The People Mover Thread

[jd3189]

They are like the mass transit rail systems we have in our largest cities,but they are smaller and are more confined to one area. I believe they can be the way of transportation for a large neighborhood that is made from scratch (ex. Hudson Yards in NYC). Two examples of this system are the Metromover in Miami and the Venice People Mover.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Miami-Dade_Metromover_in_Arena-State_Plaza_Station.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Miami-Dade_Metromover_in_Arena-State_Plaza_Station.jpg/800px-Miami-Dade_Metromover_in_Arena-State_Plaza_Station.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:People_venice_dopplemayr.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/People_venice_dopplemayr.jpg

Other than those in city areas, people movers can be found in airports, like the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta's The Plane Train( which I rode once before) and Roissy Airport's CDGVAL in Paris.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PlaneTrain_interior.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/PlaneTrain_interior.JPG/800px-PlaneTrain_interior.JPG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cdgval_auparcPR.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Cdgval_auparcPR.jpg/800px-Cdgval_auparcPR.jpg

Post any other system you guys want.It will be really interesting to see the different locations and versions of this way of transit.

[Nexis4Jersey]

Here's the JFK Airtrain...

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[ChiSoxRox]

Detroit People Mover

Big picture of a train pulling into the Renaissance Center (http://somethingfortheeyes.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/people-mover-t.jpg)

http://www.railforthevalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1_1252164192_people-mover.jpg
railforthevalley.com (http://www.railforthevalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1_1252164192_people-mover.jpg)

http://www.detroityes.com/news/070705/601pics/UnitedArtists-PeopleMover-Graffiti-16990.jpg
Detroit Yes (http://www.detroityes.com/news/070705/601pics/UnitedArtists-PeopleMover-Graffiti-16990.jpg)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Detroit_People_Mover_enters_Bricktown_station.jpg/1024px-Detroit_People_Mover_enters_Bricktown_station.jpg
Wikimedia (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Detroit_People_Mover_enters_Bricktown_station.jpg/1024px-Detroit_People_Mover_enters_Bricktown_station.jpg)

http://assets.byways.org/asset_files/000/007/869/Detroit_People_Mover.jpg
byways.org (http://assets.byways.org/asset_files/000/007/869/Detroit_People_Mover.jpg)

http://www.gmrencen.com/Portals/0/images/PeopleMoverMap_large.jpg
Renaissance Center (http://www.gmrencen.com/Portals/0/images/PeopleMoverMap_large.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2BOviZNaIw

Unfortunately with the city's budget crisis, the future of the People Mover is always shaky, although its financial status is secure for this year.

[jd3189]

Here's a video of the Metromover in Miami in motion.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHf6mQ8Rs0I

[fflint]

There's an automated people mover at San Francisco International Airport:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2775/4185851345_cabbbcb5d4_o.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2775/4185851345_cabbbcb5d4_o.jpg

[Steely Dan]

^ ditto o'hare airport here in chicago.

it's 2.7 miles long and makes stops at the 4 main terminals and the remote parking lot. there is a current planned expansion to connect it an even more remote parking lot and allow for an easier connection to a metra commuter rail station.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/O%27Hareatstower.JPG/450px-O%27Hareatstower.JPG
source: wikipedia

[HeyHey]

Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, AL has this people mover between their main hospital and the women and children's hospital. It's relatively short at 1890 feet, but it seems to be well utilized. It has two tracks to increase frequency.

From Huntsville Hospital website http://www.pharmacy.hhsys.org/images/tram.jpg
http://www.pharmacy.hhsys.org/images/tram.jpg

[N830MH]

Hi All,

I have a video where I rode on tram from entire concourse E to T gates. Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport.

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[LMich]

Besides the Detroit People Mover, Detroit has another people mover with the ExpressTram that runs inside the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6116/6261391434_f96667798b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49394874@N08/6261391434/)
Detroit Metro Airport (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49394874@N08/6261391434/) by SkylineScenes (http://www.flickr.com/people/49394874@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4062/4539547320_202b9c7dae_b.jpg
TochiPhotos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tochi/4539547320/)

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/50/149607445_7218c9c753_b.jpg
Bill in DC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flaneur/149607445/)

[Beta_Magellan]

The Detroit airport mover’s interesting—it runs on an air cushion and is a descendant of one of the PRT systems exhibited at Transpo 72—the Hovair. An original-vintage model has been put into use at Duke University hospital as a horizontal elevator (from insidedukemedicine.org):

http://insidedukemedicine.org/uploads/images/migrated/prt_photo.jpg

The early PRT concept that went fairly far in development—Germany’s Cabinentaxi (http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/cabin.htm)—also found use as a horizontal elevator at the Schwalmstadt-Ziegenhain hospital until 2010 (from Innovative Transit Technologies (http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/):

http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/CabinliftPics.JPG

[initiald]

Jacksonville's people mover, the JTA Skyway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JTA_Skyway):

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5306/5686871575_769f975b90_b.jpg
Photo credit: me

Morgantown, WV Personal Rapid Transit:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Morgantown_Personal_Rapid_Transit.jpg/800px-Morgantown_Personal_Rapid_Transit.jpg
Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgantown_Personal_Rapid_Transit)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Morgantown_Personal_Rapid_Transit_-_West_Virginia_University_-_Evansdale.jpg/800px-Morgantown_Personal_Rapid_Transit_-_West_Virginia_University_-_Evansdale.jpg
Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgantown_Personal_Rapid_Transit)

ATL airport now has two separate people movers; the underground one between the terminals and the one that goes to the new rental car center called they SkyTrain. YouTube video. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R1Ulo70tTE)

[Lakelander]

Here are a few Jacksonville skyway pics from metrojacksonville.com. The skyway's ridership has recently doubled due to the suspension of fare collection.

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-6983-p1150840.JPG

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-6971-p1150852.JPG

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-6973-p1150839.JPG

http://photos.metrojacksonville.com/photos/489910712_CXHNS-L.jpg

http://photos.metrojacksonville.com/Culture/Jazzfest-2011/i-rZxGLV4/0/XL/DSC02507-XL.jpg

[N830MH]

Here are a few Jacksonville skyway pics from metrojacksonville.com. The skyway's ridership has recently doubled due to the suspension of fare collection.

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-6983-p1150840.JPG

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-6971-p1150852.JPG

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-6973-p1150839.JPG

http://photos.metrojacksonville.com/photos/489910712_CXHNS-L.jpg

http://photos.metrojacksonville.com/Culture/Jazzfest-2011/i-rZxGLV4/0/XL/DSC02507-XL.jpg

Hey! I can see control room. Where is the control room at? Why I haven't been down there for a long time. I miss ride on Skyway. You saw security surveillance camera. You watch those people at platform.

[Lakelander]

I work for a transportation planning & engineering company and operate a website focused on Jacksonville's urban core. Because of this, I was given a tour of the skyway's operation and maintenance yard. Here are a few more pics:

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-6991-p1150849.JPG

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-6975-p1150873.JPG

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-6990-p1150894.JPG

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-7004-p1150899.JPG