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About 60 years after the rather inglorious demise of the streetcar in America´s cities, in which National City Lines, owned by GMC, Standard Oil and National Tyre played a doubtful role, is the streetcar gain conquering the city streets. I am surprised to see that neither the industry nor the hobby magazines have picked up the issue - yet! Modeling the modern streetcar systems of Seattle, Portland, San Diego - you name it - is actually quite easy, as there is plenty of stuff around to do that! Here are some pointers towards trains & track: 1. Streetcars There are a number of different types available in HO scale, which are quite similar to the INEKON (formerly Tatra) cars used in Seattle and Portland, or those Siemens DUEWAG cars of San Diego. Here are the resources: <a href="http://www.halling.at/index.php?languageid=2" target="_blank">Halling (Austria)</a> <a href="http://www.hoedl-linie8.de/HTML/PRODUKTE/TRAM/TRAM.HTM" target="_blank">Hödl Linie 8</a> <a href="http://www.welt-im-modell.de/moba/fuhrpark/trams/roco/br450ka/br450ka.html" target="_blank">Roco</a> 2. Track <a href="http://www.luna-tram.ch/" target="_blank">Lunatram</a> Made by Tillig/Germany, sold in the US via <a href="http://www.reynaulds.com/catalog/dept_416.aspx" target="_blank">Reynaulds</a> and others. So, if you are space-starved and have an interest in present  day streetcars, why not give it a go!
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