Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the classic Conan O’Brien penned episode of The Simpsons entitled ‘Marge vs. The Monorail.’ The episode tells how the naive residents of Springfield choose to spend an unexpected windfall of revenue on a monorail instead of repairing dilapidated Main Street. The salesman is a smooth-talking (and singing) gent in...
In what may be the start of a trend before we at the Gondola Project all head off to see friends and family for the holiday break, we leave you with Brazil’s version of Santa riding chairlifts!
Throughout the years, we seen cable systems transport a lot of things — from cattle, to trucks, to noisy passengers. And today, we can officially add to this very special list a Rolls Royce Phantom. And in case you’re wondering how they did it, you can view a video of the whole shebang by clicking on this link. Enjoy!
Since Christmas is now less than 2 weeks away, it’s only appropriate if we have some yuletide content on this blog. And thanks to the video sent in by one of our readers, we found some holiday spirit in one of the most unexpected places in the world: Toronto’s subway. —
We’ve discovered some pretty nifty dual mode railbus/busrail vehicles in the past. But in terms of the coolest hybrid vehicle ever, this RV-boat seen in the video below just might take the cake.
In our never-ending quest to document how the world of Hollywood fiction views cable cars and all mass transit as a mortal threat to your safety, we give you this:
Just imagine if commuting via public transport was always this pleasant, there’d be no reason to ever drive again.
If you haven’t seen it already, Melbourne Metro Trains just launched one of the world’s most successful transit safety awareness campaigns ever – that’s 11 million Youtube hits in 6 days! Whether or not it will reduce accidents remains to be seen. However, there’s one thing that’s certain, I can’t get this song out of...
Do you remember the piano stairs in Sweden that got people to choose the stairs over the escalator? And not just some people, but 66% more people. That’s because while taking the escalator is easier than climbing the stairs, playing a piano with your feet is infinitely more fun than standing on a stair that...
Do bicycle helmet laws help protect cyclists? On the one hand, yes, helmets reduce serious injuries to cyclists so presumably a law that mandates helmet usage will reduce injuries. On the other hand, however, are the people who make the not illogical point that people don’t like helmets. Helmets mess up a cyclist’s hair, they...