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The Whoosh: Innovative Public Transport
The Whoosh: Innovative Public Transport: Proposed large, collective, suspended, air pressure driven monorail, from England. Descriptions, static and animated diagrams, precedents, social aspects/impact. (Monorails)
http://www.whoosh.care4free.net/ |
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Severn-Lamb USA, Inc.
Severn-Lamb USA, Inc.: Makes S.L. Series Monorail: large, collective, top mount, straddle-beam vehicles. Attractive look. Description, photographs, contact. (Monorails)
http://www.severn-lambusa.com/monorail.html |
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Owen Transit Group, Inc.
Owen Transit Group, Inc.: Engineering firm offering the HighRoad Monorail System: 1 beam, 2-way traffic. (Monorails)
http://www.OTG-Inc.com/ |
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Chiba Monorail
Chiba Monorail: World's longest suspended monorail, built in 1988, 15.5km, 18 stations. (Monorails)
http://www.chiba-monorail.co.jp/ |
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Tokyo Monorail
Tokyo Monorail: Japan's first urban monorail, operating since 1964, 16.9km, 10 stations. (Monorails)
http://www.tokyo-monorail.co.jp/index.html |
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Osaka Monorail
Osaka Monorail: Osaka's monorail operating since 1990, 23.8km, 16 stations. (Monorails)
http://www.osaka-monorail.co.jp/ |
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The ALWEG Archives
The ALWEG Archives: History of the ALWEG monorail system. (Monorails)
http://www.alweg.com/ |
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Las Vegas Monorail
Las Vegas Monorail: Originally opened in 1995, this system will be expanded to 6km in 2004. (Monorails)
http://www.lvmonorail.com/ |
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Aerorail
Aerorail: A suspended monorail based on the Safege design. (Monorails)
http://www.aerorail.com/index.htm |
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STC: Sky Train Corp.
STC: Sky Train Corp.: Proposed large, collective, suspended monorail from Florida. Descriptions, diagrams, book, news, consulting, TRDA grant. (Monorails)
http://home1.gte.net/stco/ |
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Shonan Monorail
Shonan Monorail: Japan's first suspended monorail, built in 1970, 6.6km, 8 stations. (Monorails)
http://www.shonan-monorail.co.jp/ |
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Disneyland-Alweg Monorail
Disneyland-Alweg Monorail: A tribute to America's first ALWEG monorail, built in 1959, 3.7km, 2 stations. (Monorails)
http://www.dlmonorail.com/ |
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Walt's Toy Trains
Walt's Toy Trains: Some pictures of Disneyland monorails. (Monorails)
http://waltstoytrains.railfan.net/ |
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Kuala Lumpur Monorail
Kuala Lumpur Monorail: Operating since 2003, 8.6km, 11 stations. (Monorails)
http://www.monorail.com.my/ |
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SwedeTrack System AB
SwedeTrack System AB: Makes FlyWay automated beamcarried traffic, of Sweden. Medium and large, collective, suspended vehicles, lower to the ground to avoid any need to build stations. Many descriptions, images, links. English, Svenska. (Monorails)
http://www.swedetrack.com/ |
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Aerobus International, Inc.
Aerobus International, Inc.: Makes large, collective, suspended, monorail train system, tracks supported by widely spaced cable suspension. Descriptions, photos, diagrams, video, history, installations, news, contacts, contacts. (Monorails)
http://www.aerobus.com/ |
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Monorail Society
Monorail Society: All-volunteer organization founded to foster more awareness and promote this uniquely safe method of transit: not just for theme parks and zoos. Descriptions, diagrams, technical papers, news, videos, history, comparisons, costs, links. (Monorails)
http://www.monorails.org/ |
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Hull Monorail
Hull Monorail: (Monorails)
http://www.skyrailuk.com/ |
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Moscow Monorail
Moscow Monorail: Opening in 2003 with 5km and 5 stations. (Monorails)
http://www.monorail.ru/ |
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Tama Monorail
Tama Monorail: Operating just outside Tokyo since 1997, 16km, 19 stations. (Monorails)
http://www.tama-monorail.co.jp/ |
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Historic Seattle Monorail
Historic Seattle Monorail: Seattle's original monorail, built in 1962 for the World's Fair, still operating daily on its one-mile track. (Monorails)
http://www.seattlemonorail.com |
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New Century Transportation, Inc.
New Century Transportation, Inc.: Firm forming to propose, develop large, collective, top mount, high-speed, intercity, monorail, magnetically levitated, trains. Descriptions, images. (Monorails)
http://www.nctransportation.com/ |
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Futrex, Inc.
Futrex, Inc.: Charleston, SC. System 21 "monobeam". (Monorails)
http://www.futrexinc.com/ |
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Additional
Information: A monorail utilizes a single rail serving as a track for passenger or freight vehicles. In most cases it is elevated, but monorails can also run at grade, below grade, or in subway tunnels. Vehicles are either suspended from or straddle a narrow guideway.
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