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Ultra High Speed Public Pods Edit
SkyTran Individual Maglev System

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SkyTran Individual Maglev System
 Published: Mar 3, 08
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This looks like a super-cool ride you might see at Disneyland, but it’s actually a design concept for a real for an ultra-fast public transit system. UniModal Transport Solutions created the Personal Rapid Transport (PRT) which is like a suspended sky train.

Each pod holds two passengers (what do families do?) which zips around above the city suspended by a maglev system. People can get on and off at every city block or every 400 metres.

What makes the system so advanced is that the passengers are completley independent; there is no fixed schedule or timetable to which abide by. The pods come by so often, passengers simply wait for the next available vehicle, then plug in their destination. The cart then travels back onto the main skyway and picks up speed, zinging the passengers to their destination autobahn style, reaching speeds of up to 240 km/hour.

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rocketranger on Mar 5, 08  0 Trends   2,582 Comments
Super mass transit system, need bigger capsules. Link to Bus lines & Taxis & Helitaxis alone. For NYC & LA CA alone. Test at Tomorrowland, Disneyland & EPCOT Ctr FL.
rocketranger on Mar 5, 08  0 Trends   2,582 Comments 0
Allen Butler on Mar 5, 08  0 Trends   95 Comments
Even if we just had a working/viable public transportation system here in So. Cal. I would be ecstatic.
Allen Butler on Mar 5, 08  0 Trends   95 Comments 0
Favorited by Bianca Bartz on Apr 16, 08

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