Meigs Elevated Railway

Experimental Steam Monorail (1886-1894)

Books

True Rapid Transit 

Newspaper Articles

Committee Vote, 11-Feb-1882 
Legislative Debate, 22-Feb-1882 
Models In House, 24-Feb-1882 
Experimental Road, 8-Mar-1882 
Elevated Authorized, 10-Mar-1882 
House Debate, 17-Mar-1882 
Senate Debate, 13-Apr-1882 
Senate Postponement, 14-Apr-1882 
Joe V. Meigs Biographical Sketch, 4-Feb-1883 
Senate Amendments, 20-Apr-1883 
Senate Rejects Meigs, 24-Apr-1883 
Legislative Endorsement, 30-Jan-1884 
House Debate, 1-Feb-1884 
Changes To Bill, 26-Feb-1884 
Amendments Adopted, 4-Mar-1884 
Problems with Rapid Transit, 27-Dec-1885 
Successful Test Report #1, 29-Jan-1887 
Successful Test Report #2, 29-Jan-1887 
Passenger Car Destroyed, 4-Feb-1887 
Cambridge Aldermen Hearing, 3-Mar-1887 
Petition Refused, 14-Jun-1887 
Street Railway Hearing, 2-Feb-1888 
Experimental Monorail at Cambridge, 26-Feb-1888 
Meigs Dissenters, 13-May-1888 
Victory For Meigs, 16-May-1888 
Safe Design, 26-Aug-1888 
Works Inspected, 12-Sep-1888 
Facility Tour, 15-Sep-1888 
Charter Issued Report #1, 30-Mar-1889 
Charter Issued Report #2, 30-Mar-1889 
Rights Of Way Request, 18-Jan-1890 
General Butler Lobby, 13-Feb-1890 
Road Inspection, 26-Apr-1890 
Works Re-Opened, 29-Apr-1893 
Joe V. Meigs Obituary, 15-Nov-1907 
Joe V. Meigs Burial, 17-Nov-1907