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submitted 9 months ago by mossy_capivara@midwest.social to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 15 points 9 months ago

Skytrains my dude, similar footprint, same tech, and I assume it costs significantly less, and is able to dip underground when there absolutely ISNT the footprint for it above ground

[-] maxxxxpower@lemmy.ca 16 points 9 months ago

Monorail!

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 12 points 9 months ago

While monorails are cool, skytrains are literally just trains and thus insanely hard to beat for cost vs efficiency

[-] spiffy_spaceman@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Monorail!

[-] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

The ring came off my pudding can.

[-] uis@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Bleh

[-] greenskye@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

Would sky trains be as reliable? I assume subways are more reliable partially due to not being exposed to the elements.

[-] coffee_whatever@lemmy.tf 1 points 9 months ago

My guess would be that they are separated from any traffic, just like a subway and unlike trams or buses which are a part of it. No other traffic = less delays and accidents = more reliable transport

[-] uis@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

and unlike trams or buses which are a part of it

Are you sure?

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

At the end of the day, they're still just trains, and while Vancouver's trains DO seem to be somewhat bafflingly effected by severe weather, for the most part things keep running like normal as it still is only somewhat