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Intramural Transit Systems

This section is intended to contain systems that carry passengers from one point to another within a single campus or facility, or between closely-related facilities. They are not publically available to non-users of the facilities that they serve, and are usually operated as an integral part of those facilities.

Airport peoplemovers form a large, well-defined subcategory, so they are listed separately.

Additions and corrections are especially welcome for this section!

Airport peoplemovers

The Newark and New York (JFK) systems also appear in the list of non-intramural peoplemovers because they serve locations outside the airport itself.

Other peoplemovers, funiculars, etc.

This list excludes pure loop-type operations that bring all passengers back to the starting point, and operations that are contained completely within a single building. Also, for now at least, it doesn't include the aerial tramways at numerous ski resorts.

Miscellaneous

Elevators in public buildings could be considered as a form of mass transit, but they are obviously much too numerous to list. An interesting variation is the inclinator, an elevator that runs on an angled track like a funicular. Some examples include:

Also noteworthy is the "capsule train" that carries passengers to the top of the St. Louis Gateway Arch.


This page was last updated on 9 May 2004.


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