SkyTran™ Personalized MagLev Intercity Transit Performance Between Principal Arizona Cities

Distances, SkyTran travel times and vehicle fare costs (same for one or two passengers)
(by Doug Malewicki and Jerry Spellman - August 10, 1999)

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The data in this table can be used to tell us what the future would be like with a SkyTran system in place. 

Example Trip:
If you lived in Phoenix and wanted to go backpacking in the Grand Canyon for the weekend you could start out on Friday at 5 PM, walk the 5 minutes average to your nearest offline SkyTran stop, board a SkyTran vehicle, direct it to the offline SkyTran stop next to the Mather campground entrance near the rim and sit back and relax for the 226 mile, 2 hour and 16 minute ride in quiet, relaxed, air conditioned comfort. 

You would arrive at the Mather Ranger check in at 7:21 PM.  You could be all checked in and at your camp site with your tent set up by 8 PM.  Plenty of time for a good nights rest.  The only disturbance would be the 10:30 PM arrival of your friends who decided to drive and left Phoenix at the same time.  They had to fight the 5 PM rush hour traffic to get out of Phoenix.  The next morning you are totally refreshed and ready to go charging down the Kaibob Trail, while they are still slightly frazzled from the long drive and late arrival. 

The Sunday return trip by SkyTran, of course, is just as fast and relaxing.  Monday morning your friends (who drove) are dragging their feet at work.