TEA -- Historic Lines

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	Are we really serious about doing something or are we still talking
*possibilities?*
	And I prefer to stay away from the designation of *historic* because of
other problems associated with that designation.  And as I mentioned
before, putting all the eggs in one basket can present problems. 
Historic can be fad related and when that fad wears off, there goes the
line into oblivion again.
	A need to cater to tourists is very good, but it should have basic
appeal from the locals who want to use it to both commute and shop on a
daily basis.
	Single track is not very practical unless it is total prw - too much
traffic to counter.  It has to be a part of the regional scene, not
dominate or be dominated by it.  It has to deliver a real service - so
its basic appeal has to be to the locals.

** -- >> -->>->	I  MAKE  A  MOTION  that we informally organize to
proceed to survey the practicality of restoring on-street trolleycar
service related to downtown Pittsburgh - the route to be established
after all options are considered.

Robert Schmidt wrote:

>      Much more practical, Bob, especially with the P & LE Freight House
> Shops Historical site already in place right there along with the
> incline on West Carson Street. This is all located immediately at the
> North portal of the SHJ trolley tunnel.
> A single trolley line (Historical, of course) could run East from the
> Shops on Carson Street through the historically renovated sections of
> the Southside via E.Carson to somewhere out near 24th. A double pole,
> single track, operation.should do the trick. Access to the trolley
> tunnel would also provide a nice ride on out to South Hills Vlllage on
> certain historical cars. Dare we dream?  Bob S.

James B. Holland
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