Monorail Tour and Energy Preservation Playtime

10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
RSVP suggested as space is limited
Seeing the underside of the Monorail is a special treat. Children and their caregivers will participate in a hands on energy experiment and then take a guided tour of the Monorail to see first hand how it works!

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Each monorail train can carry 200 passengers per train.

On a normal day, the Monorail makes about 140 trips in a day.

The Monorail is powered by 700 volts of electricity. It uses the same power grid as the electric trolley buses.

It only costs $1 in electrical costs for each trip the monorail makes between Westlake Center and Seattle Center.

The trains can cover the 1 mile distance at a top speed of 50 miles per hour, making it the fastest full-sized monorail system in the country, even today.

1962 photo of the Red Train

 
Red Train being placed on the beam

 
Blue Train arriving at the Platform