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 ...

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.) ...

1. "Marge vs. the Monorail" (S4, E12) Believe it or not, Conan O'Brien was actually one of The Simpsons' all-time writers. He wrote what just may be the show's best episode in "Marge vs. the ...

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.

Monorails aren’t just the core reason why The Simpsons remains on air after thirty-six seasons, twenty-six of which are unredeemable garbage. They’re also an interesting example of oddb… ...

'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 ...

Well, it's the famed Monorail Song from the classic episode (that O'Brien wrote) "Marge vs. the Monorail." The episode we here at IGN, in fact, named the Best Simpsons Episode Ever.

However, it is not clear if they were being serious or not. Read more: Age-old debate of monorail in Bournemouth resurfaces Residents on the Echo’s social media pages have been having their say: ...

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.

There’s a reason South Park once joked that The Simpsons did it first. Premiering in December 1989 and still running to this day, the Simpson family and the other denizens of Springfield have ...