Seattle Monorail Project

This is a promotional video that was produced for the Seattle Monorail Project. The SMP was enacted and reaffirmed by three separate referendums but, because of financial problems and a lack of official support, it was canceled after a fourth referendum.

I had NO part in the production of this video.

The footage in this video is copyright The Monorail Society and posted with permission.
http://www.monorails.org/

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• monorail
• Seattle
• rail
• train
• transit

[sideslide23]

these Monorail are all built by Bombardier and Shinkansen right?

[rfairman]

The Disney World and Las Vegas trains are Bombardier, most of the other monorails shown were made by Hitachi. Not sure about the Australian and New Jersey systems.

[melbourneopera]

What is the difference of monorail and maglev? look like they all use the same idea from Magnetism..

[rfairman]

Most monorails, including all the examples shown in the video, roll on tires. You should check out the Technical page at the monorail society web site. ( Link is in the video description )

[Bobbyp451]

Amazing, where did you find footage of the old Mark IV's in vegas?

[rfairman]

Most of the footage was provided by the Monorail Society to the SMP. But sense I wasn't involved with the production of this video, I can't say for sure.

[ToeMas123]

I think everywhere in the US needs to fix mass transit. Even New York.

[krozareq]

I used to work in Monorail operations at WDW. I would love to see more monorails. They are so much more beautiful than the alternative mass transit systems and brining a station anywhere in the urban environment will be a catalyst for amazing development. Too bad this mentality of requiring demand BEFORE building a project is the political ideology that many have. Transportation is the exact opposite. People appreciate it once they see how good it is.

[zbtbdbdb]

@1goldstar100 ALWEG monorail company offered to build Los Angeles a monorail system for FREE in 1963 and LA said "No thanks, we prefer diesel spewing buses on overcrowded streets."

[caltrain2]

@rfairman new jearsey and australia are von-roll

[1goldstar100]

i think they should build the monorail in Los Angeles to re leave traffic!

[Starflare5]

@melbourneopera The difference between a maglev and a traditional monorail is that a traditional monorail still uses wheels and tires to guide and move the train, where as a maglev uses a magnetic levitation system and a linear induction motor system to move and guide the train.

[TheHuntress144]

cue the simpsons monorail song

[DeckApe85]

"Mono --- D'OH!!"

[FerroviasdeSP]

Ridículo!!!

[FerroviasdeSP]

Nossa é muito feio isto! descaracteriza todo o transporte ferroviario! muito feio! que transporte feioso!

[rotjesenmatjes]

I hate the FACT that those systems like monorails and electric cars are being slowed down by the oil industries..