Title

First " Trackless Train ", in front of the old Post Office, ca 1925

Description

Zimmerman Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont., buildings, streets, roads

- located on Zimmerman Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont.

en-CA "Funded by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the U.S. Tire Company, the Trackless Train operated like a truck, but outwardly looked like a locomotive train. It featured an engine, cab, and a combination dining and sleeping car. The trackless train made a cross-country trip from New York City to Los Angeles from March 1925 through March 1926, in order to promote the development of a national highway system as advocated by Herbert Hoover. In Dayton the National Cash Register Company allowed its 6500 employees time off to view the train. The Sandusky Register, June 24, 1925, reported that the rubber tires on the novel vehicle had been driven for 5850 miles without going flat." Details provided by Sandusky Library Archives

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=99575

Medium

Black and white photograph

Extent

3" x 5.25

Is Part Of

Francis J. Petrie Collection

locator

419741

Subject

Transportation

Niagara Falls - History

Railways - General

Post Office

Business Districts - Downtown Niagara Falls

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls

number

D419741

Format

Photograph

Date Created

2004-07-06

Date Modified

2008-04-05