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Old Posted May 24, 2011, 5:55 PM
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Monorails have a single guide rail (hence the name). There are usually, however, multiple contacts (wheels) on the guide rail. Wupperthal, IIRC, has no less than 8 contacts per truck, and two trucks per car.
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