Similar Railways
A pneumatic underground railway was used by the Post Office in London between 1863 and 1874 using individual wheeled capsules, operated by the London Pneumatic Despatch Company.
In 1910 a 450m-long tunnel railway opened in Munich, Germany between München Hauptbahnhof and the nearby Post office. The tunnels were damaged in World War II, restored in 1948 and partially rebuilt in 1966 to allow for the first Munich S-Bahn tunnel. Operations ceased in 1988.
There were underground post railways in Switzerland, in Lucerne from 1927, and in Zurich from 1937 until 1981.
The Chicago Tunnel Company delivered freight, parcels, and coal, and disposed of ash and excavation debris. It operated an elaborate network of 2-foot gauge track in 7.5 feet (2.3m) × 6 feet (1.8m) tunnels running under the streets throughout the central business district including and surrounding the "Loop".
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