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	Disney Transportation Information - Walt Disney World monorail
		The Walt Disney World monorail system has been in continuous operation since 1971 with double beam track that circles the Seven Seas Lagoon in front of the Magic Kingdom.
		The current model of monorail began operation in 1990, with the full fleet of 12 in service by early 1991.
		Each monorail travels on rubber tires and is powered by a 600 volt DC propulsion system which includes eight DC motors rated at 112 HP each, with the power emanating from each side of the beam.
	www.wdwinfo.com /Transportation/monorail.htm (0 words)

	Seattle Monorail
		The Seattle Center Monorail is the nation's first full-scale commercial monorail system.
		It is a favorite part of the Seattle skyline and provides a fun, quick and convenient link from downtown Seattle to Seattle Center, home of the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center, the Experience Music Project, and a host of theatrical and cultural experiences.
		The Seattle Center Monorail is not associated with the new Seattle Monorail Project.
	www.seattlemonorail.com (201 words)

	Mayor Greg Nickels Monorail Topic Page
		Affirmed four times by the voters since then, the monorail is now facing lower-than-expected revenue and higher-than-expected costs that threaten the project.
		This is a critical time for the monorail and for the city, and we are facing a number of decisions that will shape Seattle for generations.
		In that letter he expressed his concerns regarding the monorail project and asking the board to present their plan to the public no later than September 15.
	www.cityofseattle.net /mayor/issues/monorail.htm (273 words)

	Freeway\|Monorail - Technology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The private sector almost always chooses to builds monorail systems rather than light rail, since they are cheaper to construct and operate, less intrusive on their property and customers, and provides a more enjoyable experience for its patrons.
		And the Seattle monorail paid for itself within 2 years - the cost to the city was zero and, in fact, the monorail brings the city about $800,000 in tax revenue every year and a profit for RailSafe of about $500,000.
		Monorail is extremely quiet as it runs on rubber tires propelled by electric motors, and much quieter than steel-wheeled trains, like light-rail, and diesel buses.
	www.freewaymonorail.org /technology.htm (915 words)

	Monorail Lighting
		Monorail is a low-voltage single-circuit, two-conductor rail available in four- and eight-foot lengths.
		However, if the sum of the wattages of the bulbs to be connected exceeds the wattage of the transformer, a second transformer is needed, and the runs of monorail to be powered by each transformer need to be separated, either physically, or with a non-conductive connector.
		In order to connect QF heads and QP pendants to the monorail, a quick connect adapter (QADP) is required, while the basic monorail fixtures connect directly to the track.
	www.ylighting.com /monorail-lighting.html (847 words)

	Monorail - Uncyclopedia
		The Monorail was built in the late 1950s as part of the Mouse Works program.
		Previously, Monorail was one of four transportation systems in Disneyland along with the Skyway, the PeopleMover, and Autopia expressway system.
		In 1985, in response to the recommendations of a truth and reconciliation commission, a memorial to the forced laborers was built at the Tomorrowland Monorail Station.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Monorail (592 words)

	USATODAY.com - Angry at costs, voters likely to derail Seattle monorail plan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Yet nearly half the voters in the poll aren't ready to give up on monorail and consider it "a viable approach for moving people." A months-long political battle over charges of poor management and risky financing of the proposed line appear to have turned off voters, not the mass transit mode itself.
		A monorail was attractive because its elevated track would mean less street disruption, and the idea of environmentally friendly technology appealed to Seattle's predominantly liberal electorate.
		City officials still worried because Seattle's monorail, unlike most transit lines that use state and federal dollars, would be paid for with a single local revenue source, the vehicle tax.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-11-07-seattle-monorail_x.htm (949 words)

	Seattle Monorail
		Although monorails have yet to become commonplace in US cities, Seattle's monorail is more than a relic of a bygone era.
		Indeed, the city's devaluation of the monorail perhaps reached its nadir in the late 1980s when Westlake station was demolished and forced to move one block north during a Downtown redevelopment project.
		Hoping to kill the movement to expand the monorail, the city defunded the Elevated Transportation Corporation, which was set up in accord with the 1997 ballot measure to develop a funding plan for monorail expansion.
	world.nycsubway.org /us/seattle/monorail.html (1741 words)

	Vern E. Tolers Homepage
		Monorail does offer upgrades if you send the unit in, but it makes more economical sense to buy a unit that has the speed and storage you need since they require you to use their shipping container when you return your unit which is unpractical when you purchased the unit because of limited space.
		The Monorail because of it size is handy to take to family visits and to the many computer workshops which some RV campgrounds now have, since the Monorail has a full size keyboard and mouse along with a good eye level mount, it creates quite an interest where everyone else has small laptops.
		I gave my Monorail to my Daughter, It worked for a while for her but the screen would sometimes turn to bright yellow lines, after the computer was turned off for a few hours it would come on normally again.
	www.armory.com /~vern/toys/Monorail.htm (2710 words)

	Transportation: Monorails
		Navigate the Las Vegas Strip with the help of three monorails that run between Sahara and the MGM Grand, Treasure Island and the Mirage, and Excalibur and Mandalay Bay (with a stop at the Luxor).
		Attendants are nowhere in sight while passengers are waiting and their direction doesn't help much when arriving and departing passengers have to navigate the same narrow platform.
		Rates for the monorail are $5 for one ride, $9 for two rides (shareable), $35 for 10 rides (shareable) and $15 for an unlimited one-day pass and $40 for an unlimited three-day pass.
	www.vegas.com /transportation/monorails.html (377 words)

	monorail, straddle-beam, elevated, electric, seattle, transit systems from around the world
		A monorail conference was held in Seattle on March 4, 1998.
		A third (July 16th) suggests that private financing for a Seattle monorail appears to be unlikely.
		In the U.S., the most recent monorail project has been in Las Vegas where a new 1-mile system was recently opened that connects Bally's with the MGM casino.
	faculty.washington.edu /~jbs/itrans/monorail.htm (969 words)

	Alweg Archives Home Page
		Monorail technology in its various forms has from the earliest works of science fiction literature on always been a part of both the realistic and the phantastic worlds of science fiction.
		(Monorail technology is one realm of science fiction that has become reality and this is one of those stories that excellently illustrates the often futile struggle that innovative technologies face again and again in the so called modern world...
		The Seattle Monorail was his most prominent project and we lived in Seattle from 1962 to 1966.
	www.alweg.com /index.html (1677 words)

	Description of the Urbanaut monorail system for urban transportation applications
		monorail technology is substantially different from conventional straddle-beam type monorails and proposes to solve many of the problems encountered by them.
		monorail at surface is light weight and does not have a beam way, so there will be no extra loading from a beam way on the bridge.
		Urbanaut® is 40% to 60% less than the straddle-beam type monorails built in the USA and Japan because the Urbanaut® technology is not dependent on a beam way like most other monorails.
	faculty.washington.edu /~jbs/itrans/urbanaut.htm (2963 words)

	Wired News: Monorail on City's One-Track Mind
		Citizens Against the Monorail argued unsuccessfully that the monorail limits the number of riders too much to become the backbone of a regional mass transit system.
		The very latest technology is the Maglev monorail, which follows guideways like a conventional monorail, but powerful magnets replace both the wheels and the motor.
		A 1.5-kilometer test track in Nagoya, Japan, has been running a Maglev monorail since 1989, and a commercial system spanning six miles is scheduled to be built in time for the 2005 expo there.
	www.wired.com /news/technology/0,1282,56238,00.html (802 words)

	KL Monorail - Information on the KL Monorail
		With a total of 11 fully elevated stations, each between 600 - 1,000 metres apart, the KL Monorail is currently capable of handling up to a maximum 5,000 passengers per hour per direction (PPHPD), operating at 3 minutes headway with 12 numbers of 2-car trains.
		The supplier of the trains for the KL Monorail system is Monorail Malaysia Technology, a subsidiary of MTrans Holdings as well.
		The monorail system is more environmentally friendly than other railway or light rail transit system, having a low visual impact, a narrow guideway structure, stations of pleasing appearance, rubber-tyre vehicles with low noise and vibration levels.
	www.monorail.com.my /monorail-info.htm (378 words)

	MousePlanet - Monorail Kit
		In one interesting test, we had monorail track fully suspended over several connections, supporting not only their own weight, but that of the monorail.
		Internally, the monorail is powered by a simple DC motor driving a rubberized drive wheel that rides along one side of the track.
		I will caution that after extended run-time, the monorail should be turned off for awhile to avoid overheating and potential damage to the powered unit.
	www.mouseplanet.com /al/docs/monorail.htm (720 words)

	Seattle Area Monorail
		Monorail beams can be laid directly on the ground to permit ground level operation where appropriate.
		Monorail beams can be laid directly on the floor of a tunnel to permit underground operation where appropriate.
		Seattle is a progressive city which has had a short monorail line for more than forty years, and the people here see the advantages and promise of monorail as a technology superior to light rail for our local conditions.
	www.amasci.com /~robertf/monorail/pamphlet.html (1657 words)

	Vegas's Next High Roller: a Monorail (washingtonpost.com)
		In Seattle, one of the few places in the country besides theme parks that already has a monorail, a measure to expand the one-mile line is heading to the ballot this fall.
		Monorail officials predict more than 19 million people a year will pay $2.50 for a ride around town that will be cheaper than cabs and faster than buses or cars.
		Monorail officials say they are confident the system will eliminate millions of car trips.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A31297-2002Apr22¬Found=true (1466 words)

	Austin Monorail Project
		Monorail stations may be incorporated into buildings and can conform to local architectural styles.
		Monorails have narrow support beams (narrower than the monorail vehicles) and cast only a small footprint.
		Monorail will leave more street space available that can now be used for sidewalk cafe's on enlarged sidewalks and bike lanes.
	www.austinmonorail.org (0 words)

	Marge vs. the Monorail
		She drives to North Haverbrook, ``Where the monorail is king!'', claims the billboard.
		She asks him if he's going to ride the monorail, but he seems to be in a bit of a hurry to leave.
		Lyle Lanley: It glides as softly as a cloud.
	www.snpp.com /episodes/9F10.html (3061 words)

	Monorail! - By Brendan I. Koerner - Slate Magazine
		Monorail tracks are prefabricated and can be erected relatively quickly: Simply dig a hole every 120 feet or so, plop down a column, and lift the track into place.
		A big knock on monorails, favored by opponents of the Seattle initiative, is that they're eyesores that cast shadows upon sidewalks and obscure views.
		Monorails have their own fan club, which claims more than 2,500 members who swap monorail toys and trinkets.
	www.slate.com /default.aspx?id=2073412 (1362 words)

	Mayor Greg Nickels Monorail Topic Page
		Affirmed four times by the voters since then, the monorail is now facing lower-than-expected revenue and higher-than-expected costs that threaten the project.
		This is a critical time for the monorail and for the city, and we are facing a number of decisions that will shape Seattle for generations.
		In that letter he expressed his concerns regarding the monorail project and asking the board to present their plan to the public no later than September 15.
	www.seattle.gov /mayor/issues/monorail.htm (256 words)

	News: Team Monorail Is Back (Seattle Weekly)
		Officials familiar with the process say the Seattle Monorail Project's request for proposals last year was belatedly fashioned to favor Cascadia in the belief that TM wouldn't be able to muster an offer due to a contract liability requirement.
		Team Monorail says that never should have happened, and in new documents presented to the monorail project, TM has resubmitted a plan to reopen the process.
		Jonathan Buchter, monorail project finance director, recently told legislators in Olympia that the agency now wants to extend its tax collection to as many as 50 years, possibly beyond—a critical need the agency did not reveal before the November election to "recall" the monorail plan and start anew.
	www.seattleweekly.com /2005-02-09/news/team-monorail-is-back.php (1438 words)

	www.myspace.com/monorail_music
		Monorail are thrilled to announce that Malcolm Middleton will be playing live with guests Strike The Colours from 8pm at Mono on the 25th of February.
		Monorail are proud to announce that we are now supplying music for the GFT Cinema cafe.
		Most of the Monorail staff are mad keen cinephiles (European cinema and horror being the key areas of interest) and the GFT has always been the best place to see this kind of interesting stuff.
	www.myspace.com /monorail_music (1111 words)

	Vocabulary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Seattle Monorail Project - The name being used by the SPMA for the project to build a new monorail system in Seattle.
		Seattle Popular Monorail Authority - The agency established by the City of Seattle to manage the design, construction, and operation of the new Seattle monorail system.
		Straddle bents are usually used in situations where the usual pylon would be in the way, such as in an intersection or where there is no place in the middle of the street that is not a traffic lane.
	www.eskimo.com /~robertf/monorail/vocab.html (1444 words)

	Is it a champagne flute? A tulip? No, it's a monorail idea (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When opponents warned last year the monorail would ruin the aesthetics of downtown, its supporters said they'd find a way to keep the tracks from casting the streets in the shadows.
		It is an idea, in which the north- and south-bound monorail lines would run one on top of another, instead of side by side.
		Last night's meeting was the second of six the monorail authority is holding this week and next to figure out how to deal with several questions in the system voters approved.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /transportation/105498_monorail23.shtml (755 words)

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