KB, I assume you're talking about bringing a second train alongside to transfer everyone to it. Unless there was standard, tested equipment to set up a bridge ...
Yes, catwalks so that people can evacuate the train. No, there will not be enough room for wheelchair basketball, but there will be somewhere to go with...
Well, not to dismiss the wheelchair-bound, but they have difficulties that need to be wrestled with no matter WHAT FORM of transportation they happen to use if...
That's great, BUT where as an aircraft door is a set height off the ground,...... in all Monorail's I have seen there height off the ground can greatly very. I...
My thought is that slides are not technically possible when the monorail is not a constant distance from the ground, as airplanes always are. (except when...
... ground can ... of the ... I'd prefer a rope and a hook above the door with a friction plate to rappell down like a in Mission Impossible. For the...
... Typical Chicken Little thinking from the 'anonomice'. One of the worst fires I've ever seen (and I've seen many) was on I-5 south driving to Portland...
... KWIBOB, the Green Line will have even better systems for dealing with this sort of thing. Read the stories before spreading FUD, please. kevin orme FOM...
... Whatev-ah! You think other passengers are going to leave someone stranded on the car? Get real. We'd carry the person out, then they'd make an insurance...
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Knowing that you are interested in news and updates from the Seattle Monorail Project, and in light of the news regarding the recent fire on the Seattle Center...
How stupid. One track and a catwalk allows for safe egress in case of problems. With the Hitachi train train to train egress is possible at the ends so...
One of the problems with vehicles that take their power from external electrical sources is that a problem with the vehicle often also affects the power...
... I don't think the stairwells will be that bad, actually, because after all, there will be support poles far more often, and I'm sure there are enough...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2001944987_danny0 2.html Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M. Danny Westneat / Times staff...
Everyone should pause and take a moment right now to call or e-mail Mr. Westneat, and thank him for injecting some calm, rational thinking into the monorail...
http://www.thestranger.com/2004-06-03/city2.html BURNING UP THE TRACK Monday's Fire on the Seattle Monorail Is a Good Argument for Building a New, Expanded...
On Wednesday, Jun 2, 2004, at 19:59 US/Eastern, Monorail -- Build it ... EB: Well lets take a look at this. Shall we? (my comments below) ... EB: In...
Here's another e-mail for the Reality Check files. I always tell people the best way to figure out the monorail is to actually travel the route or try to get ...
Ed, why do you even remain on this list? You're hardly a "Friend" of the Monorail any more, and you ceased providing constructive criticism some time ago. ... ...
I dind't say all the monorail trains should have on-board diesel engines, Ed. I said that it is quite possible to have special cars that would do so. Be it a...
How about something simple like an extra car that just contains batteries. Hook up a regular train to the extra "energy" car for an emergency vehicle. Leave it...
You're right - for emergencies when guideway power is lost - bring out a self-powered (diesel is good) pusher. Of course on a large 14 mile system with 10 or...
Multiple power cars placed strategically paced on sidings along the route. The plan already calls for such sidings to facilitate adding extra trains when the...
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