Appalling state of the monorail cabins

[LAM378]

Took a few rides on the monorails last week, and I didn't see anything glaringly gross in my cars. What does puzzle me is the garbage that accumulates on the window side at the Contemporary station. Napkins, papers, straw wrappers, even a soda can. How does it get there, and how hard is it to stop a monorail at night to let someone clean that side?

 

[s8film40]

This is a sad day for all monorail kind.

Are you referring to this accident reported yesterday? http://www.wpbf.com/national-news/m...dshield-of-orlando-airport-tram-dies/32887340

While sad, that's not a monorail.

 

[Cesar R M]

Took a few rides on the monorails last week, and I didn't see anything glaringly gross in my cars. What does puzzle me is the garbage that accumulates on the window side at the Contemporary station. Napkins, papers, straw wrappers, even a soda can. How does it get there, and how hard is it to stop a monorail at night to let someone clean that side?

I've seen that a few times as well.
I skip The contemporary as well because of the dirt.

 

[Brad Bishop]

Are you referring to this accident reported yesterday? http://www.wpbf.com/national-news/m...dshield-of-orlando-airport-tram-dies/32887340

It makes me wonder:
- How do you gain control of the automated trams at an airport without being on the maintenance staff?
- How do you fall off the tram without riding it on top which, I presume, he wasn't because he was inside at a control panel? Maybe he was running it and pushed the manual "Open Doors" button as it was going down the track? Even then, it seems like it'd be relatively easy to stand there and not fall out. It's not like you're hitting a high speed curve.

It baffles me.

 

[dstrawn9889]

the emergency brakes engaged, throwing him against the front windscreen, and designed to keep things out instead of in gave way and he fell from the car off the tracks to a travel lane for tugs

 

[unkadug]

the emergency brakes engaged, throwing him against the front windscreen, and designed to keep things out instead of in gave way and he fell from the car off the tracks to a travel lane for tugs

That's exactly how I read the story.

He also let go of the control which contains a dead man's switch which threw the train into an emergency stop. I assume he lost balance and was thrown through the window.

 

[KordovaJD]

Took many rides on the monorails Thursday through Tuesday of this last weekend. I didn't see anything too upsetting. Definitely a little wear and tear though. The carpeting along the back walls (behind the end seats) of each train could have used a cleaning. But I know I rode on at least one train where that carpet had been replaced and most everything cleaned up. They must be, slowly but surely, making these repairs.

 

[xdan0920]

Just a quick update. The Monorails are in awful shape. Positively awful. Dirty, cracked, loose fittings, AC works at about 75% when it even does work.

 

[alissafalco]

Just a quick update. The Monorails are in awful shape. Positively awful. Dirty, cracked, loose fittings, AC works at about 75% when it even does work.

ugh...that stinks

 

[dstrawn9889]

Just a quick update. The Monorails are in awful shape. Positively awful. Dirty, cracked, loose fittings, AC works at about 75% when it even does work.

i believe from what has been said its more like Shrodingers' monorail car

 

[xdan0920]

ugh...that stinks

Lime seems to be the dirtiest/most beat up. But it actually had working A/C. I'm on Teal right now, my cabin is less disgusting then Lime, but we have no A/C.

 

[xdan0920]

i believe from what has been said its more like Shrodingers' monorail car

I've been in 8 cabins in the past two days. All have been beat to hell. A/C has been fully out on 3. Partially out on 3.

I'll be riding yet another Monorail in about an hour. I'll post an update on that one as well.

 

[dstrawn9889]

still a small sample size... can you let me know which cars on which train, we can keep a tally of if they are always kept filthy, or when they get a scrubdown AC can be hit or miss all the time, but all datapoints are welcome

 

[ABQ]

Well from the thread of last week, http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/monorail-blue-decal.904646/#post-6892992
We have a place to point out finger (not saying which one) when it comes to who to blame for poor maintenance.

https://connect.data.com/contact/view/g3GZMH_5FT80Xs-DEe1J4w/jim-vendur

 

[alissafalco]

Lime seems to be the dirtiest/most beat up. But it actually had working A/C. I'm on Teal right now, my cabin is less disgusting then Lime, but we have no A/C.

I'll be there in 2 weeks. Im going to try and avoid them if possible

 

[unkadug]

i believe from what has been said its more like Shrodingers' monorail car

So the monorail is both dead and alive?

 

[Cesar R M]

I've been in 8 cabins in the past two days. All have been beat to hell. A/C has been fully out on 3. Partially out on 3.

I'll be riding yet another Monorail in about an hour. I'll post an update on that one as well.

@PhotoDave219 reported that WDW was hella busy with summer.
Could explain the clear lack of maintenance.

 

[hopemax]

Since this thread got bumped. I really wanted to bump it in June. We were on Yellow (I think) at about 2:00 in the afternoon when they were bringing another train online. So first we were held at MK with the doors open, but then they let the train go, and stopped partway to the Contemporary. The cabin was completely packed, the air conditioning was not working, and this was during the heat wave, and looking at weather for LBV on 6/23, the high temp was 96 degrees.

There is a reason why people are told again and again not to leave children or pets in parked vehicles when it's that hot out. Is a monorail, not moving for 15 min any different? That's a safety issue. When we reached the Contemporary there were a couple Moms that let the monorail crew have it, and you could tell from the body language that the crew couldn't care less, after all what could they do, they aren't engineering, they aren't a manager than has the authority not to load a train.

 

[PhotoDave219]

@PhotoDave219 reported that WDW was hella busy with summer.
Could explain the clear lack of maintenance.

Well.... The culture that prevails within transportation and their management explains it as well.

 

[ParksAndPixels]

Well.... The culture that prevails within transportation and their management explains it as well.

Unfortunately, the monorails went from a "high tech" / futuristic "attraction" that was used for transportation; to a commonplace mode of transportation with a design/ look unique to Disney. I know that's not 100% but it does speak to the shift in thinking that has occurred within management at WDW. How long will it take to see major action / attention given to the trains themselves is to be seen...