Editing Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit

[[File:Caprica - Lev.jpg|thumb|The MLMT train arriving at a Caprica City station.]]

The '''Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit''' (also known as the '''MLMT''', '''Lev''', or '''maglev''') train is a public transportation system in use in {{RDM|Caprica}}. The MLMT utilizes magnetic levitation to propel train cars to various destinations with platforms in cities including [[Caprica City]].

The MLMT has stops all over Caprica City including one just outside [[Atlas Arena]] {{CAP|Apotheosis (episode)}}.

== Maglev 23 ==

In {{YR|42}}, [[Athena Academy]] student and [[Soldiers of the One]] member [[Ben Stark]] carries out the suicide bombing of '''Maglev 23'''. Aboard the train are Stark's girlfriend [[Zoe Graystone]] as well as [[Shannon Adama|Shannon]] and [[Tamara Adama]], all killed in the bombing {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}. <blockquote>The producers intentionally staged the bombing to be a shocking and sudden event, with no foreshadowing or sense of dread, to maximize its impact on the audience.<ref>[[Podcast:Caprica pilot|Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot]], timestamp 00:11:38</ref> </blockquote>Caprican [[Global Defense Department]] Agents [[Jordan Durham]] and [[Youngblood]] are assigned to investigate the bombing, pursuing evidence that lead them to mistakenly believe Zoe Graystone was a conspirator in the attack {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)|Rebirth}}.

While the bombing wasn't condoned by the Soldiers of the One leadership or the [[Monotheist Church]], Sister [[Clarice Willow]] refuses to condemn Ben Stark for his actions {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}. Nevertheless, Willow takes the act as an affront to her leadership from fellow cell leader [[Barnabus Greely]] who, along with Stark, [[Keon Gatwick]] and others, planned the bombing as a more aggressive tack in fighting Caprican decadence and moral corruption {{CAP|Know Thy Enemy|End of Line}}.

=== Gallery ===

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Caprica - Pilot - Street View of Bombing.png|A busy street view rocketed by the bombing {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}.
Caprica - Pilot - Ben Stark Detonates his Bomb Vest.png|[[Ben Stark]] detonates his bomb vest inside {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}.
Caprica - Pilot - Bomb Vest Explodes.png|Denizens caught in the initial explosion of Ben Stark's bomb vest {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}.
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==Notes==
* The name Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit comes from scene descriptions within the script of the pilot episode of ''Caprica''. It is referred to in dialog only as the MLMT train or Lev, shorthand for [[w:magnetic levitation|magnetic levitation]]. <ref>http://www.docstoc.com/docs/24797178/CAPRICA-10-6-06fdr-Title-Page</ref>

*The MLMT train station appearing in the ''Caprica'' pilot was in reality the [[Wikipedia: Granville Station (TransLink)|Granville Station]], an underground [[Wikipedia: SkyTrain (Vancouver)|SkyTrain]] station in [[Wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]]. <ref>http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2009/04/granville-station-in-caprica/</ref> <ref>http://www.visitcaprica.com/2011/01/episode-1-pilot.html</ref> For the production, Vancouver signage was changed to represent Caprica City and the SkyTrain itself was replaced with a digital model, though an advertisement for [[Wikipedia:H&M|H&M]] managed to sneak into the scene. <ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/aharvey2k/4311998589/</ref>

*The Atlas Arena MLMT train station seen in "Apotheosis" was filmed at the Coal Harbour Community Centre, where other scenes for the episode were also shot. <ref>http://www.visitcaprica.com/2011/01/episode-18-apotheosis.html</ref>

*A deleted scene from "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]" depicted [[Amanda Graystone]] riding the Lev to the memorial wall outside [[Apollo Park]].

*The interior of the Lev from the pilot episode of ''Caprica'' featured the distinctive wall panels seen aboard the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]]s ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Re-imagined Series]]. The set was later redressed and used for the interior of the STO [[jump ship]] in "[[Blowback]]."

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