Disney's new monorail, its transportation of the future . . . still is (LA Times)
From The Los Angeles Times through the Chicago Tribune:
By David Haldane
July 6, 2008
" (Disneyland's new) Mark VII monorail, otherwise known as Monorail Red, is the seventh generation of the ride that's been entertaining visitors since 1959 when it made its entry as the nation's first electric train system on a single rail".
".....'Walt was a visionary,' Drake said. 'He wanted to showcase this as a future device for mainstream transportation.' Nearly half a century later, it's a vision that never materialized...".
"....At http://www.monorails.org,the/ official website of the Monorail Society, an organization based in Fremont, Calif., dedicated to promoting single-rail technology as a safe, environmentally friendly and a cost-effective alternative to modern mass transit, lists only 10 monorail systems currently operating in the U.S. Six are in amusement parks, airports or zoos...".
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/la-me-monorail6-2008jul06,0,4627709.story
By David Haldane
July 6, 2008
" (Disneyland's new) Mark VII monorail, otherwise known as Monorail Red, is the seventh generation of the ride that's been entertaining visitors since 1959 when it made its entry as the nation's first electric train system on a single rail".
".....'Walt was a visionary,' Drake said. 'He wanted to showcase this as a future device for mainstream transportation.' Nearly half a century later, it's a vision that never materialized...".
"....At http://www.monorails.org,the/ official website of the Monorail Society, an organization based in Fremont, Calif., dedicated to promoting single-rail technology as a safe, environmentally friendly and a cost-effective alternative to modern mass transit, lists only 10 monorail systems currently operating in the U.S. Six are in amusement parks, airports or zoos...".
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/la-me-monorail6-2008jul06,0,4627709.story
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