http://www.gizmag.com/unitsky-string-transport-rail-suspended/15300/
Wow- interesting! I wonder if it will stick? Interesting find!
Very interesting.
Now, how does this system handle the typical load of a 747 or A360? Can it handle high speed freight? I see this as a possible (but dubious) competitor to the various HSR proposals being floated - all of which, to date, have exhibited the bouyancy of a lead brick.
If these people are willing to put THEIR money where their mouths are, I wish them well. If, OTOH, this is just another scheme to get the Federales to fund a 'feasability study' that can be skimmed...
Pardon my skepticism, but the local news just reported that still another bunch of lotus-eaters have proposed still another scheme for HSR between LA and Las Vegas - and want to get Federal funds for the necessary environmental studies...
Hey, guys. The Desert Xpress crowd has already been there and done that. Why reinvent the hexagonal wheel?
Chuck (dubious Las Vegas resident)
It is difficult to imagine that idea being able to support the weight of a train. Even light rail vehicles weigh a lot more than that truck.
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Hmm. This has all the looks of the single-cr monorail. What we Indy people know s the Clarian People Mover. This isn;t light rail cpable, but it is Intra-City possibility. And from that aspect, quite interesting.
-Morgan
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