[PRCo] Great Streetcar Swindle Debunked

[Dwight Long]

A reasonably fair presentation, given the space limits of the article.

One thing that would have added to its fairness would have been for the 
author to include the fact that NCL was quite happy to continue to use 
streetcars on lines where the physical condition of the tracks and the 
density of use made rail use sensible.  That was played out not only in Los 
Angeles but also in St Louis and Baltimore.  Whether they would have seen 
fit to re-up that decision when the PCC cars became life expired or the 
tracks required major reconstruction is another matter, the answer to which 
was lost in the takeover of the properties by transit authorities.  But in 
the late 50s and early 60s, C.D.Palmer and Clyde Ligo were not the only 
exponents of wringing the value out of the paid in capital investments of 
their systems.

Dwight

-----Original Message----- 
From: DF Cramer via Pittsburgh-railways
Sent: 26 April, 2016 06:39
To: Western PA Trolley discussion
Subject: [PRCo] Great Streetcar Swindle Debunked

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/25/story-cities-los-angeles-great-american-streetcar-scandal
The author tells the story to help debunk the myth of the great streetcar 
swindle. Too bad most still do not believe it.

Dennis F. Cramer
http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/





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