A Ride on the Clarian People Mover in Indianapolis

Re:A Ride on the Clarian People Mover in Indianapolis (surrycounty)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:02:43 GMT

I just Googled the O'Hare people mover, and, thanks to Wikipedia, I now actually know something about my subject matter ( that always helps when writing about something! ) The line's official name is the Airport Transit System ( ATS ), and it opened to the public on May 27th 1993. The line is 2.7 miles long, can carry up to 2,400 passengers per hour, and the trains operate at a maximum of fifty mph. The system uses French-based VAL technology, which means automated rubber-tired cars held in place by a center guiderail and powered by an electrified third rail. As far as a lack of "customers" is concerned ( all rides are free ) on both the O'Hare and Clarian lines, don't be fooled by my car interior pictures. In each case, I was the first one in the car, and took my pictures before the masses came rushing in. Believe me, neither of these systems has any shortage of riders.

Re:A Ride on the Clarian People Mover in Indianapolis (easydoesit)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:48:42 GMT

It is interesting. When was the O'Hare system put in?

Looks like both systems could stand some customers.....

Re:A Ride on the Clarian People Mover in Indianapolis (Louis)

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:17:42 GMT

Very interesting, Bob.

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:04:49 GMT

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:36:39 GMT

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:33:25 GMT

Here's several photos of the automated people mover at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, whose five stations serve four airline terminals plus the parking lot at the far north end of the airport. While there are many similarities between this system and the one in Indianapolis, the guideway technologies of the two lines are very different.

Re:A Ride on the Clarian People Mover in Indianapolis (surrycounty)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:36:47 GMT

Of course there are, but I wasn't in Indianapolis to eat. I was saving my appetite for eating at Zaharako's in Columbus, which is only about an hour south of Indy. On this particular day, Indy was strictly a train-ride stop.

Re:A Ride on the Clarian People Mover in Indianapolis (easydoesit)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:53:42 GMT

So......there are no hamburger steaks or biscuits 'n gravy in Indianapolis?

Re:A Ride on the Clarian People Mover in Indianapolis (surrycounty)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:50:23 GMT

To my knowledge, the Clarian People Mover is the only operation of its kind in the US that's privately owned. Other American cities with similar systems include Morgantown WV, Chicago ( at O'Hare Airport ), Detroit and Miami.

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:42:40 GMT

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:38:20 GMT

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:33:53 GMT

... and back to where the trip started.

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:29:48 GMT

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:09:01 GMT

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:29:22 GMT

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:25:31 GMT

Beginning the return trip to Methodist Hospital...

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:18:13 GMT

"Now arriving on track number one..."

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:07:25 GMT

Here's the interior of the IU/Riley station...

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:11:35 GMT

Sorry, Brad, but they discontinued club car service at the same time that they pulled the dome car and the Pullman sleeping cars. It's the economy, you know.

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:08:17 GMT

Re:A Ride on the Clarian People Mover in Indianapolis (ScreamingChicken)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:47:51 GMT

No club car?
Brad

Re:A Ride on the Clarian People Mover in Indianapolis (surrycounty)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:43:38 GMT

Thanks, MiamiDon. This people mover is the only privately-owned transportation system in the US that runs above public streets. There's been some talk in Indy about building a similar line to shuttle people around the downtown area.