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Vintage STEAM monorail footage

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Post subject: Vintage STEAM monorail footage

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:19 pm

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Location: MA

Came upon this while searching for some stock footage http://www.dvarchive.com/stock-footage/ ... sembarking

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Post subject: Re: Vintage STEAM monorail footage

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:47 pm

Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:41 am
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Location: Inwood, W.Va.

That's something I never thought I would see on film--the Lartique Monorail:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lartigue_Monorail

http://www.aqpl43.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/ ... rtigue.htm

There is apparently more footage; please pardon the horrible quality, it's what I could find.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjBKQlr9fSs

A partial replica exists today, utilizing a steam-outline diesel locomotive:

http://www.lartiguemonorail.com/

http://www.listowel365.com/lartigue0801.asp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnIN2bwvdPk

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Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Post subject: Re: Vintage STEAM monorail footage

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:49 pm

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Location: Somewhere east of Prescott, AZ along the old Santa Fe "Prescott & Eastern"

More (including more video) on the famous Listowel-Ballybunion Monorail in Ireland:

http://illianaroad.com/railroading/irel ... the-world/

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