Springfield Monorail

The Springfield Monorail was a short lived solar powered transport system in Springfield.

History
Thanks to a fine Mr. Burns had to pay for illegally dumping radioactive waste in a playground, Springfield came in possession of $3,000,000 (though Mayor Quimby pocketed 1,000,000). A town meeting was held to decide what to do with the money. A man named Lyle Lanley suggested using it to build one of his monorails. The option took over Marge Simpson to use the $2,000,000 to fix Main St. Though there were some concerned about the practicality of a monorail in Springfield, Lanley skirted around their questions. Homer Simpson became the conductor of the Monorail, chosen at random after an "extensive 3 week training course" (actually consisting of the meaning of the monorail's name; mono= one, rail= rail).

North Haverbrook
Marge was not convinced by Lanley's charm and decided to go to North Haverbrook to see what a monorail had done for their town. She arrived to see the town in ruins, devastated by "one of the crappiest trains ever built", and learned that Lanley had deliberately cut every corner possible and then skipped town with all of the leftover money. The result: the monorail crashed almost instantly.

Maiden Voyage
On the day of the maiden voyage, Lyle Lanley escaped from Springfield with the money he'd 'saved' from cost-cutting. Soon after, the monorail lost control, unable to stop due to the fact its solar powered (The monorail stopped very briefly due to an eclipse.) The passengers were saved when Homer Simpson used the letter 'M' on the sign 'Monorail', and anchored the monorail to a giant plaster donut. Lyle Lanley was later attacked by an angry mob from North Haverbrook when his escape plane touched down there briefly. The Springfield Monorail was demolished, but the station was not, and it is currently now in ruin and a target for vandals. The abandoned station has since became a popular tourist destination site.

Behind the Laughter
According to the true logo of the Springfield Monorail, it was originally created for the 1969 World Fair.

In Other Simpsons Media
The Simpsons Hit and Run

The station is accessible in Level Two and Five, and the front car of the monorail is a secret vehicle in Level Two. There's also a collector card in the station in Level 5.

Appearances


Springfield Monorail