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Posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015 Tampa Electric Cocarbarn    southbound crossing the CSX diamond   southbound  
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Posted by chud1 on Fri Feb 27 16:10:35 2015, in response to PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars for these pictures.chud1. :)..... |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Feb 27 16:57:54 2015, in response to PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015. nice shots |
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Posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Fri Feb 27 21:10:18 2015, in response to PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015. Neat! Are these cars real vintage Birneys?wayne |
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Posted by CJ on Fri Feb 27 21:24:06 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Fri Feb 27 21:10:18 2015. They're replica cars, built by this company.http://www.gomacotrolley.com/resources/replicabirney-tampa.html |
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Posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 22:32:21 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by CJ on Fri Feb 27 21:24:06 2015. One Birney Safety Car is on the property, but it operates only on special occasions.2009 file photo 
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Posted by Jon Bell on Sat Feb 28 00:44:30 2015, in response to PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015. Who's Shirley? (picture #2) |
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Posted by chuchubob on Sat Feb 28 07:50:29 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by Jon Bell on Sat Feb 28 00:44:30 2015. When the current TECO service began, Sun Trust Bank dedicated car 428 as Shirley's Car in memory of community activist Shirley Ryals. |
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Posted by SLRT on Sat Feb 28 10:46:57 2015, in response to PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015. Nice photos. Interesting to see full-side decals on a Birney-style car.IS the doubled-overhead a way to avoid wire switches on passing sidings? |
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Sat Feb 28 13:45:00 2015, in response to PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015. Very nice. |
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Posted by chuchubob on Sat Feb 28 17:32:20 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by SLRT on Sat Feb 28 10:46:57 2015. Is the doubled-overhead a way to avoid wire switches on passing sidings?Yes. A sign reminds the operator to choose the right wire when exiting the barn southbound. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Feb 28 19:08:40 2015, in response to PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015. nice |
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Posted by Greg_UWS on Sun Mar 1 02:28:20 2015, in response to PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015. Sadly, the future of that TECO line is uncertain. Every year, major city bucks are needed to sustain it and ridership is low. Supporters of the line are insisting that new developments in the troubled Channelside district where the cars run will increase ridership-- but that could be years away.The whole Tampa Bay area is generally hostile to public transit of any kind. And this despite the fact that a lack of serious viable public transit prevents the kinds of growth the area needs. Oh, there's growth, alright. But it's so heavily tilted with retirees who aren't going anywhere except 4 blocks to their doctor and who reject EVERY referendum that proposes even a study of transit needs. |
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Posted by Greg_UWS on Sun Mar 1 02:28:32 2015, in response to PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015. Sadly, the future of that TECO line is uncertain. Every year, major city bucks are needed to sustain it and ridership is low. Supporters of the line are insisting that new developments in the troubled Channelside district where the cars run will increase ridership-- but that could be years away.The whole Tampa Bay area is generally hostile to public transit of any kind. And this despite the fact that a lack of serious viable public transit prevents the kinds of growth the area needs. Oh, there's growth, alright. But it's so heavily tilted with retirees who aren't going anywhere except 4 blocks to their doctor and who reject EVERY referendum that proposes even a study of transit needs. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Sun Mar 1 04:47:22 2015, in response to PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Fri Feb 27 15:38:15 2015. great photos.where did you eat in Tampa? |
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Posted by chuchubob on Sun Mar 1 09:38:11 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by LuchAAA on Sun Mar 1 04:47:22 2015. Steak and Shake on Dale Mabry BlvdI had never eaten at a Steak & Shake, and did so because Jim Boyd, the late managing editor of Railfan & Railroad magazine, gave it high praise. We liked it. We were looking for a restaurant recommended by a former classmate of my wife's, but apparently we drove past it without seeing it. transportation content: Dale Mabry was an Army Air Corps pilot who was captain of the lighter-than-air ship Roma that broke up in 1922 and crashed on high tension wires and exploded. |
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Posted by SLRT on Sun Mar 1 11:03:24 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Sun Mar 1 09:38:11 2015. I know [just] a little of the history of airships and they seem to have had a terrible safety record, the Hindenburg notwithstanding. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Mar 2 02:29:37 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Sun Mar 1 09:38:11 2015. We were looking for a restaurant recommended by a former classmate of my wife's, but apparently we drove past it without seeing it.Which restaurant on Dale Mabry was recommended? |
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Posted by chuchubob on Mon Mar 2 07:28:23 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Mar 2 02:29:37 2015. Sweet Tomatoes |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Mar 2 14:42:00 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by chuchubob on Mon Mar 2 07:28:23 2015. Oh. That's right in front of the Whole Foods supermarket I shop at regularly. Yeah, how did you miss it? It's right at I-275. |
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Posted by TERRApin Station on Mon Mar 2 14:52:17 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Mar 2 14:42:00 2015. What, no #Summit? |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Mar 2 20:31:33 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by TERRApin Station on Mon Mar 2 14:52:17 2015. I will gladly #Summit with you in NY soon.cortelyounext is afraid though. And I'll tell you why I'm rarely wrong. |
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Posted by chuchubob on Mon Mar 2 21:35:17 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Mar 2 14:42:00 2015. I didn't know which side of Dale Mabry it was on and there was a lot of traffic to look at. |
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Posted by TERRApin Station on Wed Mar 4 14:09:07 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS: TECO streetcars Friday, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Mar 2 20:31:33 2015. OK |
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