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[Fred Schneider]

Unfortunately, most of the URL's I attached were trucated and failed  
to work right.   If someone wants it, let me send you Peter's e-mail  
directly.
On May 3, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Fred Schneider wrote:

> If any of you like to keep up on what is going on in the transit
> industry from day to day, I would recommend you send an e-mail to
> Peter Folger at <transitman at gwi.net> and ask to be kindly included on
> his distribution list of newspaper URLs that he sends out every few
> days.   Reproduced below are just a few examples of perhaps 30 or 40
> that were on todays mailing from Peter.  I don't know where he gets
> the time to read newspapers from all over the country but, as far as
> I;m concerned, he provides an incredibly valuable free service
> keeping me up to date on what;s happening out there generally within
> 24 hours after it takes place.   He has even sent out railfan
> obituaries in time for me to make the funeral!
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> The first URL below is an editorial from Toronto on using streetcars
> as a traffic calming device.   The next is from Excelsior, Minnesota
> on the charming 19th century single truck museum car that the
> Minnesota Trolley Museum runs.  The third URL is a classic example of
> NIMBYs at work ... we want the trams but build the carbarn in someone
> else's back yard ... that URL comes from London, England.   The
> fourth URL relates to light rail construction in Phoenix AZ.   The
> next one is from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review ... gee whiz guys,
> we're going to put off a fare increase as long as we can.    And the
> final one comes from St. Louis ... all about jammed buses because of
> high gas prices.
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> Today's list also includes a piece from Salt Lake City on expanding
> Trax, a proposal on bringing trolleys back to Allentown PA (are we
> kidding?), a proposal for trolleys on Charles Street in Baltimore,
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> If any of you want to see all of Peter's list from today, send me an
> e-mail and I'll forward it.
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> But if you're into what's going on today, I would strongly suggest
> you get to know Peter.   Send him an e-mail and ask to be added to
> his list.   He is, by the way, a long time member of Seashore.
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> http://ttcrider.ca/announcetips.php
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> http://www.startribune.com/106/story/404823.html
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> http://icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0300southwark/
> tm_objectid=17019829&method=full&siteid=50100&headline=-we-want-
> trams--but-not-the-depot-too--name_page.html
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> http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2006/05/01/focus1.html?
> t=printable
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> http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/
> s_449875.html
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> http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/
> story/E8067982F318E771862571630014E48A?OpenDocument
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