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A Desire Named Streetcar?

 
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PostPosted: Wed May 31, 2017 6:56 pm    Post subject: A Desire Named Streetcar? Reply with quote

From Metro Magazine, everything old is indeed new again:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/blogpost/722658/the-evolution-of-streetcar-technology?ref=Transit-Dispatches-NEW-20170531&utm_campaign=Transit-Dispatches-NEW-20170531&utm_campaign=Transit-Dispatches-NEW-20170531&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Q65A:

GREAT article! Wink

In all honesty, today's "streetcars" (LRV's) are more atkin to gigantic mutated insects/caterpillars/eels/worms.......many modern units are actually quite SCARY-looking!!!!! Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked

I LOVE the "retro" cars on New Orlean's Canal St. line....at least they LOOK like a STREETCAR, and NOT a giant, mutated electric eel!! Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked

Strange....several decades ago, streetcars were deemed "archaic","antiquated", "noisy", and"slow".....BUT....TODAY, re-incarnated as gigantic people-eating insects (aka LRV's)....they are deemed modern urban transit's SAVIORS!! Shocked Shocked

Look at how the vast PE "Red Car" system was ruthlessly scrapped, at a time when buses and private autos were deemed "progress".....guess what, people.....electric rail transit is BACK in LA!! Shocked Shocked

Indeed......the old saying IS true......"what goes around, comes around....." Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

THESE are STREETCARS.......... Wink

http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/nyc/htm/bqt058.htm

http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/nyc/htm/bqt150.htm

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NOW........on the other hand.......THESE are giant mutant INSECTS...or EELS....(take yer pick!) Shocked Shocked Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes

http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/odds/mn/htm/hlr009.htm

http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/odds/tx/htm/hlr06.htm

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

.......what a MODERN streetcar SHOULD look like........ Very Happy Wink

http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/norl/htm/no319.htm
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"SACRE BLEU! LE ESCARGOT ELECTRIQUE!!" Shocked Shocked Shocked

http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/show?22258

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The late, great PCC......a STREETCAR that was MODERN and HANDSOME, but DID NOT look like a giant, mutated, people-hungry INSECT, always on the prowl, eager to chow down on unsuspecting pedestrians!!!!!!!!!! Shocked Shocked

http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/phila/htm/phil175.htm

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmmmmmmm.......and the MTA scrapped its remaining streetcar lines in 1963........ "progress"........hmmmmmmmm........ Rolling Eyes

http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/los-angeles-streetcar-downtown-route

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Meanwhile.....back in "old" LA..........

http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/larys/htm/lajt325.htm

http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/pe/htm/pe062.htm

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Day-Ja-Voo", anyone......?? Wink

http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/odds/ca/htm/bl62.htm

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting reading.......

http://urbanrailtoday.com/

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's another interesting piece........

http://www.lovearth.net/gmdeliberatelydestroyed.htm

(courtesy: New Earth Network)
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