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Posted on 08/28/2009 5:31:42 PM PDT by Sugarpuddin88
GM killed the beautiful electric street cars!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_NcwTbpIDQ
You see them all over Europe; but who killed all the electric street cars in America?
Answer: GM – The same people you bailed out this year with billions upon billions of free tax payer money!
Criminal conspiracy chargers were pressed resulting in a fine of one dollar.
Meanwhile, places that lost their street cars like LA, will need 150 billion to replace just a small portion of the electric street car system!
How beautiful the world would be if the USA wasn’t run by elites who legally bribe their politicians.
I used to love the beautiful ride on the Pittsburgh electric street cars – Forever gone thanks to bribes to Politicians & criminal conspiracy by GM
That's funny! Because nobody who had to ride them regretted their loss at all. A '48 Chevrolet was a.) less expensive and b.) more useful than the interurban or the street car.
If, perchance, the interurban or the street car becomes a.) less expensive than the '11 Malibu or b.) more useful than the family car, I would expect their resurgence.
In the meantime, put your money where your mouth is: invest in solar-powered interurbans and green lawn mowers. If you've guessed right, you'll make a fortune...
Maybe not those, but the ones I see in Europe today are mostly pretty nice and convenient.
That white building in the background looks like the Federal Court House on Temple St. where the US Attorney is located.
All but the moving “upgrade”.
LA had electric busses (made by GM, I believe) and they were ugly.
I bought one for around town, but the extension cord keeps getting tangled and the wheels tear up the road.
Could be. Don’t know. Don’t like Los Angeles any more. LOL
Anyway, thanks.
You shoulda upgraded to the model with a wooden spring.
**There are some old streets here and there where you can still find the old tracks in the street. They’re a bit like an archaeological relic nowadays.***
Back in 1972, I was driving in downtown Tulsa with my mother-in-law. I showed here where there was street work going on and in the holes dug you could see the old wooden ties the rails for their street cars had set on. They had all been paved over many years before. She remembered when they were in service.
My first photo attempt....I failed.
Not only are they gone, but the Rights-of-Way have more often than not been converted to “hiking and biking” trails after pulling up the tracks so rebuilding them would be outrageously expensive...
OK, please point out how to post photos to me....
I mean, please help me in my attempt to post a photo.
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Tab down to "How to add images to your post:"
I'm old enough that Baton Rouge still had streetcars "when I was young". I don't miss them at all. The overhead wires were an unsightly mess.
I, for one, will NEVER buy another GM/ObamaMotors product. EVER!!
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