Popular Science: A century ago, suspended monorails were serious mass-transit contenders

From my What a Difference a Century Makes—or Not column on Pop Sci

And they could be making a comeback.

If you’ve ever sped through the air on a suspended monorail, chances are you were in an amusement park, taking in views festooned with rides, animals, and manicured grounds. But it’s more likely that your first sky-car experience—assuming you’ve had one—was in an aerial tramway or cable car, gliding over steep terrain toward a tourist overlook perched atop a hard-to-reach peak. Whether it’s that strong association with park-like settings or simply the thrill of riding high with a bird’s-eye view, there’s something inherently recreational about aerial railways...

A century ago, suspended monorails were serious mass-transit contenders

Many thanks to Annie Colbert, Popular Science Editor-in-Chief.

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