It's propulsion power could come from the guideway as we propose or it could be battery or fuel cell propulsion. The automation controls would need to be standard. The icons below describe the components to this system. These are animations that require approximately ten minutes to download at 56Kbps or only seconds with a high bandwidth connection. This concept illustrates the least visual intrusion from the smallest mass up in the air and the openness between the beams offers a very small area for snow and ice to accumulate.
Smallest mass means least cost - estimated at one half of light rail.
Once it is built, the majority of the farebox revenue can go to the bottom line because of automation. The following animations show how such a system can be automated. These designs are to illustrate concepts and are not yet engineered. Elevated for non stop 2. The Automation Controls 3.