This is "Skylink" at the DFW International Airport. As others have already noted, it's not a monorail. Each car rides on air inflated wheels like those of a truck or auto and it gets its power from a single guidance track mounted in the center of the train's bed. The biggest improvement over the old system is that the concrete bed is heated in the winter with an internal system when needed to prevent freezing.
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The only reason you built a rail is because you built an airport that is 3 times larger than what your hick town needs. Most your airport is just shut down..."I know, lets build it reallll big". Dumb hicks.
Lol, thats not true monorail, its more like an electric bus with a energized guide-rail. There is a similar system at Denver International Airport. Still cool though.
This is "Skylink" at the DFW International Airport. As others have already noted, it's not a monorail. Each car rides on air inflated wheels like those of a truck or auto and it gets its power from a single guidance track mounted in the center of the train's bed. The biggest improvement over the old system is that the concrete bed is heated in the winter with an internal system when needed to prevent freezing.
david33mtrb 1 year ago
Is this the Airport Transit?
sideslide23 2 years ago
True; it's not a monorail. It's an AGT system.
stuey123usa 3 years ago
I have a GPS track of that shuttle -- looks like a four-level snowman, and the complete circuit takes about twenty minutes.
BalloonJammer 3 years ago
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The only reason you built a rail is because you built an airport that is 3 times larger than what your hick town needs. Most your airport is just shut down..."I know, lets build it reallll big". Dumb hicks.
blue99blue 3 years ago
Lol, thats not true monorail, its more like an electric bus with a energized guide-rail. There is a similar system at Denver International Airport. Still cool though.
JustPlaneNuts 3 years ago