Some people just can't psychologically handle these things. Eats at them for years. Some never get over it, end up alcoholics or junkies. Used to be quite a...
I suppose most of us would probably have a difficult time riding the transit system in Beijing. After all, not many of us can read or understand Chinese. Andre...
Also, Norristown cars are wider, so the 6000's had a "lip" attached at each door to narrow the gap between car and platform. They were a case of desperate need...
... I visited Beijing eight years ago for a conference. Enough signs were transliterated into English that I could figure out where I was going. I had a...
I was in Philadelphia last Friday and, in addition to seeing a "new" PCC-II make a clearance run on to-be-reactivated Route 15, took a ride on the P&W from...
Do they still run these cars? That could be reason enough for me to go to Philly some time. hehe Also, are PCC-II cars rebuilt vintage cars or are they...
And old Norristown car wiring catching fire. ... From: ajk100@... To: CHICAGOTRANSIT@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 1:41 PM Subject: Re:...
Y is a vowel. Then theres all those little marks above letters. ... From: kolassa_je I had a bigger problem in Prague, where no transliteration was done and...
... go to ... I don't have any first hand knowledge, but from the looks of the cars, they are not going anywhere soon. At most, they might be suitable for work...
the rumor I hear is that all are out of work service and destined for museums. There's some shots on Dave's Railpix, but I cant find the exact page. Sean ... ...
... Hmmm...you should have e-mailed me. Either myself or one of the locals here could have shown you around... ... Geez...isn't the chance of meeting this...
I know that the north end of 23 is used for holiday service around Xmas, but have they actually been running fantrips on the 56 and the 15? Is that even...
... Xmas, ... uninterrupted? I should have been a bit more specific. The north end of Route 23 is perfectly usable. Within the several years, trips have gone...
This would make sense. Beijing is much more of an "international city" than Prague. In Prague the thinking probably would be "the locals will understand, and...
This story was sent to you by: Tony Coppoletta Holy crap. I use these stations daily! ... Girls charged with attacking Red Line riders ... Tribune staff...
ACTUALLY, come to think of it, I exited the subway at Roosevelt at about 2:15am that night and saw Chicago Police in teams going in and out of the station and...
On this page: http://www.hillsidelibrary.org/history/chapter7a.html There is a picture of what they say is a CA&E railway station. Anybody know if that was...
That would be a CA&E wood interurban car. The station would be typical for many of the minor stops on the line. Roy could probably supply more info about the...
- ... No, because there is no direction connection between the 15 and the 56. The two routes are roughly parallel with Erie Avenue, Route 56, a couple of miles...
... Good Morning, Chicagoland Traction: It was 45 years ago late last month when the Chicago Transit Authority took delivery of new rapid transit cars 6671 and...
... Good Evening, Chicagoland Traction: It was 56 years ago May 11 when fares on CTA lines were boosted. The new fare on the Surface Division became 11 cents...
... Good Morning, Chicagoland Traction: It was 52 years ago when the Chicago Transit Authority was increasing the fares on its streetcar, bus, and "L" lines...
The "New and Improved" Navy Pier officially celebrated its rededication on July 12, 1995. Its reconstruction had begun in 1992. The project cost around 200...
... Good Afternoon, Chicagoland Traction: It was 52 years ago April 13 when the CTA's route 47 (47th Street) trolley line, which was converted to motor bus...
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