BIKE: Las Vegas monorail shut down

[Michael Bluejay]

I don't know which system changes grades better, but it's a non-issue 
for Vegas, which is flat as a pancake.

All I know is that light rail can climb, since they've run the trolleys 
in San Francisco for decades.  I don't know why monorail wouldn't be 
able to do the same.  An electric engine is an electric engine, right?

Prediction:  Nawdry will say that light rail climbs easily while 
monorail doesn't, and Patrick will say the opposite.

-MBJ-

On Sep 6, 2004, at 12:45 PM, Bob at Amp Electric wrote:

> paraphrasing Michael Bluejay "Monorail would have been out of the
> question on
> the strip because it would be a visual intrusion that blocks the view
> of all the eye candy up and down the strip."
>
> This begs a question: Which system, light rail or monorail, would be
> more flexible in changing grades? That is, can both systems be ground
> level for a stretch, then elevated, and back down for these
> aesthetically sensitive areas? Is there a precedent for monorail
> structures at ground level?
>
> Bobby Sledge
>
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