И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

TEXT С. THE BOYNTON RAILROAD

(1) Among the most interesting experimental monorails of the past one can mention the Boynton Railroad. This single-rail line was designed by a man named Boynton. The designer laid down his monorail on the territory of modern Brooklyn, New York, in the seventies of the last century. This line operated for two years.

(2) In order to provide stability the designer decided to suspend his locomotive from the overhead guide (на­правляющий) rail. The locomotive itself was a very strange vehicle. It had a single wheel eight feet¹ in diameter. Besides, it had a cabin with two platforms, one above the other. The place of the driver was on the higher platform. The locomotive could achieve a speed of 60 mph.

(3) Boynton's strange monorail railroad attracted great attention of the public. However, it was never used com­mercially.

ПРИМЕЧАНИЕ

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   feet—множ. число от foot (фут = 30,48 см)—футы