TEA -- Historic Lines

[raymond at nauticom.net]

Very well put. Streetcars running on downtown streets in Pittsburgh will
never happen. Dont forget that a stop would be at the Carson St T station.
Its only 50 cent fare into town from there on the T. Southside is indeed a
happening spot. And as I said before maybe Kennywood, the owners of
Sancastle, would support such a line to run to their water park. Imagine
hitting both inclines, Station Square Shops, Historic South Side with all
its fine eateries and bars, and then to Sandcastle. Are or would there be
any other water parks severed by trolley? This might be a selling point.
Also the line could serve the new South Side Industrial Park. But, I begin
to repeat myself. I think this route has something for everyone from
trolley FAN-atics to tourists, to even everyday commuters.

Regards Ray





At 07:57 AM 3/20/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Why Downtown?  Because that is where the action is.  If anyone wants to try
>to carry this forward, the site has to be one where success is achievable,
>or better yet, guaranteed.  Where is the action and where are the tourists?
>The South Side is where things are happening and the tourists are at the
>inclines.  It was mentioned that local merchants must get behind the
>project.  It seems to me that those merchants working to make the South Side
>the "place to be" in the city would love to have the street car bring
>tourists from the inclines and Station Square to their doors.
>
>Look at where the historic trolley lines are successful.  Dallas comes to
>mind, the restaurant owners and merchants were the driving force behind that
>operation.  I'm sure there are others.
>
>Downtown?  Well maybe not exactly Downtown, that would never happen, but
>stay in town.  Building a line from, say Arden to little Washington, will be
>a great boon to our kind, but it will not be enough to attract the average
>tourist.  The Street Car line must complement and supplement an existing,
>growing, tourist trade.
>
>So much for my humble opinion.
>
>Bob
> -----Original Message-----
>From: 	HRBran99 at aol.com [mailto:HRBran99 at aol.com] 
>
>
>Why downtown Pittsburgh? Why not a historic line in Washington, PA, using
>the 
>old PRCo. right of way and the same streets in Washington, PA. which PRCo. 
>used. Why, you could even use the facilities at that trolley museum there in
>
>Washington! :-)
>
>HrB  
>
>