An inquiry: For some time now, I have been researching various esoteric types of animation. Starting with the patent records, I have gathered a lot of information on the sort which involves actually moving the viewers past a series of images (rather than the reverse, which is the usual way of doing it). Typically, this scheme calls for the images to be mounted parallel to roads or railroad tracks, in subway tunnels, or in elevator shafts. One thing I have not been able to pin down, however, is whether any of these ideas ever was put into practice. A friend once claimed something of this sort was tried on one New York subway line perhaps in the 1980's, but that was a vague, second-hand report at best. Has anyone ever seen or heard of such things? Please note that I am NOT referring to Burma-Shave signs or similar sequential texts or to the sort of amusement rides that simply have a display, however complicated, of traditional animation on one or more screens (as in Disneyland) but rather to a series of separate sequential images combining to create the illusion of motion for viewers traveling past them. Any leads will be greatly appreciated. Does anyone know if there is some sort of LIST for train enthusiasts where I could try pursuing this? --Richard J. Leskosky Richard J. Leskosky Unit for Cinema Studies, UIUC office phone: (217) 244-2704 FAX: (217) 244-2223