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Re: Monorail for city centers?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:32 pm
by Cheshire Figment
First monorail I ever rode was between downtown Tokyo and Haneda International Airport in 1974.
Re: Monorail for city centers?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:02 pm
by ktulu
Cheshire Figment wrote:First monorail I ever rode was between downtown Tokyo and Haneda International Airport in 1974.
Tokyo Monorail, still running! I could see it from my room when I was there last time. I had problems sleeping, so when I was awake I would stare out of the window. It is a little weird to see all of the neon and the signs, then everything goes dark at some point.
Re: Monorail for city centers?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:08 am
by Big Wallaby
Cranbiz wrote:(and kudo's to a manager, Cecil, who looked before leaping)
I miss working with Cecil. Every area I've worked has had at least one awesome manager. Actually, in buses we had a few, and sometimes several. But among them, Cecil was even at the top of that list.
Re: Monorail for city centers?
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:02 pm
by Mr. D.
Zazu wrote:Monorails (and other sorts of high-capacity trains) are best suited for inter-city travel, where you have large numbers of people traveling between common points. True, monorail technology comes in hand at the urban terminals, as it can be snaked in after-the-fact, but that doesn't make it a good tool for local circulation.
For that you want a "Personal Rapid Transit" or PRT design. Think of the PeopleMover cars, all running independently on a network under computer control. A lot of work has been put into this over the past thirty plus years (including a good deal of my own time), and I believe it's a technology waiting for a good demonstration project as proof-of-concept.
I also happen to believe that WDW would be an excellent site for same. And yeah, a small group of us did develop the math to back that up. Let me know when you're ready, Bob!
They are looking for a system to run from Atlanta to Chattanooga. :)
Re: Monorail for city centers?
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:20 pm
by ktulu
Mr. D. wrote:They are looking for a system to run from Atlanta to Chattanooga. :)
I'd recommend a choo-choo.
Re: Monorail for city centers?
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:06 pm
by hobie16
ktulu wrote:I'd recommend a choo-choo.
Heh!
Re: Monorail for city centers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:19 am
by TiggerHappy
ktulu wrote:I'd recommend a choo-choo.
Gesundheit!
Re: Monorail for city centers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:05 pm
by GRUMPY PIRATE
ktulu wrote:I'd recommend a choo-choo.
pardon me boys, is THAT the chattanooga choo-choo?
Re: Monorail for city centers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:28 pm
by felinefan
Out here in CA, they were considering high speed rail, and of course the government said no. Sometimes I wish I could make politicians see the results, both short and long term, of their decisions. If that doesn't make for a more honest government, I don't know what will. :twisted:
Re: Monorail for city centers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:15 pm
by Zazu
Mr. D. wrote:They are looking for a system to run from Atlanta to Chattanooga. :)
They should talk to the folks at the Chatooga & Chickamauga Railroad. The tracks are there, badly underutilized, and they make connections to the city centers of both towns.
Might need some upgrades for high-speed service though. Some of that line was limited to 15mph last time I ran trains over it.
As for the *wisdom* of giving Atlanta easy access to Chattanooga, that's a whole 'nuther story!