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The monorail system at Zoo Miami opened during the zoo’s second season, when the zoo was called Miami MetroZoo. Universal Mobility, Inc. (UMI), manufactured this system with a second company, … Continue reading Monorail | Zoo Miami
Hello everybody! I wanted to do a brief update post since it’s been quiet this week. I’ve been working on the Universal Mobility articles and I will be publishing them … Continue reading Update | March 10, 2017
In 1969, a new state-funded zoo was being developed for the metropolitan Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota area. The Minnesota Legislature created the Minnesota State Zoo Board (MSZB) to study … Continue reading Skytrail | Minnesota Zoo
In 1973, Universal Mobility, Inc. (UMI) debuted their UNIMOBIL Tourister Type II monorail system. Six systems would be built over the following eleven years, three which were opened in successive … Continue reading UMI in the mid-1970s
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 the late 1960s, monorails were a futuristic mode of people mover transportation being installed in many places in the United States and Canada. Monorails were featured at various expos, … Continue reading Monorail | Hersheypark
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
Universal Mobility, Incorporated (UMI), was a company based out of Salt Lake City, Utah that existed from approximately 1967 to 1989. UMI was best known for constructing a handful of … 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
Over the next few weeks I will be publishing articles about the manufacturers and designers of Monorail systems that have operated at amusement parks, zoos, world’s fairs, et cetera. I … Continue reading Update | Monorail systems
On February 6, 2017, pictures from 2004 finally resurfaced. These were images of the removal of Giant Wheel, which occurred in November 2004. The pictures were uploaded to the Hersheypark History … Continue reading Giant Wheel removal | 2004
The Miniature Train is a ride often confused with the Miniature Railroad. These rides are not one in the same. Miniature Railroad operated in Hersheypark from 1910-1971, while the Miniature … Continue reading Miniature Train