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ArticlesFebruary 26, 2008

Megatrends shaping politics, industry

The aging and growth of America's population have created concerns about the livability of cities in ways that favor public transit solutions, such as Seattle's streetcars.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2007

METRO Briefs

NYCT plans bus, subway improvements TriMet to increase MAX patrols TTC: Streetcars will be made of 25% Canadian content

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2007

HDR receives Cincinnati streetcar contract

Firm will study feasibility of using streetcars to link riverfront and downtown business district with adjoining neighborhoods.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2006

Optima delivers to Midwest, eastern operations

Each operation took delivery of one American Heritage Streetcar, rounding out each fleet with three streetcars apiece.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2004

New Orleans reopens streetcar line after 40 years

The line's 24 new red streetcars closely resemble the Perley Thomas models used on the city’s first streetcar lines.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2003

New Orleans streetcar project receives $21.6 million

The project includes constructing over five miles of track and designing the new streetcars, which will closely resemble the historic cars that ran on Canal Street until 1964.

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2003

Transit board to take over Charlotte Trolley

Transit officials in Charlotte, N.C., will take over Charlotte Trolley operations, buy new streetcars and remodel a maintenance garage for an expanded trolley fleet.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2001

New Orleans reintroduces streetcars

For the first time in two generations, New Orleanians who live beyond the core of the city's well-traveled St. Charles Avenue tourist loop will be able to hop on a streetcar destined for the more residential slices of the city.

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