NEW YORK CITY MODEL TRANSIT SYSTEM





"EL" and TROLLEY System in 1/4" O-Scale (1:48)








BY: JOSEPH FRANK


NYC Transit Layout Model Designer, Builder and Photographer









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NOTE: This Website was JUST UPDATED ON FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 --- (from last most recent update of TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2006)

Track level (trackwalkers') view of an IRT R-17 car in mid 1960's MTA colors at head of local train on the El stopped at local station as passenger hurries to get on board.

IRT Steel Standard HI-V Motor # 3739 leads train of HI-V subway cars along local track along the mainline of the El.

HISTORY OF THE O-SCALE " N.Y. CITY MODEL TRANSIT SYSTEM " "EL" & TROLLEY -- EXHIBIT LAYOUT THE "NEW YORK CITY MODEL TRANSIT SYSTEM" -- IN 1/4" O-Scale, was Designed and Built back in 1985 by JOSEPH FRANK to re-create the images and memories of the IRT & BMT Elevated Train Lines and the Trolley Car and Bus Surface Lines of earlier New York City, and to "capture" the look and aura of the multi - neighborhood N.Y. City-scape panoramas that the "EL's" and their Rolling Stock passed through in the Era Period between 1940 through 1970's +. ************************************************** IT WAS BUILT AS A NEAR TO TRUE-SCALE AS POSSIBLE "MODEL FORMAT" REPRODUCTION EXHIBIT OF NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT, AND IS DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE WHO ENJOY BOTH THE PROTOTYPE AND MODEL REALM OF VARIOUS TYPES OF N.Y.C. TRANSIT !! ************************************************

Looking out from an EL local station platform to an IRT EL "Q" type rush-hour express train passing by on center express track.

IRT Steinway"1939 Worlds Fair" type Low-V Motor car heads EL local train in this trackside view as it switches routes on the EL.

View from EL work-train flat car with IRT Pump Car # 03 ahead-- moving on center express track as IRT gate car EL local is seen at right - rear car in 1920's "goldenrod" paint scheme.

Sidewalk view looking up toward IRT EL Gate car train stopped in local station as sun casts track deckwork shadows on the EL structure.

Mid 1940's era General (GM) Motor type bus in the NYC "Surface Transportation System Co." colors stops at a bus stop under track sunlighted-shadows of the overheaf EL station --and next to a 3rd Ave. Railway System (TARS) streetcar next to El station stairway.

PICTURE ILLUSTRATION INFORMATION All photo views are from either camera still photos - OR - the VIDEOTAPES taken by JOSEPH FRANK of his EL system and Operating Rolling Stock Models. These VIDEOTAPES have authentic Prototype Sounds from the REAL Equipment and will be available for sale in the future at Very Reasonable Prices !! Details about same will be posted at a later time on this Site. NOTE: ALL SOUNDS are exactly synchronized to all running and still modes of all train(s) operations per prototype applications !! ALL PASSENGER ROLLING STOCK have authentic, COMPLETE detailed exteriors, as well as COMPLETE interiors; including scale seats, car Ad cards and Ad signs, MM Cabs & controls in motor cars, and authentic scale appropriate underbodies and trucks and details !!

Looking along underside of El track-- girder structure towards roof of approaching Third Ave. Railway System streetcar running under Trolley wire

Looking out front on El Train entering a local station platform on the EL..as captured from a moving train video !!

E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR WEBMASTER CONTACT IS: nycmodeltransit@webtv.net (JOSEPH FRANK)

Some of the station platform details, lamps and ad signs with tenement building in background

View from front of El train running along local track on the EL showing tenements and stores alongside the structure

ALSO - CHECK OUT OUR ADDITIONAL LINKS !! LINKS to other very interesting photo and text "NYC Transit" related websites are located at the end (last page) of THIS website ---please look for them and check them out also --I KNOW YOU WILL enjoy them !! Thanks for looking !!- (The NYCMTS Webmaster !)

Mid-Platform View of IRT MUDC EL train entering an EL local station platform as an express train passes on center track.

Looking across the tracks to the opposite station
platform showing platform ad signs and apartment
building behind under a bright cloud filled sky !!

IRT '1880 era' El gate Trailer (left) coupled to a 1902 era El Motor car in train stopped at an EL local station as seen from oppsite platform. Former
steam-engine era El trailers had a lower roofline than later post 1901 era cars built "electrified" as new.

High-semaphore type signal governing center express track interlocking on the EL

Looking across the tracks towards an "EL" Local Station and mid-platform area from opposite station platform





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