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Is there anyone that sells them? I'm looking forward to modeling the Union Loop in Chicago.
http://imaginethatlaserart.com/
Imagine That has kits for Chicago's "L" system.
http://imaginethatlaserart.com/
Imagine That has kits for Chicago's "L" system.
The time I'm modeling is 1993 when the Midway Line was built.
Then you'd need either 3200 series cars or 2400 series cars. 3200s were delivered beginning in 1993, so you probably shouldn't have very many, if any at all.
Here's the list of cars that probaly ran the Loop and subways below it around then(cars in bold I'l probaly use, I might even complete a collection the cars, through my starters are Budd 2200s);
Cincinnati Car 4000(historic charters only)
St. Louis Car 6000/I-50
Pullman-Stanard 2000
Budd 2200
Boeing-Vertol 2400
Budd/TransitAmerica 2600
Morrison-Knudsen 3200
Those trains don't even attempt a third railHere's a model of the "L";
http://www.geocities.com/kidat50/
Was not aware that so many different types of cars were being used then...
Then again, the MBTA in Boston, where I live, had some Brill trolleys adapted for snowplow use up until the 90's, so I probably should have expected more than just two types of trains.
It's interesting, though, I don't even think my book on the L even mentions half those cars.\
Those trains don't even attempt a third rail
Apperently, there is a third rail on the model Loop, but there is no third rail in the model subway.
Those kits come with the overhang, and can be built with, or without.I've been to Chicago, have a book on the "L", and know that no one kit will do. The structure looks different in different places (though most of the Loop is the same, as it was built all pretty much at once). Some places it overhangs a little past the supports. Some places it doesn't. Some places the supports are farther apart than in other places. And let's not get into modeling the stations.
Like Jim said, it would be a major undertaking, but it could be done. At the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, they model it (though not all that well), so you could check that out.