[PRCo] Re: PCC-2s

[Bill Robb]

It's all politics.  One very powerful Democratic ward
leader and an illegal conversion.

http://youngphillypolitics.blogspot.com/2005/07/politics-and-trolleys-rest-of-story.html


Urban Warrior | POL DERAILS $82M PROJECT

"THIS YEAR, amid all the parades and fireworks of the
July 4th holiday, Philadelphia will celebrate another,
more embarrassing anniversary:

It will be exactly one year since this city's
political leaders shelved the Route 15 trolley - an
estimated $82 million public works project that was
already paid for, and ready to resume its historic
route along the Girard Avenue corridor.

Why?

Because Carol Campbell, a ward leader who also happens
to be an officer in Philadelphia's Democratic City
Committee, didn't want to lose parking on one side of
a block in her neighborhood.

"I don't think anyone would really have objected to
the trolley itself, but when they started talking
about taking away the parking, well, that was a
different story," said Campbell, who lives on the
adjacent block.

Of course, the spots aren't exactly legal."


http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/breaking_news/11840852.htm

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/columnists/carla_anderson/11860061.htm

Bill Robb

--- Ken & Tracie <ktjosephson at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I thought the local morons with no major social
> issues to rant about, but 
> lots of anger to share, protested giving up their on
> street parking and 
> SEPTA's failure to tear down a car house they don't
> want in their 
> neighborhood anymore. Therefore, they refuse to let
> streetcar service to 
> resume.
> 
> K.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> To: "- 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -"
> <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:41 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] PCC-2s
> 
> 
> > Philly has Brookville remanufactured PCCs with AC
> motors.       Rumors
> > say Festivities are scheduled on Sept-1 followed
> by Revenue Service
> > Start Up of 15 line on the following Sunday.      
> Anyone monitoring this?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim__Holland
> >
> >
> > I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
> >
> > down with pantographs ----
> UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
> >
> >
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 



		
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