Not monorail related, but back when I worked @ Knott's...
One night at the GT&C Railroad (one of the few times I was actually SCHEDULED there and not pulled, LOL) it was a slow night. Not many guests hopping on board, working with a guy I had just finished training a month or so ago...pretty gravy night.
Then the engine pulls into the station and I notice the back half of the train was dark. I waited till the train stopped and talked to the other conductor. He said the lights and PA randomly went out half-way through the loop. Since we weren't busy, it wasn't a big deal to down the attraction. (Was going to down it regardless, but not having to deal with people who complain about "waiting the whole time till the train got back" makes it just a bit easier)
My lead, one of the engineers, and I think a manager showed up. They all went and looked at a few things, thinking maybe it was something obvious...Well, it was..sort of. Turned out one of the power cables that hooked up between the coaches had frayed and finally separated enough to where it failed to carry power. The engineer went up and tried to smoosh the cables back together and presumably tape the cable back together.
Too bad he forgot the steam generator was still on. I'm not joking when I say he got blown back 5 feet and blacked out for a couple of seconds. Got a full dose of the current that the steam generator was pumping through the power cables. We ended up replacing the whole cable after that.
Engineer was okay, but I sure hope that was the last time he decided to try that stunt again.
Gotta be careful around electricity.
RIP Bud Hurlbut.
You will be missed.