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    Where was the first moving sidewalk used?

    Question #113686. Asked by serpa. (Mar 27 10 10:19 AM)


    crotalus77

    		From site;

    The first moving walkway debuted at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. It had two different divisions: one where passengers were seated, and one one where riders could stand or walk. It ran in a loop down the length of a lakefront pier.

    http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Moving-walkway#History

    Mar 27 10, 10:30 AM
    navonil1

    		The first commercial moving walkway in the United States was installed in 1954 in Jersey City, NJ, inside the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Erie station) at the Pavonia Terminal. Named the "Speedwalk" and built by Goodyear, it was 277 ft (84.5 m) long and moved up a 10 percent grade at a speed of 1.5 mph (2.4 km/h).

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

    Mar 27 10, 11:30 AM

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