Tickets will cost approximately $12 to $15, and will be split among the zoo and Magnovate for about 15 years, after which the ride will belong to the zoo. Magnovate is building the train at no ...

The train rides on a cushion of air over the track controlled and propelled by magnets. Zoo spokesperson Jennifer Tracey said the project would provide year-round mobility around the zoo, unlike ...

If it becomes reality, the maglev train line will be built using existing infrastructure from the zoo’s monorail, built in 1976 and shut down in 1994 after a serious accident.

St. Louis Zoo workers right the locomotive of the miniature train that derailed, Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, killing the engineer. St. Louis Post-Dispatch file photo ...