An atmospheric railway uses differential air pressure to provide power for propulsion of a railway vehicle. A static power source can transmit motive power to the vehicle in this way, avoiding the nec
An Aeromovel train in Porto Alegre. The girder under the train forms an air duct. The vehicle is connected to a propulsion plate in the duct which is then driven by air pressure.
Arriving at Kingstown on the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway in 1844
Saint Germain piston carriage
Jolly-sailor station on the London and Croydon Railway in 1845, showing the pumping station, and the locomotive-less train
The Porto Alegre Metro is a transit system operated jointly by the federal government, the state government of Rio Grande do Sul and the city of Porto Alegre through the company Trensurb in Brasil. It
Metro in São Leopoldo Station