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Monorail Promises to Transform City Traffic
A 1960s era dialogue imagines a silent elevated monorail feeding a metropolitan core and speeds up to 200 to 300 mph cross country. Planners cite financing as the main obstacle while Seattle Houston San Francisco Los Angeles and Philadelphia test or debate lines. The German Wuppertal Dortmund line proves safety and efficiency, fueling a nationwide push for bold transit solutions.
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George Christopher
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Wupper River
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