Well sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide, electrified six car monorail.

What'd I say?

Monorail — which is exactly what Magnovate, an Edmonton-based transit tech startup, wants to bring to the Toronto Zoo. In particular, they want to build the first train in North America using magnetic levitation (meg-lev) transit technology.

"Instead of the trains moving on wheels they float on magnets," said Dan Corns, Magnovate's CEO, on CBC's Edmonton AM.

"So that reduces friction and makes them more energy efficient."

Not only would the train not be awfully loud, in fact, it would glide as softly as a cloud.

Both Japan and China have built trains similar to the one Magnovate is proposing and, by gum, it put them on the map.

Magnovate has submitted a proposal to build a magnetic levitation train line at the Toronto Zoo. (magnovate.com)

The company submitted an unsolicited proposal to build the line at the Toronto Zoo, with the hope of showcasing their technology. As an added benefit, the Zoo already has infrastructure to build off and improve so there's not a chance the tracks would bend.

The company is hoping to bring some cushy jobs to Alberta if this project is successful as their long term goal is a high-speed train between Edmonton and Calgary.

When it comes to pricing, Corns insists he's on the level and wasn't sent by the financial devil. He said this technology cost less than a traditional LRT: light rail is $100-150 million per kilometre whereas mag-lev technology is $17-20 million per kilometre.

Corns says that we are "stuck in a paradigm" with trains that we ride en-mass together, riding from station to station like in a pudding can, but he says that this project would work as a pen knife to break up the paradigm for a more Uber-like version of mass transit.

"The new paradigm is that you show up to a station and there is your own personal vehicle waiting for you. You push a button and it takes you where you want to go," said Corns.

If their proposal is accepted, the train could be running in five years, which they hope will make people to throw up their hands and raise their voice.

Monorail!