Sky Train's rearranged light rail into an Overhead-Suspended Light Rail system (OSLR) would fit admirably into the context of most airport and urban transit projects. Overhead-suspension brings benefits that light rail technology cannot offer at grade or in subway.

Sky Train is the developer of the monorail project that we propose to build and operate as a Joint Venture. Many recent light rail installations have demanded low cost, low capacity systems, and so have used small vehicles and special non-standard components. This smallness makes it difficult for them to expand as transportation demand rises. The STC concept uses standard components from modern light rail or subway technology and available operational experience and simply re-engineers them into an overhead-suspended system. By using standard subway or light rail components, Sky Train offers full transportation capacity from as low as single vehicles up to full subway capacity. Operating overhead and separated from the constraints of light rail in city streets, cars can be as large and as long as modern subway or railroad cars. However, in this suspended exclusive right of way with existing automation there have not been any fatalities in the last 50 years.

We have been notified of patent approval June 2006, of 3 advancements of suspended rail monorail designs with 37 claims as defined:

System STC100 allows double superelevation limited to 32 degrees effective tilt, versus tilt trains 15 degrees. The STC200 and STC300 series, suggested for airport use, reduces energy consumed over a motorized Bombardier rail vehicle 4WXA1731C by 40 to 70%. The STC300 allows use of a very easily to produce, simpler support structure, reducing the greatest system cost of the structure normally 60 - 80% of total, retaining the power savings.

Steel-wheel systems have the lowest plant maintenance costs and energy consumption of any modern form of transit service.

The cars move beneath a duct overhead, passing over existing land uses, and so do not disrupt commerce on the surface, except for the footings of the supporting columns. The car bodies are suspended beneath trucks and chassis using the fully developed technology of electric transit around the world. Electric propulsion generates no air pollution in the streets.

Alternatively, propulsion can be with traditional diesel-electric technology, or the more modern hybrid propulsion systems can be installed. We use regenerative braking as shown in our 1/6 model with redundant air brakes as is the convention.

The bodies can be interchanged readily, so that the same chassis can be used to carry either passenger bodies or freight bodies at will. The guideway is small and high, creating minimal visual pollution. The trucks (wheelsets) cannot derail as they run within the duct, allowing the suspended bodies to swing outwards on curves, permitting speeds on curves some 300% faster than systems that are bottom supported in the streets and allows :Double Superelevation" as described in our patent allowing our limit of 32 degrees compared to a tilt-train limit of 15 degrees total on 6 degree superelevated track. We have posted on our web site our research document see http://web.tampabay.rr.com/skytrain/LCRR test 020804.htm

The tracks inside are fully protected against winter weather, allowing uninterrupted service despite of snow, freezing rain, or high winds. Electric operation and selection of time-proven components ensures safety, reliability, low power consumption and competitive pricing. The cost of each duct is similar to that of a single lane of highway on viaduct, excluding the land costs. All other components for vehicles, power supply, signals and automation systems have costs similar to those of a modern streetcar or subway system.

Vehicle movement is fully automated. Staffing costs are limited to management and field supervision, policing, crowd control, revenue control, and maintenance of vehicles and plant.

The intent is to design any installation to suite the local environment and utilize local skills, materials and suppliers to the maximum extent. Our corporate organization is equipped to implement the concept and manage such an installation, working with sub-contractors for design and installation of the ducts, for development and supply of the vehicles, power supplies and automation systems.

We expect each installation would require the formation of a local consortium comprising representatives of the community, a local entrepreneur, Sky Train Corporation, private investors, and Government at the appropriate levels. Sky Train is not in a position alone to finance and construct a system on a design-build-operate basis.

To meet the requirements of the community, Sky Train will provide specifications and technical support ready for the engineering design of the local installation and letting of contracts, and will oversee the whole of the work to final operations. The Consortium would negotiate contracts with subcontractors in finance, in bridge engineering, in transit vehicle manufacture, in modern transit automation, in power supply as well as in local experience for handling of mass flows of passengers or freight. The final operation would be handed over to a local transit authority after full implementation and proven reliable operation.

Sky Train Corporation is well known to consulting organizations across the USA, where a detailed study of transportation needs in our locality is just being completed. We believe Sky Train's OSLR fully satisfies the needs of the many cities of the world, and demonstrates a new direction for mass transit systems in the future. Sky Train Corporation stands ready to participate in projects as they are developed.

Description of Sky Train's light rail system, streetcar or bus

Applying other team members technology we are ready to serve the concepts of "Livable Communities" needs for transportation suited for their needs. Combining state of the art technologies with the above we are able to reduce pollution and cost. With a hybrid streetcar we are able to eliminate the costs of power sub stations and the potentially dangerous, visually obtrusive overhead wiring system.

To discuss the accomplishments of the team members or to become one, please e-mail us or view our link to our submission for the Department of Parks Grand Canyon initiative at Grand Canyon Department of the Interior submission.