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The great East Side Electric Railway System
Text Box: The DAYLINES Text Box: Welcome to the Daylines, my HO scale tribute to the East St. Louis & Suburban Railway and the St. Louis & Belleville Electric Railway. The layout depicts the system as it might have been, while still attempting to be as accurate as reasonably possible. Although I am modeling a piece of history, I envision it as a thriving enterprise. Therefore, I model the system as it might have adapted to survive a little longer. Given the recent development of MetroLink in the bi-state area, however, perhaps a little foresight during the Great Depression would have saved the governments a bit of our money. Regardless, I hope you enjoy the layout and pictures. And should you have any information on the region or the railroads depicted, please contact me at my email address on the

Links: National Model Railroad Association

Wabash Railroad Historical Society

Illinois Traction Historical Society

Odyssey of the Mind

St. Louis Terminal Railroad Historical & Technical Society

Second Generation Swing
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