Monorails in the United States
- Seattle Center Monorail in Seattle, Washington – tourist and commuter monorail originally built for the Century 21 Exposition in 1962, in operation for over 50 years
- Las Vegas Monorail, Las Vegas, Nevada – operationally self-sufficient public transit system that has carried more than 50 million passengers
- Disneyland Monorail System, Disneyland, Anaheim, California – Known as the “First daily operating Monorail system in the Western Hemisphere”
- Walt Disney World Monorail System, Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida – Serves over fifty million passengers yearly
- Zoo Miami, in Miami, Florida – Connects major exhibits at the zoo
- JTA Skyway, in Jacksonville, Florida – Connects the main JTA bus terminal to the convention center and other downtown destinations, as well as a Park and ride garage
- Pearlridge Skycab, Pearlridge Center in Aiea, HI (near Honolulu). Connects the Uptown part of the mall to the Downtown part of the mall
- Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, Minnesota
- AirTrain Newark, Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey – connects terminals, parking lots, and Amtrak/NJ Transit Northeast Corridor rail station
- Hersherpark in Hershey, Pennsylvania – amusement monorail
- Capital Bluecross Monorail at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania – amusement monorail
- Gillians Wonderland Pier at Ocean City, New Jersey – amusement monorail
- Mud Island Monorail in Memphis, Tennessee – a short suspended monorail connects Mud Island in the Mississippi River to Memphis
- Dallas Zoo in Dallas, Texas
- Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida – installed in 1991 for transportation between the parking garage and different terminals. It was the first monorail where the cars are completely computerized.
- Wild Asia Monorail at the Bronx Zoo in Bronx, New York City
- California State Fair monorail in Sacramento, California on the fairgrounds at CalExpo
Advocacy
- The Monorail Society, an all-volunteer organization fostering more awareness and promotking the uniqueness of monorail transportation
- The Transit Coalition is an all-volunteer organization advocating a balance between many transportation modes including mass transit and automobile
- The International Maglevboard e.V., or “The international Society for Maglev Transportation,” is an international non-profit made up of transport scientists, engineers, experts and advocates promoting high-speed magnetic levitation aka “maglev” systems
Manufacturers
- Bombardier INNOVIA Monorail adjusts to customer-specific requirements and provides world-class high-capacity mass transit
- Metrail, by Frazer-Nash, billed as the world’s most innovative public transport system
- Hitachi Monorail Systems is based upon the classic “Alweg” guideway straddle design
- Scomi Rail, a leading provider of urban transit systems in Asia, South America, Africa and the Middle East
- Urbanaut Monorail Technology, utilizing lighter vehicles and smaller guideways
Projects
- LA Metro, developing an efficient and effective transportation system for Los Angeles County
- Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) combines a transportation gateway and activity center on a 16-acre site owned by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and the City of Anaheim
- California High-Speed Rail Authority presents one vision for high-speed transportation in California. Read about our alternative.
- Daegu Monorail, Hitachi’s 24 kilometer, $333 million monorail system for Daegu, the fourth largest city in South Korea. While their site is all in Korean, its pictures and video paint an impressive picture of the technical and human advantages offered by monorail.
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