Posts Tagged ‘transportation’

Hectic moments preceded Disney World fatal monorail crash

At about 2 a.m. July 5, as the last of Walt Disney World’s theme parks was closing after one of the busiest days of the year, there was still much to do inside the resort’s monorail-maintenance shop. An electrician there was juggling multiple tasks as he operated the track switches linking the...

February 24th, 2010 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Agency lowers fines for Disney following monorail crash by 20 percent

The fines facing Walt Disney World following an investigation into a fatal monorail crash at the resort last summer have been reduced by 20 percent, under a settlement Disney negotiated with federal-safety regulators. Disney will now pay $35,200, down from an initial recommendation of $44,000, for...

January 19th, 2010 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Monorail guide warned of hazard when trains backed up without a spotter

The manufacturer of Walt Disney World’s monorail trains warned against the kind of reverse driving that contributed to the system’s first fatal crash this past summer, according to documents obtained by the Orlando Sentinel. An operating manual written for the Disney trains by Bombardier Inc....

December 21st, 2009 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Disney, Reedy Creek examining slow monorail evacuation

Walt Disney World and fire-rescue authorities are reviewing the response to an early morning power outage on the resort’s monorail last Sunday that left passengers stuck aboard a train for several hours. The internal review follows questions about why it took so long to get passengers off a train...

December 16th, 2009 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Walt Disney World monorail system power outage strands riders for hours

By Sara K. Clarke, Orlando Sentinel Walt Disney World’s monorail system suffered a power failure Saturday night, stranding some passengers for hours before riders were rescued by emergency crews. The monorail was brought to a standstill by a failed hard drive in the computer system that runs the...

December 14th, 2009 | News | Read More

‘New’ monorail train goes into service at Disney World

Photo: YouTube user DisneyHD Monorail Teal, the “new” train built by Walt Disney World using the undamaged remains of two trains that collided this summer, is officially in service. “Teal is now up and running,” Disney spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez said this morning. Disney announced...

November 5th, 2009 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Video: Teal Monorail sporting fresh paint

Just spotted video on The Disney Blog of the Teal Monorail sporting it’s bright teal stripe. Check it out below: Walt Disney World built the new monorail train using the undamaged remains of two trains that collided in a deadly accident over the summer. The new train is expected to go into service...

October 29th, 2009 | News, Video | Read More

What’s Disney willing to do for high-speed rail?

Amtrak's Acela high-speed train. From Sentinel Staff Writers Dan Tracy and Jason Garcia C.C. “Doc” Dockery, the retired Lakeland insurance magnate who has championed high-speed rail in Florida for decades, was ecstatic when he learned Walt Disney World was offering free land for a station...

October 12th, 2009 | Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Disney World realigns transport leadership

Monorail station at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World where a crash early Sunday morning killed the driver of one of the trains. It appeared that two trains were on the same rail in the station. (George Skene, Orlando Sentinel) Sentinel Staff Writer Jason Garcia Walt Disney World is shaking up...

September 22nd, 2009 | Jason Garcia, News, Uncategorized | Read More