[PRCo] Re: New York Times Streetcar Article

[Richard Allman]

what about our great state capital city? Unless I'm missing something, it's 
still a dump. A few years ago the Inquirer ran an article entitled something 
like "Harrisburg:Is this any place to have a state capital?" and subtitled 
"not  even a nice place to visit" (as oppposed to places that are nowhere to 
live but nice enough to visit.) Then a litany of what ailed. Haven't been in 
the city since Fred Schneider's retirement do, but his departure cannot 
possibly have helped matters! Then there's Hartford, Conn, a ontime very 
pleasant , vibrant place which is now downright scary-I was there a couple 
years ago and it's really hit the skids. As one involved in healthcare, 
trust me it takes more than hospitals to sustain a region. Richmond VA has 
seen better times as well. And Charleton, W Va-did it ever flourish?

RICH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Derrick J Brashear" <shadow at dementia.org>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:25 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: New York Times Streetcar Article


> On Mon, 18 Aug 2008, Joshua Dunfield wrote:
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>> On 2008-08-17, Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>  The only state capital that comes to my mind that is having
>>>  real economic problems is Trenton NJ, which for years had a sign on
>>>  the bridge over the Delaware River that read, TRENTON MAKES, THE
>>>  WORLD TAKES.
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>> The sign's still there; you can see it from the R7/Amtrak.
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> DRJTC (I think, rather than DRPA) owns the bridge, and it's
> "toll-supported" unlike the adjacent US1 highway bridge.
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