Light Rail Project on track to renew the past

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Sunday, April 18, 2004 | David M. Brown

[Willie Green]

It's been nearly a decade since an outmoded trolley rattled along the Overbrook line of the light-rail transit system in the South Hills.

The century-old line --which runs from Castle Shannon to the southern edge of the city-- closed in June 1993 because railroad beds, tracks and bridges were too unstable. Steep hillsides where the line passes had been mined for coal and slate in the 1800s, leaving the terrain susceptible to subsidence and landslides.

South Hills residents, especially those who live near the Overbrook line, have wondered if transit cars ever would return.

Their wait is about over.

[Willie Green]

Hmmmmmmm... the new ones look OK, I suppose...
But I still prefer the classic style of the old PCC streetcars.

[Willie Green]

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[68skylark]

I agree with you. Modern rail cars, like modern automobiles, don't look nearly as good as the older designs.

The aesthetic values of these things just goes backwards every year -- I don't know why that is.