I Spent a Day on the World’s Most Pointless Transit System
The Detroit People Mover, a monorail forming a 2.9-mile, 13-stop clockwise loop around downtown Detroit, is Michigan’s…
Springfield Should Be Ashamed About the State Of Its Public Transit
A city as progressive as Springfield—renowned globally for its renewable energy production—should be on the forefront…
A Gift Guide for the Transit-Obsessed
This one's for the people who give you more reliable subway directions than HopStop, who can describe to you, in…
This propeller-powered monorail would have linked London to Paris
Scottish inventor George Bennie had a dream. Where trains couldn't link destinations separated by water, grand railways…
Burbank's Aerial Monorail of the Future
The city of Burbank, California was incorporated in 1911 with a population of just 500. Today the population is just…
The Unholy Love Child of Bicycle and Monorail Could Revolutionize Your Commute
I'm still waiting for the day when humans navigate cities by being sucked through pneumatic tubes. But in the…
Puppy Monorail Makes Me Fear for Mankind's Future
Of all the ridiculous things one can see at the Maker Faire, the Puppy Mover Monorail might take the cake.
We Want Monorails, These Monorails
The Señor Presidente Obama may want a high speed train. We want it too. Actually, we want a monorail, which have been…
Crazy Human-Powered Monorail Would Deliver You to Work in a Sweaty Capsule
How's this sound: rather than hopping on the subway, when in a large city you'd hop into a little pod hanging from an…
Atomic Cars of the 1950s
"Engine in rear? Tricycle wheels? Polaroid Plastic top? Atomic power? Just as at home in the water or in the air as on…
Comfy IKEA Train Makes Me Want to Move to the Subway
IKEA has outfitted a train in Kobe with sofas and curtains—probably with names like Oompa-loompa, Svenssonjohansensson,…
Velocipedes the Wave of the Future, Circa 1900
The Mono-rail Track Velocipede wasn't as flashy as a jet pack, but maybe it was more practical—as long as you had what S…
Lyle Lanley Sells Futuristic Rail System to Ann Arbor, Detroit
Update: Unsurprisingly, this is bunk, as confirmed by Ann Arbor officials. But hey, the concept is still… interesting.
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Puppies Taking Advantage of Mass Transit
Get out of the way, everybody, here come the puppies! On a monorail! They even look like they're enjoying it, too.…