Introducing Myself

[RonP]

Hello Fellow Modelers my name is Ron Pare and I know a few of you from my travels on Facebook and "other".

I joined this forum for its seclusion and protection from Bots and only slightly interested people.

Thank You and hope I can contribute on the level here.
Ron

[eTraxx]

Hey Ron. Nice to see you over here.

[Ray Dunakin]

Welcome aboard!

[RonP]

I am about to dig into a module with some elevated rail on it. I'll of course post about it here.

Does anyone know of any good model scenes with EL on it ? I have some but as I am collecting photos getting like 2 from the net is a waste of time C-= as many as I can get sounds good.

Thanks for the Welcome guys

[Lawton Maner]

Past issues of Model Railroader among others have had a number of articles on building elevated railroads.  Go to the model railroad index, do a search, and then follow up on Ebay and you can pick up issues with most of the articles in them.

Micro Engineering offers some of the basic building blocks in HO to build elementry elevated, and some issues of Mainline Modeler had photo articles of what some midwet modelers were doing over 15 years ago.

Good hunting.

[marc_reusser]

Welcome to the forum Ron.

I guess I will give you your first dumb question:

Why are you looking for model photos of an EL.....why not just be draw from/be inspired by and build/combine parts based on a real scene or photos?


Marc

[finescalerr]

I would agree with Marc (as I often do). His suggestion is the whole point of what we do on this forum. -- Russ

[shropshire lad]

Stupid question of the Day :   

   What the hell is an " EL" ? 

I could probably figure out , but my life is ticking away and I've got other things to worry about .

  Thanks ,

   Nick

[finescalerr]

ELevated railroad. Refers to mass transit lines in cities such as Chicago. -- Russ

[billmart]

Nick -

An EL is an elevated railroad.  Probably the most famous EL in the USA is the one in Chicago, Illinois.

Think of a subway-type system that operates on rails 20 feet above street level rather than underground.

Bill Martinsen

[shropshire lad]

Thank you very much for that .

  Is the one in Chicago the one that Harrison Ford has fun on in The Fugitive ?

   Nick

[billmart]

Yes, Nick, that's the one in Chicago.

Bill Martinsen

[TRAINS1941]

Thank you very much for that .

  Is the one in Chicago the one that Harrison Ford has fun on in The Fugitive ?

   Nick

Marty always said you where a quick learner!!!!

Jerry

[shropshire lad]

Thank you very much for that .

  Is the one in Chicago the one that Harrison Ford has fun on in The Fugitive ?

   Nick

Marty always said you where a quick learner!!!!

Jerry

  If only that were true .

[Lawton Maner]

Please be kind to him, Nick thinks a large town has a Pub, a level crossing, a post box, and a bus stop.  And, maybe, a Tesco.

My 2 favorite movies with the EL in it are "the French Connection" and "The Blues Brothers".

Parts of the New York City subway system are elevated and one might find images of it and Chicago's EL on Google Street Views.