard |
12-10-1965 |
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TAA Building, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (local) |
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| 37. |
Elevator |
Steam |
09-14-1972 |
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256 Greene Street at Waverly Place, New York, NY (local) |
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| 38. |
Escalator |
Horizontal steps |
01-07-1966 |
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Myers' Department Store, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (local) |
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| 39. |
Escalator |
Non-horizontal surface |
03-03-1980 |
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South Street Green Line station-street level, Boston, MA |
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| 40. |
Ferris wheel |
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06-30-1956 |
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Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (local) |
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| 41. |
Flume ride |
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06-25-1964 |
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1964/65 World's Fair, Queens, NY (local) |
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| 42. |
Free-fall theme park ride |
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10-13-1975 |
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Six Flags' Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ (local) |
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| 43. |
Funicular |
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07-26-1960 |
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Burgenstock, Lucerne, Switzerland (local) |
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| 44. |
Gas turbine railroad |
U.S. Department of Transportation - General Electric prototype |
09-23-1976 |
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority-Long Island Rail Road |
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Mineola-Roslyn, NY |
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| 45. |
Inclined plane |
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07-30-1966 |
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Katoomba Scenic Railway |
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Katoomba, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia (local) |
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| 46. |
Ladder hoist |
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06-01-1991 |
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Port Washington Post Office roof-ground, Port Washington, NY |
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| 47. |
Linear-induction vehicle |
Otis - TTI people mover |
05-28-1972 |
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Transpo '72, Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, VA (local) |
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| 48. |
Maglev |
Shanghai magnetic levitation train (431kph/270 mph) |
06-05-2007 |
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Longyan Road-Pudong International Airport, China |
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| 49. |
Marine railway |
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06-03-1983 |
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Big Chute Marine Railway, Ontario, Canada (local) |
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| 50. |
Monorail |
Standard |
10-21-1965 |
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Disneyland, Anaheim, CA (local) |
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| 51. |
Monorail |
Suspended - schwebebahn |
01-28-1979 |
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Wuppertal, Germany (local) |
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| 52. |
Moving sidewalk |
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02-01-1967 |
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Chatelet Metro station, Paris, France (local) |
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| 53. |
Overhead hoist |
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11-11-1992 |
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Trans-Siberian Railway |
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Bogie change facility, Zabaykal'sk, Siberia, Russia (local) |
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| 54. |
Parachute jump |
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06-30-1956 |
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Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (local) |
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| 55. |
People-mover |
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07-07-1983 |
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Personal Rapid Transit System |
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West Virginia University loop-Morgantown, WV (local) |
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| 56. |
Rail car |
Self-propelled |
01-30-1962 |
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Boston and Maine Railroad |
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Tilton, NH-Boston, MA |
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| 57. |
Roller coaster |
Inverted |
07-25-1994 |
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Corkscrew |
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Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH (local) |
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| 58. |
Roller coaster |
Standard |
02-07-1966 |
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Luna Park, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia (local) |
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| 59. |
Roller coaster |
Suspended |
07-25-1994 |
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Raptor |
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Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH (local) |
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| 60. |
Rotating restaurant |
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06-25-1978 |
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Rooftop lounge, Holiday Inn, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (local) |
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| 61. |
Scaffold |
Electric |
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| 62. |
Scaffold |
Manual |
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| 63. |
Ski-lift |
Chair |
08-08-1956 |
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Belleayre Mountain, NY (local) |
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| 64. |
Ski-lift |
Poma |
02-01-1970 |
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Fahnestock Ski Center/Memorial State Park, Putnam County, NY (local) |
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| 65. |
Ski-tow |
J-bar |
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| 66. |
Ski-tow |
Rope |
01-28-1960 |
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Jug End Barn, South Egremont, MA (local) |
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| 67. |
Ski-tow |
T-bar |
01-30-1962 |
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Belknap Mountain (Mt. Rowe) Ski Area, NH (local) |
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| 68. |
Snowtube tow |
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01-31-1999 |
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Hunter Mountain Ski Area (local) |
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| 69. |
Steam railroad |
Broad (5'3") gauge |
02-27-1966 |
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Victorian State Railways |
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Melbourne-Mornington, Victoria, Australia |
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| 70. |
Steam railroad |
Meter (39") gauge |
05-21-1973 |
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East African Railways |
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Kisumu-Kisumu Pier, Kenya |
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| 71. |
Steam railroad |
Narrow (2'0") gauge |
07-02-1960 |
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Edaville Railroad |
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South Carver, MA (local) |
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| 72. |
Steam railroad |
Narrow (3'6") gauge |
09-17-1965 |
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Durango and Silverton Railroad (Denver & Rio Grande Western) |
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Durango-Silverton, CO |
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| 73. |
Steam railroad |
Standard (4'8-1/2") gauge |
04-29-1962 |
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Reading Railroad |
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Philadelphia-Gettysburg, PA |
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| 74. |
Steeplechase ride |
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06-30-1956 |
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Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (local) |
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| 75. |
Subway |
Electric - rubber tires |
05-26-1970 |
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Montreal Metro |
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada (local) |
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| 76. |
Subway |
Electric - steel wheels |
02-01-1951 |
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Independent (IND) System |
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Kingsbridge Road, Bronx-Seventh Avenue, New York, NY |
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| 77. |
Subway |
Funicular/"tunel" |
01-04-1967 |
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Galata-Istiklal, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| 78. |
Switchback railroad |
ENAFER autovagon |
12-02-1987 |
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ENAFER - Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles |
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Cuzco-Machu Picchu, Peru |
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| 79. |
Telepherique |
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12-31-1966 |
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Harissa, Lebanon (local) |
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| 80. |
Track car |
Self-propelled |
11-02-1974 |
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Soo Line Railroad |
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Neenah Yards, Neenah, WI (local) |
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| 81. |
Tram |
Single-truck |
04-24-1966 |
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Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, Melbourne, Australia (local) |
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| 82. |
Transfer table |
|
12-08-1976 |
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Long Island Rail Road |
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Morris Park Shops, Richmond Hill, Queens, NY (local) |
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| 83. |
Trolley - tram |
|
12-13-1965 |
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Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board |
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (local) |
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| 84. |
Trolley - tram |
Funicular-assisted |
02-25-1991 |
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Azienda Consorziale Transporte (ACT) |
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Trieste-Villa Opicina, Italy |
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| 85. |
Turbine railroad |
ANF-Frangeco Turbomeca TurboLiner |
11-01-1974 |
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Amtrak |
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Chicago-Joliet, IL |
|
| 86. |
Turbine railroad |
United Aircraft - Pullman Standard TurboTrain |
06-27-1970 |
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Penn Central - New Haven Line |
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New York/Grand Central, NY-New Haven, CT |
|
| 87. |
Turntable |
|
12-08-1976 |
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Long Island Rail Road |
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Morris Park Shops, Richmond Hill, Queens, NY (local) |
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| 88. |
Turntable |
Window-display |
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American Standard showroom, 50 West 40th Street, New York, NY (local) |
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| 89. |
X-ray table |
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06-16-1979 |
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Mercy Medical Center, Denver, CO (local) |
|
| 90. |
Zip-line/aerial cableway |
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07-20-2003 |
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Sky Trek Canopy Tour |
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Monteverde rainforest, Costa Rica |
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