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- From: rl@ferris.cray.com (Randy Lambertus)
- Subject: Re: New York World's Fair Monorail
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.053415.3825@walter.cray.com>
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- Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
- References: <1993Jan21.030226.718@walter.cray.com> <16B5DB012.M00209@MBVM.Mitre.Org> <1993Jan22.042337.3361@walter.cray.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 05:34:15 CST
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- In article <1993Jan22.042337.3361@walter.cray.com> rl@ferris.cray.com (Randy Lambertus) writes:
- >sticker is torn off revealing the words New York World's Fair. To
- >illustrate what the original monorail looked like I scanned two pictures
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- I almost forgot, on the back of the postcard (mono.1.GIF) the
- following is written:
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- THE AMF MONORAIL
- New York World's Fair 1964-65
- "Peace through Understanding"
- "The AMF Monorail ride at the New York World's Fair provides every
- member of the family with an enjoyable new experience aboard the
- transportation of the future. While riding in silent air-conditioned
- comfort three stories above ground, passengers see and can photograph
- many scenic Fair sights during the eight minute trip. Many riders
- return for a nighttime view of the Fair. Shown is one of seven
- two-car trains which transport passengers to and from the spectacular
- eighty-foot high station."
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- Question: Is it the "future" yet?
-
- Randy Lambertus Cray Research, Region 4 rl@uk.cray.com
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