SirBeowulf said
Neat. Are these Sky Rails still travel..able? If they were like monorails, you could probably fix up a few enough to be able to travel around a lot easier. I think that would be pretty neat and it would allow for interesting encounters like skyscraper ambushes and bombardment from a sky rail.
I never thought of it that way actually. I was thinking more along the lines of pre-hail metropolitan usage, but post-hail utility (outside existing non-hail-stricken cities) never occurred to me. Your character in particular would be quite involved with them, wouldn't he?
Speaking of the rails, I left out a few details because I passed out. They actually use a bunch Lummid projections on a thin rail to keep rail-faring vehicles suspended. The hard light's position is entirely dependent on the position and programming of its projector, so vehicles don't actually put much of a strain on the system at all.
This definitely works because I am not a physicist and I do what I want!
EDIT: I never actually answered your question. I will say yes they will work again if properly maintained. I'm sure Voyagers and caravaners would be interested in getting more of them working. However, they will not be everywhere. Country roads and less-traveled highways would not need them.
ANOTHER EDIT: I noticed stuff keeps getting cut off mid-sentence in my OOC edits. For instance, I had a whole paragraph on sky rails, and now there is a sentence and a half. The Guild is being funky lately, so weird shit keeps happening. If something looks cut-out, please inform me.