Word: trolley
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Goode said that more than 75 percent of the diesel and trolley buses now running above ground will be diverted into the tunnel...
...Francisco, and will soon open in New York City. The furniture draws smiles from viewers with its unlikely shapes, Pop art palette and a look of imminent collapse. Table legs lean toward disaster and supports bend as if fatigued. Spanish Designer Javier Mariscal's glass-and-red-metal trolley, called Hilton (all Memphis furniture is named for hotels), has a drunken, unsteady look due to its listing frame, although it is actually serviceable and solid. Italian Designer Michele De Lucchi's marble table, Sebastopole, seems to balance precariously on two brown bowling balls...
...looking to the past, at least one town has validated Reagan's philosophy of local self-reliance: San Diego. When the city's 16-mile line of trolleys was completed in 1981, it was on schedule, under budget and funded entirely from state gas and sales taxes.* Dubbed the "Tijuana Trolley" because the line ends 100 ft. from the Mexican border, the bright red streetcars have attracted 4,000 more riders per day than originally projected. Fares, which can go as high as $1 for a full-run ride and are collected on an honor system, cover...
...trolley's triumph has inspired nostalgic visions. New York City is considering restoring trolley service as part of its redevelopment of 42nd Street. San Francisco is overhauling its emblematic fleet of cable cars...
...father's golfing companions took to calling Tommy "Fly" for "Flytrap Finnegan," the mouthy caddie of the Toonerville Trolley, since young Tom scarcely uttered a word. Stan Thirsk, the Kansas City Country Club pro who would be to Watson what Jack Grout has been to Nicklaus, a lifelong tutor, noticed Tom in a drive, pitch and putt contest at seven. "Usually a kid that age will just haul off and try to slug the ball," Thirsk says, "but already he had a beautiful balance." It was not until five years later that Thirsk took over Watson's schooling...