1961 Goodell monorail system proposal on Flickr.
Artist’s rendering of a monorail that accompanied the Preliminary Report on Financial Feasibility of a Goodell Monorail Passenger System between Los Angeles International Airport and the Wilshire-Downtown areas.
The full report is available online:
http://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/monorail/1961_goodell_monorail_lax_wilshire_downtown_financial_feasibility.pdf
Supported monorail train proposed for Los Angeles by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 1961 on Flickr.
1961 rendering of a proposed supported monorail train streaking past Los Angeles City Hall.
More information: Engineering Report To The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District by Parsons Brinckerhoff / Tudor Bechtel:
libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/bart/1961-parsons-enginee…
Ground-effect train (“Airail”) proposed for Los Angeles by Ideonics Corporation, 1961 on Flickr.
1961 rendering of a proposed “ground-effect” train in Los Angeles.
libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/bart/1961-parsons-enginee…
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