What makes it any more problematic? They're not adding more trains to a line.
True. It just TO ME seems like something could happen.
And I'm curious to know what you think could happen that could not happen now.
That's true though. :S
And tbh, I'm hoping the new trains would avoid that issue!Wellllll - Sandy and I have an unpopular thought....
.... we're starting to AVOID them. We're doing this because we can walk away from a stuck buss, and grab a cab if we need to. Dead Mono way the high up? Not so easy. And we're just seeing too many of these.
Wellllll - Sandy and I have an unpopular thought....
.... we're starting to AVOID them. We're doing this because we can walk away from a stuck buss, and grab a cab if we need to. Dead Mono way the high up? Not so easy
Refer to below answer...Wellllll - Sandy and I have an unpopular thought....
.... we're starting to AVOID them. We're doing this because we can walk away from a stuck buss, and grab a cab if we need to. Dead Mono way the high up? Not so easy
The monorails are quite foolproof too, I think. With MAPO in place and whatnot, the only issue is the every so often train breakdown simply from old age. I've never seen a car NOT break down at least once. Those trains have (IIRC) 4 motors driving the train, plus 12 beam top tires, and roughly 48+/- guide/stabilizing tires. There's anything on one of these trains that could act up from time to time. They're near 30 years old if I remember! @peachykeen and @Monorail_Red wanna elaborate?
I DONT WANNA MMODERNIZE THAT MUCH, SHHHHH!!Disney monorails just need a little modern love -
- Station level with train floors - Current MarkVI doors sink down before pushing out and opening. This is to make the doors smooth with the body of the train. The draw back is the station has to be low enough to clear the doors. Current Bombardier INNOVIA 200 & 300 doors slide along the outside of the train without sinking, so Las Vegas and Sao Paulo have flush floors.
Las Vegas INNOVIA 200 (MVI)
- Modern stations have full glass walls and automated doors which lines up with the train. Making it very difficult to fall on the beam at a station. Bonus - these stations can be air conditioned if completely glassed in.
Sao Paulo Brazil Line15 Oratorio Station
- Emergency walk ways between the beams
Sao Paulo INNOVIA 300
- Train to train coupling for one train to pull another on latest INNOVIA 200 & INNOVIA 300
Sao Paulo Brazil INNNOVIA 300
- Disney has never had a true central Control Center for the monorails with cameras at every station and in every train and full control of the switches and power to every section. The new automation system will add this and sadly no one will ever see it.
Jacksonville Monorail Central Control
I don't think the problem is about accidents, it is about being stranded in a broken train. The height of the track as you leave or enter the Contemporary (MK side) is enough to give me pause. Even if it they could reach it easily with a scissor lift vehicle, the thought of it makes me shiver. It is possible to put catwalks on the rails, but it would completely ruin the overall futuristic effect that they were going for. That is why you will never see an expansion of the monorail system and possibly it's eventual complete removal.
Those issues can and have been handled. They're hardly reasons going against the system.
What bothers you about having a state of the art upgraded system vs a 40 year old system? You realize they would Disney-ize the train bodies and interior of a INNOVIA 200 and theme update the stations. Seems like a no brainer.
Well that part I'm waiting for, of course! It's just the thought of automating I'm not fond of. While it's useful, just kinda damages the image a little bit for me. I'm welcoming it with open arms though, just not ready for it!
I don't resist nor do I think anyone else should. What I am saying is that as the people responsible for "rescuing" people from such a possibility, it is not worth the effort, in the companies mind. They will rescue them and all will be fine, but, they no longer have the desire to expand that responsibility. That was my point. Monorails are safe, but they come with their own unique problems. Problems that don't exist in rail or highway vehicles. I don't know of many "real" injuries on the buses or trams. I know that they have inflected many on people not on the bus or tram, but, that's isn't really the point. The only occasion where anyone within one of the Disney vehicles was the unfortunate accident on July 4th, TIKO.
How many of those people that were injured were riding on a Disney bus. That's the part I'm talking about. Many injuries are reported when in an accident, few are legitimate. Deep pocket syndrome. Again I will repeat. We are talking about hassle for Disney here, not something that happens everyday on the highways. I am talking about getting to the scene and getting the people out of the vehicles. What do you think would happen if there was a major fire on one of them? How would they get people out quickly? It can be done with a land vehicle very easily and quickly. Not so much with the highway in the sky.
