[PRCo] Re: To PCC or Not to PCC?.......That is the Question.

[John Swindler]

>Jim Holland mentioned:
>
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>	The term  *streetcar*  is defined as a vehicle that provides transit in a 
>city while operating in the streets.   This can include a  horse--car,  
>cable--car,  trolleycar, battery--car,  etc., etc., etc.
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Not amongst the general population, Jim.  Only amongst the railfan and 
public transit industry is "streetcar" so defined.

Ask a hundred people at random (try asking your neighbor's son) what a 
streetcar is, and I would not be surprised if the usual answer is a type of 
NASCAR racing.

Discovered this at church when I mentioned that I enjoyed streetcars, and a 
couple of the guys thought I'd like to join them and their families on their 
next trip to the races.

Not really what I had in mind.  But then they can't comprehend how WE manage 
to navigate the public transit systems in various cities.

Just a (gentle) reminder how foreign our interest is to most people.

John




	Now, then, to be perfectly specific about the type of interurban of which 
one speaks, do
>we say  *Interurban--trolleycar??*   Seems like a misnomer since 
>trolleycars run mostly on
>streets and interurbans mostly on prw.
>


Intraurban=within urbanized area (Media and Sharon Hill); Interurban=between 
urbanized area (LVT Liberty Bell route?)

Would 'inter-city' work better for railroad/Amtrak service??

dunno.

John


>	And an acceptable definition of  *Light--Rail*  centers on infrastructure 
>(not
>weight--tonnage) and states that light rail contains mostly prw (grade 
>separation) but
>possibly  *some*  street running.
>
>	So it seems that some terms can  cross--pollinate  other terms.
>
>	Takes yer choice   ---   don't know who said that!
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