tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8398404133404003961..comments2024-03-29T07:05:53.027-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: A Different Monorail, 1962Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17158348306024108002008-07-05T01:24:00.000-07:002008-07-05T01:24:00.000-07:00I rode the Seattle monorail last Summer from the S...I rode the Seattle monorail last Summer from the Space Needle to downtown... <BR/><BR/>Very cool to experience the difference between this and the Disneyland model. One thing I can tell you, the Disneyland version feels like 5/8 scale compared to this one, which was truly devised for mass transit. I'm sure the capacity is at least twice as much as its Anaheim cousin.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the former grounds of the Fair immensely. Quite a bit of the historical infrastructure remains intact.walterworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319070921534941313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38189136405602993572008-07-02T09:11:00.000-07:002008-07-02T09:11:00.000-07:00The Seattle monorail is ugly...UGLY!!!The Seattle monorail is ugly...UGLY!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-91040664398632583572008-07-01T21:23:00.000-07:002008-07-01T21:23:00.000-07:00Great post major! > I was promised a "Great Big Be...Great post major!<BR/><BR/><I> > I was promised a "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow". I think I want my money back. < </I><BR/><BR/>You and me both, KG. Sorry, take a number and get in the refund line -- they're now serving No.458,073,211 (only a few billion more to go). ;)mr wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690712121710850903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-66844242893205415282008-07-01T21:22:00.000-07:002008-07-01T21:22:00.000-07:00I am surprised at the positive reaction to these p...I am surprised at the positive reaction to these photos, thanks for your nice comments everyone!<BR/><BR/>gerG, nice to hear from you! The Seattle monorail does kind of look like a loaf of bread (in the wrapper), but how often do you get to see a loaf of bread go fast?Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-48343937744691592052008-07-01T15:50:00.000-07:002008-07-01T15:50:00.000-07:00HeyBob Gurr told me that the Alweg system in Germa...Hey<BR/><BR/>Bob Gurr told me that the Alweg system in Germany and the Seattle monorail had all the styling of a speeding loaf of bread. But it's still cool.<BR/><BR/>gerGgerGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15071112956778032656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-60117017256984203582008-07-01T11:22:00.000-07:002008-07-01T11:22:00.000-07:00I rode this pre 2001 and it was nothing compared t...I rode this pre 2001 and it was nothing compared to the Disney monorails.<BR/><BR/>But it was still pretty cool...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023449275486420957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17862560132730312102008-07-01T09:43:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:43:00.000-07:00Incredible shot of the station! Have only seen bla...Incredible shot of the station! Have only seen black and white previously. Thanks!outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-84664903441476892282008-07-01T09:32:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:32:00.000-07:00Fantastic pictures Major.Fantastic pictures Major.The Viewliner Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730924067419581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-77064536871659547742008-07-01T09:22:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:22:00.000-07:00Well, Katellagate, there's nothing on earth Like a...Well, Katellagate, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, Bona fide, Electrified, Six-car Monorail! Why it glides as softly as a cloud!<BR/><BR/>Neat that this monorail is still there, although I did hear two of them "bumped" together in a minor crash a few years ago..<BR/><BR/>Great post, thanks!Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-66704859180450398322008-07-01T08:47:00.000-07:002008-07-01T08:47:00.000-07:00Man I wish this was in Cincinnati!Another great po...Man I wish this was in Cincinnati!<BR/><BR/>Another great post - thanks!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891803494450719808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-82610419015400569122008-07-01T01:29:00.000-07:002008-07-01T01:29:00.000-07:00Love the original Dieter-esque Eurostyling. It's i...Love the original Dieter-esque Eurostyling. It's interesting to see the mechanical starting point for Gurr's improvements on the body form.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I've been waiting for 40 years now. When does my city get its own monorail? I am also waiting for my production model of Bill Cushenbery's Silhouette (everybody's favorite bubble-top car) and the slinky Japanese model wife I thought I'd have by now.<BR/><BR/>I was promised a "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow". I think I want my money back.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365847952380109157noreply@blogger.com