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Trivia #1 - Does the track get grungy?
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Trivia #1 - Does the track get grungy?


Jun 14, 2022, 1:55 PM

Happy Birthday to the Disneyland Monorail!

It seemed like space age stuff when it opened today, June 14, in 1959, but actually it was pretty old-school.

There was one back in 1876 at the US Centennial celebration, and here's one from 1909 in Russia that is balanced by gyroscopes. Whoa.




But the Disney one was a big leap forward because it actually worked. And still does. It even won an award for being cool.




The Anaheim one is 2.5 miles long, and the Orlando one 15 miles long. China has 3 of 20,30, and 60 miles long.


There are over 50 monorail systems in the world right now. Other than Walt's, name a city in the U.S. that has one.

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Springfield!!


Jun 14, 2022, 2:12 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4z_9NcIJXI

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Re: Springfield!!


Jun 14, 2022, 2:19 PM

We have a winner! Murc takes the prize with the world-famous Springfield Monorail!

Other winning answers would have included Seattle. Las Vegas, Detroit, Jacksonville, Memphis, Newark, and some place in Hawaii.


Congrats to Murc!
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Morgantown, WV***


Jun 14, 2022, 2:29 PM



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Oops - theirs isn't a monorail, its a Personal Rapid Transit


Jun 14, 2022, 2:31 PM

https://prt.wvu.edu/
PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) | Home
The PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) transports about 15,000 riders per day and serves as the University's primary mass transit system for students, employees and visitors.
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Re: Oops - theirs isn't a monorail, its a Personal Rapid Transit


Jun 14, 2022, 2:34 PM

I think I saw one of those in Total Recall
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Ahnold has a tiny donkey.


Jun 14, 2022, 2:41 PM



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