Some more "Monorail Magic" if you will:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-7gZB2lqIU
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Monorail Blue is 10-7
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At the old Disney Hyperion Studio, the screening room where animators would show animated scenes to Walt for his approval was small, with no ventilation or AC. Not only was it hot, but the animators were nervously awaiting Walt's reaction to their work. Thus, the room became known as the Sweatbox. Even after the Studio moved to Burbank and elegant screening rooms were offered to the staff, the moniker remained.
Now SGT has a sweatbox of our own. This is the place to find and post all entertaining topics such as video links, jokes, games, and the like. A general rule of thumb is that if the thread is meant to be informative (interesting news stories for example), or a topic for discussion (like setting up a park meet) then it should go in the Break Room, but if the intent is to entertain the masses then it's home is The Sweatbox. I'm sure there will be grey areas at times, so if you have doubt as to where a new thread should go, just use your best judgement and the SGT Staff will be glad to move it later if you guessed wrong.
At the old Disney Hyperion Studio, the screening room where animators would show animated scenes to Walt for his approval was small, with no ventilation or AC. Not only was it hot, but the animators were nervously awaiting Walt's reaction to their work. Thus, the room became known as the Sweatbox. Even after the Studio moved to Burbank and elegant screening rooms were offered to the staff, the moniker remained.
Now SGT has a sweatbox of our own. This is the place to find and post all entertaining topics such as video links, jokes, games, and the like. A general rule of thumb is that if the thread is meant to be informative (interesting news stories for example), or a topic for discussion (like setting up a park meet) then it should go in the Break Room, but if the intent is to entertain the masses then it's home is The Sweatbox. I'm sure there will be grey areas at times, so if you have doubt as to where a new thread should go, just use your best judgement and the SGT Staff will be glad to move it later if you guessed wrong.
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Re: Monorail Blue is 10-7
Monorail Blue needs to stay 10-7. And take Orange and Red with it.
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Re: Monorail Blue is 10-7
Hey, I like Orange... when the brakes aren't really, really loose once you get out of dynamic braking...
But Red... Wow. I drove her yesterday for the first time in months. Red likes to be on the Epcot line, sometimes it will do Express as a favor... but when you put her on the Resort line, she fights you tooth and nail the whole way around the beam. I haven't had so many overspeeds since my first month out of drive training!
And I do get overspeeds. A lot of them, too, because I like to experiment with the braking system as I come into stations. Often I am successful, but sometimes not so much.
But Red... Wow. I drove her yesterday for the first time in months. Red likes to be on the Epcot line, sometimes it will do Express as a favor... but when you put her on the Resort line, she fights you tooth and nail the whole way around the beam. I haven't had so many overspeeds since my first month out of drive training!
And I do get overspeeds. A lot of them, too, because I like to experiment with the braking system as I come into stations. Often I am successful, but sometimes not so much.
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Re: Monorail Blue is 10-7
Which ones are considered the "good trains"?Big Wallaby wrote:Hey, I like Orange... when the brakes aren't really, really loose once you get out of dynamic braking...
But Red... Wow. I drove her yesterday for the first time in months. Red likes to be on the Epcot line, sometimes it will do Express as a favor... but when you put her on the Resort line, she fights you tooth and nail the whole way around the beam. I haven't had so many overspeeds since my first month out of drive training!
And I do get overspeeds. A lot of them, too, because I like to experiment with the braking system as I come into stations. Often I am successful, but sometimes not so much.
As to the overspeeds are they legit by definition or does Red give out false ones, like for example getting an overspeed going 25mph in a 30 zone?
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Re: Monorail Blue is 10-7
Does the 'tug' work about the same as a monorail?
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Re: Monorail Blue is 10-7
Well it's diesel powered rather than electric and it's a 3 speed :D:darph nader wrote:Does the 'tug' work about the same as a monorail?
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Re: Monorail Blue is 10-7
It has a diesel motor, so they can pull the trains off in case of an outage.darph nader wrote:Does the 'tug' work about the same as a monorail?
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Re: Monorail Blue is 10-7
Do Monorail Pilots get warnings from management for overspeeds? Ok, a bit stupid, but I've never asked. :)Big Wallaby wrote:I haven't had so many overspeeds since my first month out of drive training!
And I do get overspeeds. A lot of them, too, because I like to experiment with the braking system as I come into stations.
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Re: Monorail Blue is 10-7
I think a couple certain drivers would not be driving anymore if that were the case :)Main Streeter wrote:Do Monorail Pilots get warnings from management for overspeeds? Ok, a bit stupid, but I've never asked. :)
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Re: Monorail Blue is 10-7
If it was anything like VOCP, you'd be out of Monorails on the first day of drive training. I seem to remember hearing about the old-skool disciplinary measures against overspeeds and deadman switch stops, but they supposedly stopped counting them because of the high turnover rate of CMs. No idea of the credability of that rumor, but to answer your question... no.
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