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I was thinking of doing a green hornet after the supertrain is done. They looke interesting. How come C. S. L. isn't as well known as the Pacific Electric?
The next person that trys to stop Supertrain will get out and walk to Los Angeles.
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Speaking for myself, I like what I've seen about CSL, and would love to make a couple of their cars. I have the plans for the 101-700 class Pullmans (altho a crease goes throught the middle of them), and the CCR Standard Brill 5201-5600. I also have a pretty good start on the basic shape, on a Portland PAYE type car I've got going...but also explains why it will be some time before I could ever start a CSL project - too many other projects need to be finished first! BUT, the basic shape of a CSL Pullman is there, and with some point manipulation and a few new parts, it could be made from this. This PAYE car was built from my old Brill Semi that's in the library, using that technique. 
If you do decide to build a Green Hornet, and are using TSM, I have a bunch of parts I would gladly share with you to help you along, such as trolley poles (with animated trolley wheels), underframe details, wheels, farebox, seats, etc.As far as your question - PE was a more far-flung interurban-suburban passenger AND freight hauler, and had the largest number of carload traffic in the LA area. Where as CSL was basically a city and suburban trolley system, that was focused on passenger hauling and was a street railway - the world's largest in fact. The PE was the world's largest Interurban system. (altho some say the Milwaukee Road was just a glorified interurban, and therefore would be called the longest - )Tim
Street and Interurban Electric Railway Models
Sumpter Valley B&B Gang
Willamette Valley Route
(No timetable for release)
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Hi Tim,looking good to me trolley nut, as always. Just my curiosity: Is that PAYE car MUed to another unit, or where do these electrical cables and air hoses in the left of the picture go to ?Lukas a.k.a Swissie
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Hey Lucas! Well spotted! 
The second car has all the cables attached to its' front recepticles, and is built as a dedicated follower, like with the Milwaukee Little Joe E77 I recently uploaded. It was from these cars that I got the parts for the Joe's MU connections. Tim
Street and Interurban Electric Railway Models
Sumpter Valley B&B Gang
Willamette Valley Route
(No timetable for release)
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VERY interesting....And quite reminescent of TRC/TTC's 6-motor trains.So I guess this kind of thing was more common than I thought.DanAbsolute power corrupts absolutely.
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