Login
or
Register
Home
»
Trains Magazine
»
Forums
»
General Discussion
»
Street Car Conspiracy; fact or fiction?
Edit post
Edit your reply below.
Post Body
Enter your post below.
Keep in mind that it is cheaper to run buses than it is to run trolly systems and light rail. <br /> <br />Though light rail systems and trollys are more efficient and environmentally friendly, the rail infrastructure was extremely costly to maintain & expand. <br /> <br />In the early days of trolly's and light rail, in the larger cities, there were usually mutiple lines and multiple companies running those lines privately at a profit. Over the years it became unprofitable to run the systems and many were taken over and run by local government or abandoned. <br /> <br />Of course the irony is now many local governments are trying to get light rail back into wide spread use with the continued congestion of cities and freeways. <br /> <br />Funny how things have a way of cycling around.
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag
Update Reply
Join our Community!
Our community is
FREE
to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.
Login »
Register »
Search the Community
Newsletter Sign-Up
By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our
privacy policy
More great sites from Kalmbach Media
Terms Of Use
|
Privacy Policy
|
Copyright Policy