A Complete Intro of Seattle Monorail - A Rail-Based Transportation System

Seattle is undoubtedly one of the most significant cities in United States. The transit system in this city has been utilized by the people regularly, however, after 1960s, with increasing demand for the public transit, it has become a little difficult to rely too much on the then existing system; hence the proposal of a Monorail arouse. Today, more than a million people travel in the monorail every day to reach their destinations faster.

Seattle Monorail Official Site

http://www.seattlemonorail.com/

The Seattle monorail is operated by the private contractor, Seattle Monorail Services. It took about 4 million dollars to build the monorail. Today, this rail based transportation system gains a profit of about $750,000, which is shared by the City and the Seattle Monorail Services. The fare collected from the people is also very reasonable. A round about trip will cost generally around $4, while it costs only $2 for children and senior citizens. The rail remains active from 9am to 11pm throughout the year, except for Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Seattle Center Monorail at Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Center_Monorail

Wiki Info on Seattle Monorail Project

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Monorail_Project

There are two trains running on the parallel tracks, and each of the trains is identical to one another. The power consumed by the train is derived from four 750HP DC motors that draw a whopping current of about 700 Amperes. There have been only 3-4 accidents till date, none of them being fatal for any passenger, but the scariest of them all was fire accident in May, 2004. Nonetheless, the monorail has been serving the city for quite some time now, and has become a part of Seattle's long history.

Promotional site of the monorail

http://www.seattlemonorail.org/