Monorail Editorials

Commentary from Officers and members of The Monorail Society. The opinions expressed here are those of the writers and not necessarily that of the entire membership of The Monorail Society.

  • Airplanes and Monorails - 100 years. By Kim Pedersen. Yes, there is a historical link!
  • An Open Letter to Walt Disney World. By Kim Pedersen. This is our President's well-known letter from the Fall 1995 Monorail Newsletter. What he said then still has pertinence today. Kim challenges the Disney folks to live up to their "environmentality" hype and expand monorail.
  • Light Rail construction Photo Essay. By Kim Pedersen. Look at these, then check out monorail construction.
  • Looks Matter. By Kim Pedersen. Various thoughts on aesthetics.
  • Make Mine Walk-Through. By Kim Pedersen. Why walk-through trains make more sense.
  • Media Promotion for Monorail. By Tom Woods Ph.D. Ideas on how to get monorail into the minds of citizens
  • Monorail - an excellent choice for Seattle. Words ignored in favor of trains in traffic.
  • Monorail Costs. By Van Wilkins. Van addresses one of the most discussed aspects of rail.
  • Monorail Museum - A Proposal. By Kim Pedersen. It's time to start thinking seriously about a dream.
  • Monorails still hold promise. By Keith Walls. Written in the aftermath of the Walt Disney World monorail's only fatality in 2009.
  • Seattle: a post-mortem commentary. By Greg Vassilakos. TMS member Vassilakos summarizes the downfall of the Seattle Monorail Project.
  • The Costs of Transit. By Dick Falkenbury. Dick points out that there are costs and then there are costs.
  • The Evolution of the Monorail (and other random thoughts). By David B. Simons Jr.
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