One need only drive, bike or take the monorail (actually, we have a tram) around Portland to to see the signs pointing to the Simpsons' home. (Psst! It's gotta be Oregon.) ...

'The Simpsons' map of Portland . One need only drive, bike or take the monorail (actually, we have a tram) around Portland to to see the signs pointing to the Simpsons' home.

3. Lyle Lanley. Always on hand with a penknife for your pudding can, Lyle Lanley put Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook on the map and placed himself high in the pantheon of Simpsons ...

The monorail shot to fame after an ill-fated appearance in The Simpsons. But there are successful systems around the globe. Take a look at some of the most impressive ...

The 'Simpsons style' monorail system that Manchester could have had. The 16 mile overhead transport system would have stretched from Middleton in the north to Manchester Airport in the south.

Operating at a peak-hour frequency of 90 seconds, the monorail trains were reported to have a capacity for 15,000 passengers as hour, and unlike trains, could operate in dense fog, snow or ice.