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How Seattle Rejected the Monorail (www.youtube.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I hear those things are awfully loud

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It glides as softly as a cloud

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Ask the people of Vancouver, BC ... they've had a 50-mile 'Skytrain' since 1985. The 2023 ridership was 141 Million.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Whoosh

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

More like "How Martin Selig Destroyed the Monorail"...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I find it hard to believe that a monorail has any benefit a standard rail line doesn't offer. Light rail can be designed for passenger only, or have restricted freight.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I laughed when the original pan advertised being able to hit 60 mph. I remember the push to get it to Ballard back in the early 2000s. I knew it would not be going anywhere.