stackyFACTSInstead of balancing precariously on top of a beam, some eccentric transit systems dangle their cabs entirely underneath it. It looks completely unnatural, turning your daily transit into a dystopian ride without the fun.
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Charles Lartigue saw camels carrying perfectly balanced loads in Algeria and thought it was a great idea for a train. His bizarre monorail ran on an A-frame…
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Physics is an unforgiving mistress, especially when your transit system resembles a giant iron sawhorse. The Lartigue Monorail draped passenger cars over a…
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In 1892, an entrepreneur built a pedal-powered monorail in New Jersey to carry workers between towns. You still had to do all the agonizing physical labor of…
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If you are hoping for a smooth, relaxing joyride, avoid the enclosed three-wheeler. The tiny, violently loud engine is bolted almost directly to the flimsy…
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They offer all the aesthetic clutter of a streetcar system combined with the unpredictable swerving of a massive bus. They are tethered directly to the sky…
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Weaving through extremely dense urban skyscrapers, the bustling streets of Hong Kong harbor the only completely double-decker electric tram fleet in the…
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