Teamdriver wrote:But is the Galway House still there?
Teamdriver wrote:Arborway gone , but Brooklyn making a comeback......
Brooklyn transit renaissance on track
Brooklyn isn’t getting the Dodgers back, but the famous streetcars that helped give the team its name are making a borough comeback of sorts.
Officials are rolling out free trolley service on Saturdays this holiday season through the heart of Downtown Brooklyn, and they say that if the now-gas-powered streetcars are well received, it could pave the way to a full-time return.
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Teamdriver wrote:Here is more info of the Brooklyn streetcar :
" An organization called Brooklyn City Streetcar Co. has fashioned a plan to reuse old PCC trolleys on easy-to-install track on several well-used streets.''
Streetcars for Brooklyn: A New Life? http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009 ... -new-life/
Website for Brooklyn City Streetcar Co : http://www.brooklynstreetcar.org/
Teamdriver wrote:Here is more info of the Brooklyn streetcar :
" An organization called Brooklyn City Streetcar Co. has fashioned a plan to reuse old PCC trolleys on easy-to-install track on several well-used streets.''
Streetcars for Brooklyn: A New Life? http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009 ... -new-life/
Website for Brooklyn City Streetcar Co : http://www.brooklynstreetcar.org/
MarkB wrote:...streetcars... Better than buses in every way, yes siree!
MBTA3247 wrote:Define "easy-to-install track".
Teamdriver wrote:I would guess saw cutting two grooves, pour a concrete base , insert track , more concrete to finish,and there you go.
Teamdriver wrote:Arborway gone , but Brooklyn making a comeback......
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