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Alden StaRRcar

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

StaRRcar Model

 Item — Box 6
Scope and Contents

Small model of the StaRRcar created by Alden

Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / William Alden Collection of StaRRcar Material

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
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center