[PRCo] Re: Trolleys busy in Kenosha

[Bob Rathke]

Lots of shopping centers and houses have been built along the highway from 
Kenosha to I-94, but there's still open land at the I-94 end, although 
that's also the sites of the dog track and the Kenosha airport.

The dog track is the main reason for extending the trolley line west of 
Kenosha, not the development happening along the highway, but I'm not sure 
how much trolley traffic would be generated by people downtown going to the 
dog track, and people at the dog track going downtown.  I believe that the 
people at each end of the line have different interests.

Bob 8/17/05

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 4:25 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Trolleys busy in Kenosha


> Out to I-94?       In early 1970s. 8.9999999 miles of that 9-miles was
> totally open land!       Guess some of that has been developed but
> Certainly Not All!!!!!!!
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> Bob Rathke wrote:
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>> Nothing new heard this trip. I drove north of downtown Kenbosha
>> through the park to the beach - it would be a natural extension of the
>> trolley line, and should attract riders at least in the warm months.
>> This will probably be the first extension to be built. The proposed
>> line out to the dog track at I-94 (about 9 miles away) is a bit more
>> ambitious, and probably isn't feasible in the short term - unless the
>> city gets a bundle of money.
>>
>> The transit employees in Kenosha really work at being friendly and
>> helpful on the trolleys. Saturday, I saw the first female trolley
>> operator there.
>>
>> Apartment and condo buildings downtown have been completed, and appear
>> to have high occupancy. A live theater and museum are open now, and
>> restauarants and shops are springing up along the trolley line.
>>
>> And...I stopped at Trolley Dogs for lunch. They have an O-gauge PCC in
>> TTC paint on display.
>>
>> Bob 8/16/05
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 7:52 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Trolleys busy in Kenosha
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>>> What's the latest for extensions of this line?
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>>> Bob Rathke wrote:
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>>>> I stopped by Kenosha yesterday, and took a couple of rides on the
>>>> "Cincinnati" trolley.
>>>> There's a music festival in the park along lake Michigan this
>>>> weekend, and since the trolley line runs through the park, it's
>>>> transporting visitors from the remote parking areas to the lakefront.
>>>>
>>>> Trolley service has been extended to 11PM for the event. At Noon
>>>> yesterday three trolleys were running - the Johnstown, Cincinnati
>>>> and Toronto cars. They were on 3-4 minute headways...and getting
>>>> lots of riders. The motorman on the Johnstown car said they were
>>>> prepared to put a fourth trolley on the line in late afternoon if
>>>> necessary.
>>>>
>>>> Bob 8/14/05
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> Jim__Holland
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> I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
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> down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
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