[milwaukee-electric] Fake "trolleys". Again.

[mrcooby]

Who are these 
faux "trolley"-looking 
(somewhat, if you 
squint and it's dark) 
mini-buses trying to 
fool?

"Get in, folks, just 
don't look down at 
those wheels! Look up, 
that's right! Look at 
the purty curlicue 
decals and the genuine 
hardwood benches just 
like great-grampaw used 
to ride out to 
Toonerville! Hey, 
there's even a bell, 
listen! (Ring 'er loud, 
Jason!) See? What 
*else* do you want??"

How about we dress the 
junior high school 
football kids up in NFL 
uniforms? "Welcome to 
the Hometown Athletic 
Field here at the Super 
Bowl, folks, and here 
they are in person: the 
Chicago Bears versus 
Notre Dame Fighting 
Irish!! And here he is: 
Coach Knute Rockne in 
person!" What would the 
crowd say?

Questions:

Was anybody ever fooled 
by those fake trolley-
looking minibuses? 

Why do pro-bus anti-
railers suggest buying 
something that would be 
made to resemble 
(vaguely) what they 
oppose?

Ever see a *streetcar* 
dressed like a *bus*?

Do people come 
hundreds/thousands of 
miles to ride a 
faux "trolley"?

Can anybody name one 
faux-"trolley" 
club/group for fans of 
such things, the Elvis-
impersonators of railed 
transport?

=Lou=