I use this quite a bit, actually.
Feb 25, 2019 21:26:38 #
The Kansas City Trolley. It doesn't go very far, but neither do I. Besides, it is free and I am real cheap.
Feb 26, 2019 06:02:22 #
tainkc wrote:
The Kansas City Trolley. It doesn't go very far, but neither do I. Besides, it is free and I am real cheap.
Feb 26, 2019 07:22:08 #
Feb 26, 2019 19:27:08 #
tainkc wrote:
The Kansas City Trolley. It doesn't go very far, but neither do I. Besides, it is free and I am real cheap.
Feb 26, 2019 19:37:40 #
Feb 26, 2019 19:54:48 #
tainkc wrote:
The Kansas City Trolley. It doesn't go very far, but neither do I. Besides, it is free and I am real cheap.
Cool! Hey Tom.
Feb 27, 2019 05:40:25 #
Very interesting photograph, good to see a modern tram from the US, here in the UK that type of electric transport is known as a tram, a trolley is a similar vehicle but runs on rubber tyres instead of rails, there are not too many of these now as they have been replaced with trams in many UK cities.
Trolley buses do exist in some European countries, one such place is in Padua (Italy) which is a beautiful city so to keep the streets peaceful and quiet as these rubber tyred vehicles are almost silent, also in some streets overhead wires are banned so the trolleys can run on batteries for quite long distances.
I have just noticed CAF trams are imported from Spain, I thought the image in your post looked familiar.
Trolley buses do exist in some European countries, one such place is in Padua (Italy) which is a beautiful city so to keep the streets peaceful and quiet as these rubber tyred vehicles are almost silent, also in some streets overhead wires are banned so the trolleys can run on batteries for quite long distances.
I have just noticed CAF trams are imported from Spain, I thought the image in your post looked familiar.
Feb 27, 2019 07:05:50 #
Feb 27, 2019 07:20:16 #
johneccles wrote:
It is interesting how all of this evolved. As a child growing up in Chicago, we still had trolleys & buses that ran off of cantenary wires. Very interesting photograph, good to see a modern ... (show quote)
At first, when proposed, I and many others thought this project just a novelty. It has already had already of a million riders and there is no monetary charge to use it. It only runs a short distance down a portion of (what else?) Main Street in downtown Kansas City. I think it only about 2 miles. They are already talking of expansion.
What is really cool is that one can understand what the conductor is saying over the loudspeaker system. LOl. This is because it is a per-recorded messaging system using a woman's voice.
I think they were built in the U.S. designed by an Italian company. I'm not sure.
Feb 27, 2019 18:43:32 #
Feb 27, 2019 18:56:36 #
tainkc wrote:
Thanks! How ya' doin', gessman?
Just about right Tom, thanks. How about you?
Feb 27, 2019 20:30:34 #
gessman wrote:
I'm doing o.k.. Thanks for asking. I just wish it would warm up a bit.Just about right Tom, thanks. How about you?
Feb 27, 2019 20:31:35 #
Jay Pat wrote:
Wow! Good catch, Pat. I never even noticed.I see one wire overhead.
I guess it grounds thru the wheels.
Pat
I guess it grounds thru the wheels.
Pat
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