The Seattle monorail was built
for the world Expo in 1962. It was a means of connecting downtown
Seattle at Westlake with the hub of the Expo at Seattle Center. Seattle
Center is best known for the Space Needle.
The Monorail has two trains that
ride on separate beams with no cross-overs. The only change to the
monorail since its opening is at Westlake. The original terminal was
torn down to make way for Westlake Center Mall, the Monorail station is
now attached to the mall on a single side platform with bridges to
connect to both beams (only one train cane be at Westlake at any given
time.
There have been problems with the
monorail in recent years, from a electrical fire to both trains
sideswiping at Westlake. The system needs an overhaul. Let's hope that the
system continues.
 | Westlake |
| Seattle Center |
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| Elsewhere |
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 East
Beam train at Westlake (11/22/02) |
 West
beam train at Westlake (12/13/02) |
 East
Beam train at Westlake (11/22/02) |
 West
beam train at Westlake (12/13/02) |
 West
beam train entering Westlake (12/13/02) |
 View
from the Westlake Mall (12/15/07) |
 Monorail
arriving at Westlake with the new Streetcar below. (12/15/07) |
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 Train
on lay-up at the Seattle Center Terminal (9/07/03) |
 Train
"blasting: through the Music Experience building at Seattle
Center. (9/07/03) |
 East
Beam train near Seattle Center (11/22/02) |
 East
Beam train near Seattle Center (11/22/02) |
 View
of a train from the Space Needle. (9/07/03) |
 East
Beam train running on 5th Ave. (11/22/02) |
Other
Seattle Pages:
Bus Tunnel; Trolley Buses;
Waterfront Streetcar; Seattle Center Monorail;
Sounder Commuter Service
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