Here's an interesting article about possibly building a gondola that will connect Governors Island with Downtown Manhattan in New York.
http://www.downtowne...125million.html
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Gondola to possibly connect Governors Island to Downtown Manhattan, New York
Started by SkiBachelor, Feb 18 2006 01:14 PM
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Posted 20 February 2006 - 01:06 PM
I wish they would make up their mind whether it is to be a gondola or a tram.
6,000 per hour would be some healthy capacity.
That capacity would be reached if the system ran "one way" during rush hour. Let's see. Assume 10 passengers per cabin. That's 600 cabins per hour. Over a two hour rush hour that's 1200 cars. Where would you store them all?
Oh, and to run 600 cars per hour means a cabin dispatch every six seconds. I've got to see that!
TCS (questioning the numbers)
6,000 per hour would be some healthy capacity.
That capacity would be reached if the system ran "one way" during rush hour. Let's see. Assume 10 passengers per cabin. That's 600 cabins per hour. Over a two hour rush hour that's 1200 cars. Where would you store them all?
Oh, and to run 600 cars per hour means a cabin dispatch every six seconds. I've got to see that!
TCS (questioning the numbers)
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