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Construction Gallery - Moscow,
Russia.
another Monorail Society
Exclusive!
January 2004 photos courtesy of Anton A. Chigrai...
Yes, monorails DO operate in snow. On January 5, 2004, these images
were captured of the Moscow Monorail literally blowing snow off
the tracks while on a test run. PLEASE NOTE: SNOW WILL NOT BLAST
OFF THE TRACK WITH EVERY TRAIN PASSING! In most cases, this sort
of event would take place early in the day with the first runs.
As TMS member and monorail promoter extraordinaire Dick Falkenbury
has pointed out many times, running a system's trains frequently
will keep snow from building up on the tracks. So don't expect
to get pummeled with snow every time a monorail train passes.
However, providing that the system is designed like this, what
you can expect is higher reliability of service compared to most
ground-based transportation systems.
What about cold? This test took place while temperatures in Moscow
were at -12 Celcius. Yeow, so that's why they wear big fur hats!
The Moscow Monorail is built for the harsh weather, heating elements
are included in the guideway to prevent ice from building up.
Graceful t-supports, sleek trains and snow make for a beautiful
system!
Previous Moscow construction images...
May 2003
December 2002
