[Mpls] Speaking of Traffic on Hiawatha Avenue - PRT

[Tim Bonham]

No, the reduced cost comes from the fact that they are smaller vehicles and 
weigh much less.

That means that the supports holding up the track can be much smaller & 
cheaper than those needed to hold up a train of several railcars full of 
people.  Think of the pictures you've seen of a monorail, with the small 
supporting columns for a long stretch of track.

Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson

>Why does it cost less than an elevated train?  My guess would be that
>it's because the rolling stock is privately owned.  That makes it
>_more_ expensive overall because it's cheaper to build vehicles that
>hold many people than vehicles that only hold a few.
>    -Dave