__1882: __Ernst Werner von Siemens tests a demonstration "trackless trolley" in a Berlin suburb. The innovative device pulls electricity from overhead wires, but runs with road wheels, not on rails.
1882: The Elektromote, the world’s first trackless trolley bus, is tested outside Berlin. Built by Dr. Werner von Siemens, the Elektromote featured two electric motors that used contact wheels to draw ...
We often say, around here, variations on “There is nothing new under the sun.” This 1950 United Electric Railways trolley photo from our archives proves it. Note this is a trackless trolley, riding on ...
CityDig: The Trackless Trolleys of Laurel Canyon Los Angeles later earned its reputation as a car city, but in the early 20th century it was a laboratory for innovative transportation technologies. In ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A group pushing the idea of a trackless, rubber-wheel ...
Ten trackless trolleys will replace aging and noisy Viewmobiles on Goat Island and vicinity next spring, and they may run a new route onto the closed section of the Robert Moses Parkway. The $2.5 ...
A veteran of WWII, Richard Parker grew up in Pawtucket, studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, and moved to New York, working in the New York advertising world. He now lives in South Kingstown.
A veteran of WWII, Richard Parker grew up in Pawtucket, studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, and moved to New York, working in the New York advertising world. He now lives in South Kingstown.
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