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The monorail system has two modes of operation. During off-peak hours it functions on a loose timetable, each train being guided remotely by operators based in a central control tower. There is a manual override in the lead carriage of each train however, and during rush hours a driver Loompa is employed to operate the simple; button and large sucker throttle lever. This is a safety precaution set in place to cope with the larger crowds and longer boarding times.

The carriages are the perfect height for their short passengers and have no doors since weather is not an issue in the underworld. Each one holds about thirty standing Loompas safely, forty at a squeeze. But, due to their size, neither an adult human nor a five foot turtle would be able to fit inside with any kind of maneuverability.

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The fleeing group hurry up the steps to the nearest monorail stop, Mike dragging the vision-impaired explorer. Once on the platform, all three look up and down the track. There's no sign of a train.

They exchange worried looks and glance up at the timetable and then the big clock on the nearby wall.

His sight nearly fully restored, Indy sighs. "It's late. The bloody escape train is late, wouldn't you know it? Some things never change."