*Historic* vs *Transit* Line

[Donald Galt]

>  To make an example.  Let's say that the 40-Mt.Washington line is
> rebuilt in its entirety (including a loop in downtown) and that second
> hand PCC streetcars are purchased from San Francisco (the Baby Tens,
> 1016--1040) and are contracted out for a total rebuild - electrical,
> mechanical, and body work.  The *intent* of the line is to cater to
> tourists so they might have handy access from downtown to the views and
> restaurants and recreation on Mt.Washington.  Schedules for the new line
> are nearly identical to the ones before abandonment - service starts in
> the early morning, about 5-AM, runs on a regular schedule all day with
> more service during the AM and PM rush hours, and runs late into the
> evening, about 1-AM.

Yeah, Jim, like any city would ever operate such a line as the hypothetical 
one you describe!

;-)

So, how is the Fish Wharf extension working out after a week in that city ... 
what's its name again? ... where you live?

Don