Everything in the 'Transport' category

The Real Cannonball Run

Most people think of Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise when they think of the Cannonball Run. Not a lot of people know that the Cannonball Run (later U.S. Express) wasn’t...

The Segway x2 Golf: Making Golf Even Less Strenous

It was just a matter of time. The x2 Golf is soon to be appearing on golf courses everywhere. I don’t golf near as much as I used to, but...

Knight Rider was completely misleading

Where the hell is my talking car, Michael?

Build Your Very Own Backyard Monorail

Taking the term “enthusiast” to disturbing lengths, Kim Pedersen designed and built a 300 foot long monorail that snakes around their backyard. It was built over a span of 5...

Where All the StreetCars Went

One of my fellow Metrobloggers was talking about how we could use a better metro subway or rail transit system here in the Twin Cities. It got me thinking more...

Midtown Greenway Streetcar?

The Midtown Greenway itself is simply a repurposed train corridor that was decommissioned a number of years ago. It’s essentially a big trench that runs below all of the North/South...