 During the fair, this was billed as the signature ride of the exhibition; however, it drew only 1.7 million riders, half as many as projected.Built to showcase a form of non-polluting commuter transit, after the fair the system was open for use by commuters traveling from Algiers in the Mississippi's West Bank to the Warehouse District across the river, where the fair was held.By April 1985, the system would shut down due to low ridership.