[milwaukee-electric] National City Lines.

[Louis Rugani]

NCL and related operations were very secretive and some of its tentacles were very tenuous. We know now NCL offered new Cadillacs to governing officials who agreed to vote for its agendas ... not all of them, just enough to get the majority of votes. They bought influence.

In Milwaukee, Speedrail was offered a free PCC demonstrator which would have saved power, but the offer was quickly rescinded without any explanation.  

Speedrail examiners gushed with optimism one month who said it had high potential ... and the next month, the very same officials flip-flopped and said the operation was hopeless and should be abandoned.  

KMCL had Northland Greyhound and Hammond Motor Coach ties.

There's lots more.

=Lou=

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-----Original Message-----
From: Don L. Leistikow
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:21 AM
To: milwaukee-electric at lists.dementia.org
Subject: [milwaukee-electric] Re: National City Lines.

Ken:  I've heard both arguements pro and con, on the topic of NCL behind
the demolition of Milwaukee strretcars, et al.   

I've yet to fand any connection with TM and NCL.  The only possible
connection, albeit remote, would be from of through a connection
stemming from KMCL and its connection by or with Hammond Motor Coach.                                                     

Don L.