ft> There was a lot of pressure for Toronto to do the same thing with
ft> their streetcars at that time, when the rolling stock was getting old,
ft> and huge capital expenditures were needed to update the system.
ft> Thankfully the civic officials were far-sighted enough to inject the
ft> needed cash, get newly designed cars (designed specifically for
ft> Toronto) and keep the system going - it's wonderful (except now we're
ft> needing upgrades of trackage and rolling stock again.
I heard that it was a big lobby of GM and other bus/gas makers for the
naphta buses against trolleys and streetcars... unfortunately
successful in most US cities. Glad it is a bit better in Canada.
Good light!
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