Mike Schuh's List of Intraurban Passenger Rail Systems

This is a modest attempt to catalog various intraurban passenger rail systems.

My emphasis is on systems that I have actually ridden, and those that seem to be relevant to Seattle area transportation planning.

Another web page that is oriented more toward photos is the nycsubway.org site. And, of course, there are the RailroadData.Com and UrbanRail.net web sites.

Additions and corrections (with references, please!) are requested and welcomed.

System Control Power Ride?
Have I ridden this system? Cost
($million) System Length
(miles) Stations Current
Daily Ridership Date Opened References Comments

Monorails

Jacksonville Skyway automated 200 2.5 8 3,000
(pathetic!)
35¢ 1989 (initial segment)
November 2002 (current system)

ABC news article
Bob Pickering's photos
Cyburbia Forum

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia manual No 8.6km 11

Las Vegas No $650 6.3km 7 30,000 July 15, 2004 http://www.lvmonorail.com/ ridership continues to be below predictions; average speed 19 MPH

Newark Airport AirTrain automated Yes
415 (1 mile Northeast Corridor connection) 3 2001? (NEC connection) dinky and not particularly fast

Seattle Center Monorail manual Yes 1.2 2 1962 North America's classic system,
not to be confused with the "Green Line"

Walt Disney World manual? 600 VDC 13.7 6? 150,000
free? 1971
1982 (Epcot extension)

WDW enthusiasts
Allan Jayne's comments
photos from themeparks.com
Chris Clay's page
"Monorail Mike"

platforms are 200', trains carry 360

Peoplemovers

Los Colinas, Texas manual Yes Currently runs just during lunch hours.

Light/Heavy Rail

New York Subway manual 625v dc, third rail Yes 714 miles 468 3.1 million 1904

BART automated? 1000 VDC/T Yes $1,619 104 miles 43 310,717 September 11, 1972 L. Petrich's page track gauge, 5'6" (1676 mm), departs from the standard of 4'8.5" (1435 mm); this was so the trains would be more stable in high winds

System	Control	Power	Ride? Have I ridden this system?	Cost ($million)	System Length (miles)	Stations	Current Daily Ridership	Date Opened	References	Comments
Monorails

Jacksonville Skyway	automated			200	2.5	8	3,000 (pathetic!) 35¢	1989 (initial segment) November 2002 (current system)	ABC news article Bob Pickering's photos Cyburbia Forum
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	manual		No		8.6km	11
Las Vegas			No	$650	6.3km	7	30,000	July 15, 2004	http://www.lvmonorail.com/	ridership continues to be below predictions; average speed 19 MPH
Newark Airport AirTrain	automated		Yes	415 (1 mile Northeast Corridor connection)	3			2001? (NEC connection)		dinky and not particularly fast
Seattle Center Monorail	manual		Yes		1.2	2		1962		North America's classic system, not to be confused with the "Green Line"
Walt Disney World	manual?	600 VDC			13.7	6?	150,000 free?	1971 1982 (Epcot extension)	WDW enthusiasts Allan Jayne's comments photos from themeparks.com Chris Clay's page "Monorail Mike"	platforms are 200', trains carry 360
Peoplemovers
Los Colinas, Texas	manual		Yes							Currently runs just during lunch hours.
Light/Heavy Rail
New York Subway	manual	625v dc, third rail	Yes		714 miles	468	3.1 million	1904
BART	automated?	1000 VDC/T	Yes	$1,619	104 miles	43	310,717	September 11, 1972	L. Petrich's page	track gauge, 5'6" (1676 mm), departs from the standard of 4'8.5" (1435 mm); this was so the trains would be more stable in high winds

Last update: September 10, 2005 19:24:22 PDT

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