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The Toronto Zoo Domain Ride (also known as the Canadian Domain Ride) was an automated guideway transit (AGT) service used to carry visitors between sections, or "domains", of the Toronto Zoo. Though technologically closer to a simple rubber-tired metro , it was almost universally referred to as a " monorail ".
In spite of operating on four wheels similar to a bus, the system was often referred to as a monorail. [16] Twenty-four vehicles were purchased for the system, sometimes operating in four-car trains during periods of increased demand. [15] Known as the Toronto Zoo Domain Ride, the system opened in 1976.
The crash caused minor injuries to seven people, and in March 1997, Butlins were fined £22,500 for poor safety standards. After the accident, because the monorail system was deemed too expensive to upgrade, the monorail remained standing but not operating until the winter of 1998, when it was finally torn down to make way for the Skyline Pavilion.
Meteorologists said there was blowing snow in Toronto when the crash happened, and visibility was down to 6 miles. Winds were gusting up to 37 mph and temperatures were well below freezing, at 17 ...
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A Delta plane sits on its roof after crashing upon landing at Toronto Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ontario, on Feb. 17, 2025. / Credit: GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images
January 3 – India – Ghatnandur train crash: 18 people died in a collision of two trains at Ghatnandur in Maharashtra [40] January 31 – Australia – Waterfall rail accident: The driver of a southbound passenger train suffered a heart attack and died; the train then sped out of control and derailed on a curve, overturning several cars and killing six passengers.
Ed Bastian, the CEO of Delta Air Lines, spoke exclusively to "CBS Mornings" about the frightening Toronto plane crash investigation, the experience of the crew on board the plane and aviation safety.