Gadgetbahns Galore!: Episode 10

This time, in honor of our tenth episode, we dive into the weird and not-so-wonderful world of gadgetbahns. So, grab your Tesla plushies and prepare to descend into the realm of monorails, skybusses, and the effervescent PRT. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:30 The News: Kyiv metro resumes full service 00:45 Theme song 01:18 So, what is a gadgetbahn? 02:19 "Gadget" + "bahn" (German for railway) 03:03 The hyperloop 03:21 Musk's Las Vegas loop (a.k.a. the car hole) [1] [2] [11] 05:00 Tunnel boring cost reduction 05:34 Safety, or the lack thereof[12] 06:45 Speed, or the lack thereof 07:09 Throughput, or the lack thereof 07:51 Las Vegas-wide transit solution? 09:56 Fleet of Teslas 11:13 It's the biggest U.S. gadgetbahn 11:42 Monorails! [6] [7] 12:32 All sorts of them, good and bad 13:34 The Seattle monorail 14:28 Almost became the Seattle metro 14:47 Built cheap! (good job Seattle) 15:17 PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) [3] [4] [14] 15:42 The trouble with PRT 17:05 The Morgantown PRT 18:56 Government funding phases 19:59 Upgrades & extensions in the works 20:33 West Virginia University is served by the PRT[13] 22:13 Summer trip? 22:43 Abysmal operating hours for an automated system[15] 23:41 The Wuppertal Schwebebahn[5] 25:31 The Miami Metromover[8] 26:47 The Transit Elevated Bus [9] 27:51 Investment fraud arrest 28:31 Would this even work? 29:54 It almost happened 30:34 The automated...people...car...thing...shuttle 31:28 Little autonomous car...pod...things 31:46 "The Point" "TOD" project (Salt Lake County)[16] 32:51 We look at pictures 33:28 UTA's trial[10] 35:25 It's a bad idea 36:01 Progress for its own sake 37:12 Stop please, build trains instead 38:19 Conclusions 40:46 Bye! References & notes [1]The Boring Company: Vegas Loop [2]Adam Something: HE FIXED TRAFFIC [3]Wikipedia: Personal rapid transit [4]Wikipedia: Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit [5]Wikipedia: Wuppertal Schwebebahn [6]Wikipedia: Monorail [7]Wikipedia: Seattle Center Monorail [8]Wikipedia: Metromover [9]Wikipedia: Transit Elevated Bus [10]UDOT: Automated Shuttle Pilot Project [11]The Boring Company: Loop [12] The Boring company claims[11] that there are mechanisms for ventilation, fire protection, and evacuation, but it has not been shown that these meet any regulatory standards. [13] Seea ride on the PRT [14]Tom Scott: Pod Cars of the Past and Future: The Morgantown PRT [15] Summer is open with limited hours; still closed Sundays and university breaks [16]The Point Framework Plan Final Report