On 13 May 1880, ‘the Wizard of Menlo Park’ (aka Thomas Edison) gave a demonstration of his electric railway to a few lucky passengers at Menlo Park.
To mark the day, here is a newspaper report on the demo, which also contains some thoughts about what the future might hold for electric railways.
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