Duke University Medical Center Patient Rapid Transit
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Duke University Medical Center Patient Rapid Transit
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Duke University Medical Center Patient Rapid Transit or Personnel Rapid Transit (PRT) was an automated people mover system located at the Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, in the United States. The system was in operation from 1979 to 2009. The PRT was notable for having cars propelled by a linear induction motor and suspended on a bed of compressed air similar to a hovercraft. Uniquely, the cars could move sideways, as well as backwards and forwards. The proclaimed "horizontal e
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Transport system in Duke University Medical Center
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_University_Medical_Center_Patient_Rapid_Transit
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2023-12-31T17:21:51Z
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