Personal rapid transit
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Navy Commander Harold W. Merritt, Jr. Personal Rapid Transit Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4522
Scope and Contents
Reports, memoranda, notes, project plans, and other documents relating to the development of the Personal Rapid Transit system at West Virginia University compiled by Navy Commander Harold W. Merritt, Jr. while working at the US Department of Transportation. This collection is minimally processed.
Dates:
ca. 1967-1978
West Virginia University, Personal Rapid Transit Collection
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5276
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an undated color fascimilie and digital copies of a prospectus regarding the Boeing People Mover, the precursor to the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) at WVU, and a commemorative paperweight in a holder celebrating the PRT demonstration of 1972.
Dates:
1972 and undated
William Alden Collection of StaRRcar Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5275
Scope and Contents
This collection features material pertaining to William Alden (d. Nov. 16, 2018), Alden Self-Transit Systems Corporation, and the staRRcar (Self-Transport/Transit Road and Rail Car) which served as the model for West Virginia University's Personal Rapid Transit system (PRT). Formats include business materials, photographs, concept art, clippings, schematics and blueprints, artifacts, and audiovisual material.Highlights include blueprints/schematics of the staRRcar; poster-sized...
Dates:
1955-2010; Majority of material found within circa 1960s-1970s