"One train overshot the station slightly and had to back up!" In Budapest, the full metro trains also had to stop at a specific position to be able to open their doors (all metro lines back then, M1-M3). If the drivers missed that sweet spot, they had to reverse their entire train a few metres. It sometimes took them 3 or 4 attempts to properly stop at the station, chugging a few metres back and forth every try... Haven't had that problem for a while now, so they probably changed some stuff. Or maybe I just travel less by metro, preferring above ground transport...
I remember riding this back in 2020, I rode this to the Long Term parking elevators to go see them. Little did I know back then, that those elevators would be modernized in the future, and this very monorail would be no more...
Reminds me of the Heathrow Pod, except the Heathrow Pod drives on wheels and seems to be smaller and less comfortable. I love the old look of the Tampa Monorail.
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@@Luke_Starkenburg Dear Luke Starkenburg, thank you for your reply. I'm always looking forward to watching videos. We will refer to the subtitles and advice.
Nearly everywhere on the internet says these cars were built by Bombardier, but I know for a fact (and have photographic proof) that these six cars were built from the ground up by a company called Aerotrans in Springville, Utah. Maybe it was a subcontracting deal, but the three news articles I can find about Aerotrans securing the contract to build these cars make no mention of Bombardier's involvement.
Unfortunately this system is now out of service as of the beginning of this month. Due to high maintenance and running costs It is getting removed. It was originally supposed to be removed from service in September but they have decided to do it early due to decreased traffic from the virus. Its will be getting replaced by moving walkways on the 4th floor of the garage similar to the economy parking garage setup at the airport
Awe, I will miss this train when it's gone. Honestly, I am surprised that it lasted this long. Its really a short walk to get anywhere I the parking garage, and depending on where you park on the loop, it may be faster to walk.
@@Luke_Starkenburg I agree man. Being born and raised here in Tampa it has always been one of my favorite things to go see along with many other things at my beautiful home airport. Its truly sad to see at go because of how unique it was and how they retrofitted it into a praking garage 30 years ago. Thank you alot for this video man the quality is exceptional and I really appreciate the time you put in it.
I was at the Tampa airport a few years back. I traveled on something that went from one section to another, but it didn’t look like this. It was more like an elevator car. Or do I have the wrong airport?
bombardier really does fantastic work with everything except for those R179’s that keep breaking down and getting pulled out of service every other week...
The stations in order: Yeager Elevators/Sikorsky Elevators (provided access to the red baggage claim area) Armstrong Elevators (provided access to the blue baggage claim area) Wright Brothers Elevators Jannus Elevators Goddard Elevators Lindbergh Elevators Earhart Elevators (also provided access to the blue baggage claim area) (returns to Yeager/Sikorsky)
Owen Chua I love PRT systems, but honestly some moving walkways would do the job better. The distance is pretty short. I would even say, don’t bother putting in moving walkways, just have a path through the garage for people to walk on.
City leaders should think about how to extend this system all the way into downtown Tampa. It should include a stop in the West Shore area at Shore Shore Blvd and Cypress, then go on with a stop at Midtown, the University of Tampa and final destination in downtown.
I spend a lot of time around the airport and the monorail has now been out of service for a few months now. The cars are sitting there but look to be in rough shape.
This is sad but not unexpected. Someone at the airport told me that they were planning on shutting the monorail down soon, and this was in February 2020 just before Covid. With the reduction in travel I doubt this will reopen. Honestly, it is very easy to walk the whole route and the train really isn’t needed.
@@Luke_Starkenburg yeah i went before COVID then 2021 went to the airport and went looking for it and it didn’t exist so we asked someone and they said it was gone
Sasa Ilic I knew about this for forever, but forgot about it for many years. I flew into TPA recently and was wondering if this was still running so I decided to check it out! I’m glad I did!
In November 2018, the former E floor was changed to level 2. Later on, a 1st floor was added for high vehicles. This means that former levels 1 to 6 are now 3 to 8. Also, these things have been running since 1991!
Depends. In the terminal it's on the 5th floor. I don't remember in the parking garage, but I think it's on the 3rd floor there. But that may have changed since the airport moved the rental cars to their new facility.
2:47: We are about to depart, for your safety please stand clear of the doors and hold the handrails firmly at all times. Your next stop will be the Green station in the long term parking garage. Please remain on board for the following stations, the Brown station and all of the main terminal stations. Note that I am using colors instead of the pilot's names, because it is easier to refer your parking spot as a color.
This was taken on a Sunday in February, just pre-Covid. I saw some passengers using the system, but also a few people just walking. As much as I love trains, people movers, and monorails, this system seems like a waste. The system would be much better served via moving walkways, or just by walking! It was probably a 4-5 minute walk from one end of the garage to the other. The only good think was that the trains came about every 2 minutes. An airport employee told he that she heard this was shutting down permanently soon, and this was in February 2020.
That is such a shame, as I've never ridden it and it's really one of a kind. I only was at TPA for one round-trip flight in 2005, and didn't know it existed. Why did it shut down? Budget cuts? Maintenance issues? Safety concerns?
It's nice but it's like back in the 80's style .. I'm not saying it's bad .. but .. it's outdated ! If you got to Japan, Singapore, HongKong, Dubai, London .. it's way different.
"One train overshot the station slightly and had to back up!"
In Budapest, the full metro trains also had to stop at a specific position to be able to open their doors (all metro lines back then, M1-M3). If the drivers missed that sweet spot, they had to reverse their entire train a few metres. It sometimes took them 3 or 4 attempts to properly stop at the station, chugging a few metres back and forth every try...
Haven't had that problem for a while now, so they probably changed some stuff. Or maybe I just travel less by metro, preferring above ground transport...
Mmhmm. Very Interesting.
sepruecom I believe that if you have these platform doors and need to park exactly at a spot at least the approach should be automatically done.
Automatic trains like this are awesome.
In Hong Kong and Singapore, we use driverless trains on full metro lines.
@@PatheticTV That's awesome.
Good morning, and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System.
This train is... inbound
I used to have so much fun planespotting at Tampa then just riding this while eating my lunch 😞 I’ll miss this quirky little bombardier monorail
Me too!
I remember riding this back in 2020, I rode this to the Long Term parking elevators to go see them. Little did I know back then, that those elevators would be modernized in the future, and this very monorail would be no more...
Reminds me of the Heathrow Pod, except the Heathrow Pod drives on wheels and seems to be smaller and less comfortable. I love the old look of the Tampa Monorail.
Ok if this isn't the cutest damn thing IVE EVER SEEN OMG CUTE
chromebomb You should see the british class 139. THAT is cute.
@@CityWhispereris that the parry people mover on the Stourbridge town branch?
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@Yael Milo yup, been using flixzone for months myself :D
This airport rail line looks like stuck in the 70's or 80's
Close, 1991.
The shuttle trains out to the airsides are original to the airport design and date back to 1971. Though they have been upgraded several times since.
But still better than nothing like L.A.X.
Jaycee LS it is.
It has character. Better than LAX where you have to walk everywhere and across traffic.
This is so cool!!! The glass block light source is genius.
Its retro design from the 1960's! Although it's not it light source, the daylight is just shining through. Natural light!
It's a cute monorail♡.
I really enjoy your channel! You have great content and great videos! I just wish your channel was in English, but CC subtitles help. Keep up the great work!
私はあなたのチャンネルを本当に楽しんでいます！ あなたは素晴らしいコンテンツと素晴らしいビデオを持っています！ チャンネルが英語であったらいいのですが、CC字幕が役立ちます。 これからもいい結果を出し続けてください！
@@Luke_Starkenburg Dear Luke Starkenburg, thank you for your reply. I'm always looking forward to watching videos. We will refer to the subtitles and advice.
These mini roller coasters need some loops and barrel rolls!
😂😂
Cool! I lived in Tampa for 18 yrs and the airport has never stopped growing.
5:50 Monorail maintenance spur line. Great footage!
Nearly everywhere on the internet says these cars were built by Bombardier, but I know for a fact (and have photographic proof) that these six cars were built from the ground up by a company called Aerotrans in Springville, Utah.
Maybe it was a subcontracting deal, but the three news articles I can find about Aerotrans securing the contract to build these cars make no mention of Bombardier's involvement.
I've been to the Tampa airport many times, I didn't know they had this. Great video.
I think they removed it
It was on level 5. The tracks and platforms are still there but they will be removed to be replaced by moving walk ways
Oh little little little snail 🐌 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Unfortunately this system is now out of service as of the beginning of this month. Due to high maintenance and running costs It is getting removed. It was originally supposed to be removed from service in September but they have decided to do it early due to decreased traffic from the virus. Its will be getting replaced by moving walkways on the 4th floor of the garage similar to the economy parking garage setup at the airport
Awe, I will miss this train when it's gone. Honestly, I am surprised that it lasted this long. Its really a short walk to get anywhere I the parking garage, and depending on where you park on the loop, it may be faster to walk.
@@Luke_Starkenburg I agree man. Being born and raised here in Tampa it has always been one of my favorite things to go see along with many other things at my beautiful home airport. Its truly sad to see at go because of how unique it was and how they retrofitted it into a praking garage 30 years ago. Thank you alot for this video man the quality is exceptional and I really appreciate the time you put in it.
Very good video! They should have these, but eco. Liked
So dinky 🤩 I like the retro colours
There's something endearingly comical about these trains. The fact that one overshot the station and had to backup makes it even more so.
Best US airport . Extremely friendly a joy to use
i would ride this for an extra full loop to squeeze in a break back when i worked here (didnt have cameras inside the tram back then)
Its a nice place to relax, its almost always empty! :-)
Bombardier also made the shuttles between the terminals.
I was at the Tampa airport a few years back. I traveled on something that went from one section to another, but it didn’t look like this. It was more like an elevator car. Or do I have the wrong airport?
Yeah Tpa has trains that take you to the terminal and airport those are outsidd
I was there back on April 29, 1997!
Woop woop, the world's first monorail with two rails :)
In all of my life going to this airport, I’ve never seen this...
Looks like the system was opened sometime in the 1980s! :)
1991 is the year that these monorails were put into service. These will be removed in August 2020 and moving walkways on level 4 will be in its place.
@@JaxC1216 why they remove it
Schindler 9500 moving walkways on level 4 are now in place of the monorail system.
@@ElloImNoodle older systems are more expensive to run and upkeep
those 1car monorails are very cute because it is so small
WOW!!!!! COOL......Nice Video! Thumbs Up👍👍👍
This monorail has sadly shut down. It closed in 2020.
It's too bad.
bombardier really does fantastic work with everything except for those R179’s that keep breaking down and getting pulled out of service every other week...
So cute!
Very butuful
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Looks like a baby version of Disney World's monorail.
Actually it was a single-unit version of the Jacksonville Skyway.
Monorail 🚝 design is innovative
The stations in order:
Yeager Elevators/Sikorsky Elevators (provided access to the red baggage claim area)
Armstrong Elevators (provided access to the blue baggage claim area)
Wright Brothers Elevators
Jannus Elevators
Goddard Elevators
Lindbergh Elevators
Earhart Elevators (also provided access to the blue baggage claim area)
(returns to Yeager/Sikorsky)
Sad to see that this is gone now...
it looks awesome
A PRT system line the one in Heathrow Terminal 5 would be great replacements for this in the near future
Owen Chua I love PRT systems, but honestly some moving walkways would do the job better. The distance is pretty short. I would even say, don’t bother putting in moving walkways, just have a path through the garage for people to walk on.
Some people have trouble walking so this would help
City leaders should think about how to extend this system all the way into downtown Tampa. It should include a stop in the West Shore area at Shore Shore Blvd and Cypress, then go on with a stop at Midtown, the University of Tampa and final destination in downtown.
I spend a lot of time around the airport and the monorail has now been out of service for a few months now. The cars are sitting there but look to be in rough shape.
This is sad but not unexpected. Someone at the airport told me that they were planning on shutting the monorail down soon, and this was in February 2020 just before Covid. With the reduction in travel I doubt this will reopen. Honestly, it is very easy to walk the whole route and the train really isn’t needed.
@@Luke_Starkenburg It's permanently closed.
@@andrewc1199 I’m glad I got to ride and experience it when I did! I would have been upset if I missed the opportunity.
@@Luke_Starkenburg yeah i went before COVID then 2021 went to the airport and went looking for it and it didn’t exist so we asked someone and they said it was gone
Welcome to the Black Mesa transit system...
smol monorail
It amazes me the length Americans will go to to avoid a little walking.
Sad to see it closed
nice video!!
Recognized this as similar to the Bombardier Jacksonville, Florida Skyway
It's cute.
i when to tampa in january.is beatiful.
This is only on the 7th floor? What is on the other floors? This is a good idea, especially if you have luggage.
Hmmm...never knew about these....I know that each of the 4 terminals is connected with a monorail to the central core...but not about these
Sasa Ilic I knew about this for forever, but forgot about it for many years. I flew into TPA recently and was wondering if this was still running so I decided to check it out! I’m glad I did!
The one running out to short term parking, rentals, and the bus terminal is more recent.
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Onde fica este aeroporto? Em que Pais?
Aeroporto de Tampa, EUA
Been there so often and never drove it. I almost forgot it was there.
I swear it was on floor 5. did they change it after the rental car center moved out of this garage?
In November 2018, the former E floor was changed to level 2. Later on, a 1st floor was added for high vehicles. This means that former levels 1 to 6 are now 3 to 8.
Also, these things have been running since 1991!
Depends. In the terminal it's on the 5th floor. I don't remember in the parking garage, but I think it's on the 3rd floor there. But that may have changed since the airport moved the rental cars to their new facility.
@@murdelabop The monorail is on the 7th floor in long term parking.
@@JaxC1216 : Ah. They have renumbered the floors since the last time I was there, then.
Cool
2:47: We are about to depart, for your safety please stand clear of the doors and hold the handrails firmly at all times. Your next stop will be the Green station in the long term parking garage. Please remain on board for the following stations, the Brown station and all of the main terminal stations.
Note that I am using colors instead of the pilot's names, because it is easier to refer your parking spot as a color.
I thought the historical pilot names are a nice touch, very thoughtful. But I agree, colors would be easier for me to remember.
The Airport has little reminder slips at all of the monorail stops and elevator lobbies. Plus there is an active route display in the monorail cars.
I did not (didn’t) know TPA has this.
First I though monorail and rubber-tyred metro were the same thing.
It's too bad they scrapped this, it was far far more convenient and accessible than the new terrible speedwalk setup, what a shame.
Was it a quiet time or aren’t there many passengers?
The distance between stations seemed to be pretty short, about 75 metres.
Good video.
This was taken on a Sunday in February, just pre-Covid. I saw some passengers using the system, but also a few people just walking. As much as I love trains, people movers, and monorails, this system seems like a waste. The system would be much better served via moving walkways, or just by walking! It was probably a 4-5 minute walk from one end of the garage to the other. The only good think was that the trains came about every 2 minutes. An airport employee told he that she heard this was shutting down permanently soon, and this was in February 2020.
@@Luke_Starkenburg yep it’s gone
This system closed for good earlier this year.
Sad, but not surprised.
That is such a shame, as I've never ridden it and it's really one of a kind. I only was at TPA for one round-trip flight in 2005, and didn't know it existed. Why did it shut down? Budget cuts? Maintenance issues? Safety concerns?
@@kinkisharyocoasters Not many people rode it, it always broke down, and was very expensive to maintain.
Suddenly,this is recommended
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die idee ist genial. leichtbauweise wäre zukunftsorientiert! geschwindigkeit optimierbar!
Well, heck, if I'd known you were in TPA I would have at least bought you a cup of coffee. :-)
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Cute. But why did they not also put passengers in it ? :-)
I think it is being replaced with moving walkways soon. I love the little train, but moving walkways would be more efficient.
Are they autonomous?
Yes, the Tampa monorail is autonomous.
What's it called? Monorail!
hello, mr. Freeman
it gone now
Can I use the cart as a helmet?
When this was filmed
Mr Athavan February, 2020
What date was it
@@MrRevika February 23, 2020
Which is on Sunday
@@MrRevika So maybe this is why there was not many riders.
It's nice but it's like back in the 80's style .. I'm not saying it's bad .. but .. it's outdated ! If you got to Japan, Singapore, HongKong, Dubai, London .. it's way different.
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That's not what I'd call "mono". The track has at least 4 rails. Why not just use standard tech?
Cute but too small capacity for airport.
Legal
it's kinda small
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In all seriousness I love the UM-3s, they look really cool in my opinion. It is weird seeing a 1 car variant though.
These airports are to small to even have these stuff
monorail
bruh fallout 3 train
They look old
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Isn't this waste of flordia's tax payer money?