Replacements for aging Automated People Mover vehicles at MCO Airport? (Orlando: sales, unemployment)

[Pink Jazz]

I was wondering, are there any plans to replace the aging Westinghouse C-100 vehicles on the automated people mover at the Orlando International Airport? I think these vehicles are over 20 years old, and should be replaced soon.

The Bombardier CX-100 is an easy upgrade, as it is capable of using most of the C-100's infrastructre. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport replaced their original C-100 vehicles in 2002 with the CX-100.

[Metallisteve]

What's wrong with them? They work fine...in fact, I don't think I've ever seen them down before in the hundreds of times I've been to MCO and/or used them. They ride smooth and fast.

No sense in spending money just because something is old. They get the job done well...heck, they even speak spanish.

[AONE]

The newer Bombardier looks dated and ugly compared to what we have so why go to an uglier system that does nothing more than move people a couple 1000 feet?

Are you a Bombardier sales person?

Are you going to go aft4er the monorail at Disney? its almost 40 years old and is still on the edge and moves a ton of people. Its a shame we don't have that as our mass transit system. I'd much rather get to the mall that way than on I-4

[Pink Jazz]

Originally Posted by AONE

The newer Bombardier looks dated and ugly compared to what we have so why go to an uglier system that does nothing more than move people a couple 1000 feet?

Are you a Bombardier sales person?

Are you going to go aft4er the monorail at Disney? its almost 40 years old and is still on the edge and moves a ton of people. Its a shame we don't have that as our mass transit system. I'd much rather get to the mall that way than on I-4

No, I am not a Bombardier salesperson. And actually, the CX-100 is available with different endcap options, including the exact same endcaps that MCO's C-100 vehicles feature.

After all, ATL upgraded to the CX-100, so why can't MCO upgrade?

[mongoslade223]

Originally Posted by Andros 1337

No, I am not a Bombardier salesperson. And actually, the CX-100 is available with different endcap options, including the exact same endcaps that MCO's C-100 vehicles feature.

After all, ATL upgraded to the CX-100, so why can't MCO upgrade?

I think Orlando has a few other priorities than replacing something that ain't broke (crime, unemployment, mass transit, you know, trivial things like that)