A History of Parks, Thrills, and More
Universal Mobility, Inc. (UMI), manufactured two minirail systems in California, in 1968 and 1971. These were the first and third systems UMI manufactured for Habegger in the United States. The latter … Continue Reading UMI’s California minirail systems
In this series about various monorail systems, there are two monorails with a close relationship between the history of both parks. When John O. Hershey was put in charge of … Continue Reading An Introduction to Monorail and Metro
In 1960, a man by the name of Hendrik “Hank” Pater founded a new corporation in his hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah: Advanced Welding Engineers (AWE). Pater is company … Continue Reading Universal Mobility, Incorporated
Habegger Maschinenfabrik AG is a company in Thun, Switzerland. It was founded by Willy Habegger in 1943. They began manufacturing a type of monorail they were calling a “minirail” sometime … Continue Reading Habegger Maschinenfabrik AG
