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Interesting idea. It reminds me of the airport train in Dallas TX, not really a train, more of a automated bus running on a hotwheels track. It is a rough ride for sure. jt (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmmm, The subway system in Paris France has trains that run on tires. I was rather supprised when I saw them. I don't remember exactly how they stayed on the track though. From what I understand the paris subway has several different styles of (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think there are other airport transport systems which also use tired vehicles. (...) I seem to remember seeing pictures of the Paris subways with tires. If I'm recalling right, they had horizontal tires also which run against the walls of a (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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Hi, Here is a page with some good prototype information: (URL) top of the page is the history of the system, the bottom shows the current implementation (including what happens if a tire runs flat...). Greetings, David (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I thought that too, when I saw this creation. It is a very annoying ride. I came across two links that describes the new "Automated People Mover" at DFW: (2 URLs) refer to the new APM that DFW's building to connect the new terminals to the old (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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"Ed McGlynn" <ejmcglynn@netzero.net> wrote in message news:H5H48q.1MD@lugnet.com... (...) DFW: (...) terminals (...) DFW is geting Adtranz's first Inovia shuttle. It's an updated of their very successful design based on the original Westinghouse (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3DD00B28.EB4662...ing.com... (...) Yes, many! Adtranz is a very common supplier, Matra has a VAL 256 at O'Hare, and a 206 at Orly in Paris. A few airports have Otis HOVAIR shuttles, including (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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"Lewis Valentine" <lewisv@nitorco.com> wrote in message news:H5F9tK.KL5@lugnet.com... (...) rather (...) Load bearing tyres on a horizontal axis provide the support and motive traction; wheels pressing laterally against guide rails provide steering (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:H5F8uH.HHJ@lugnet.com... (...) is (...) I was actually really dissapointed with DFW's AirTrain. Certainly ahead of it's time, with more than 30 stations and trains following different (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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"Iain Hendry" <militaryduckjock@rogers.com> wrote in message news:H5pMAM.Dqw@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) routes (...) We (...) Which is exactly why they are building a new one. The new one (which you can see under construction really well from a (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:H5qI98.C9z@lugnet.com... (...) runway) (...) But Innovia is weird. It looks a bit like an unhappy toaster traversing a roadway made of biscuits. *sigh* and AirTrain used to be painted a (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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