|
Facts and Figures |
| Operator |
Meier &
Frank |
| System
Type |
Monorail |
| Year
Opened |
? |
| # of
Lines |
1 |
| # of
Cars |
1 train |
| Mileage |
|
| Gauge |
monorail |
| Stations |
1 |
| Power |
|
| Fare
Media |
None |
| Website |
|
| Data
Date |
2004 |
| 1st
Visit |
2002 |
| Last
Visit |
12/04 |
| % Rode |
0% |
 |
|
Santaland |
The Santaland Monorail is an old
Portland Christmas Tradition. Meier & Frank runs the sole remaining old
time downtown department Store. Santaland is a crowd pleaser as is the
monorail. The Monorail loops around Santaland. Only children may ride the
train for height (and probably weight reasons. The Christmas of 2005 is
scheduled to be the last Christmas for Santaland. Meier & Frank was owned
by the May company, which was bought by Federated. The store is scheduled
to be remodeled and be renamed as Macys, ending the M&F Portland
tradition. The 10th floor will become part of a new hotel. No word on
where (or if) Santaland will be moved to.
I obtained the following information
about the Monorail from a Portland Tribune Article from December 24,
2002: Enterprising Santaland travelers under 51 inches tall can ride the
Louden Supertrack monorail for a ceiling’s eye view of the festivities.
It’s been whisking children above Santaland for 50 years and is thought
to be the only survivor of 26 such conveyances built in Fairfield, Iowa.
Click on any image to enlarge
|
Train
coming out of the "tunnel" (12/22/04)
Another
view over Santaland. (!2/22/04)
Monorail
pulling into the "station" (12/22/04)