low hanging fruit
Posted on 05/31/2004 7:31:10 PM PDT by steve86
"Mono" means "one," and "rail" means "rail"!
Did somebody say monorail?
What was that thing going around when I was in high school?
Ya know.....
Cheerleader #1:I haven't seen Lisa at cheerleading practice for almost a week.
Cheerleader #2: I heard she has mono
low hanging fruit
They are building another one - or at least in the works. You do know that right? Only in Seattle
This is one reason why I voted for the new monorail. (The other reason is, I hoped it would help drive a stake thru the real boondoggle that has no chance of helping easing traffic congestion: Light rail.) I haven't joined the recall movement ... yet.Construction began in April of 1961 by Alweg Rapid Transit Systems, who received the bid when it offered to underwrite the entire cost of construction.
The monorail opened to the public on March 24, 1962 nearly one month before the start of the World's Fair. At a cost of $3.5 million, the trains carried more than eight million guests during the six months of the fair, easily paying for themselves. That is, the full initial capitol cost of the system was recovered and a profit was realized by ALWEG before the end of the fair.
Following the Fair, the monorail system was turned over to Century 21 Corporation at no cost. Century 21 sold the system to the City of Seattle in 1965 for $600,000.
Today, the trains carry approximately 2.5 million riders every year. The monorail has become an important fixture in Seattle for locals, who use the trains during major festivals and sporting events. Seattle Center Monorail is the nation's only fully self-sufficient public transit system.
Interesting this is being played in the press today as an ordinary fire.
Sure looks like an explosion occurred to me...
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