Links

SkyTran Supporter Sites

http://sites.netscape.net/gspellmang/cats.html
CATS - Citizens for Advanced Transit Solutions.  Founder, Jerry Spellman, is our most influential advocate. 

http://bundgaard.com
Arizona State Senator Scott Bundgaard's home page.  Arizona's youngest senator is a strong SkyTran advocate. 

Sources of Information on Many Forms of Advanced Transit

http://faculty.washington.edu/~jbs/itrans
Professor Jerry Schneider's huge compilation of technical data, pictures and discussions on Innovative Transportation Technologies.  Web's most comprehensive advanced transit site.

www.monorails.org
The MONORAIL society's web site.  Explore this site to learn more about monorails  than anywhere else on the Internet.

www.advancedtransit.org
ATRA is a two decade old organization promoting advance transit.  Very basic web site.

Sample Anti Light Rail Sites

www.de-railthetax.org
An effort to ensure that Light Rail facts are made available to the voting public.  Founder, John Semmons, has gathered statistics from available public documents that disclose the follies of Light Rail.

http://www.goldwaterinstitute.org
Many professional research papers by PhD's dispelling light rail myths with logic backed up by excellent statistical data and analysis.  Love their motto:  "Limited government - Economic freedom - Personal responsibility".

www.publicpurpose.com
Wendell Cox Consultancy.  A must site to review.  Lots of super interesting data and analysis comparisons here.

www.railroadingamerica.com
Devoted to exposing the Myth of Light Rail - has links to citizen organizations, news articles and think tanks studying transportation and light rail.

To be fair and unbiased, you should search on the words "Light Rail" in any of the popular search engines.  You will find many pro and con web sites.  Unfortunately, the Light Rail advocates have resorted to misinformation.  As an example, some actually brag that Light Rail can average almost 20 miles per hour "even with stations located every mile".  The implication being that Light Rail is a fast, efficient way to commute.  Yikes!  One must study the subject before understanding the severe economical drawbacks and uselessness of Light Rail mass transit systems.

Other Interesting Sites

www.thrillride.com
Roller Coaster technology.  Lots of data and pictures on the best roller coaster rides in the world.  Fast, high-g transit.

www.fitzpatrickengineering.com
Download Fitzpatrick Engineering's crash simulation software.  Free.  Watching the slow motion crash animations is mesmerizing.  Kids love it.  Mom's turn their heads.  Amazingly effective way to fully comprehend the value of seat belts, air bags, etc. 

www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/
Proponents for a $25 billion, 200 mph High Speed rail for California. 

 

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