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[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

> > On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Jim Holland wrote:
> >     It was not necessarily the fact that *we-the-people* abandoned
> > trolleycars  --  we abandoned public transport for private mobility  --
> > which means abandoning trolleycars, trolley coaches, and motor coaches!
> > This, too, was a factor but not the total cause.
> >     It was inevitable that this would happen!

> Carl Zager wrote:

> In the long run -- say the last 40 years (has it been that long!) -- I
> would agree, totally with your assessment, particularly in the Pittsburgh
> area. But in the beginning, it appeared that "we" did abandon trolleys for
> buses. We probably now know that was only an interim step toward private
> autos.

	Good point  --  the populace at large might have abandoned trolleycars
for buses since the latter were new and innovative etc.
	But I seriously doubt that *we* did  --  I can only remember riding a
bus twice in Pgh.  --  I refused to do so because I am a trolleycar fan!

James B. Holland

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