How One Battery Problem Killed America’s Secret Senate Subway
Long before modern electric shuttles and airport people movers, Studebaker built two battery-powered rail cars for one of the most unusual transit systems in America: the hidden subway beneath the U.S. Capitol. They were quiet, elegant, and trusted to carry senators through Washington’s underground tunnels. But the same technology that made them feel futuristic also revealed a flaw the transportation market was not ready to forgive. This is the story of Studebaker’s forgotten electric rail experiment — and why it disappeared almost without a trace. #Studebaker #CapitolSubway #ElectricTransit
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