Boston's public transit authority have announced a plan that will ban all drivers of its trains, trolley cars and buses from carrying mobile phones – this after 49 people were injured when a 24-year-old trolley operator in the city crashed into the rear of another trolley while texting his girlfriend.
The commission said the deal raised serious competition concerns in the markets for regional trains, trolleys and trams in Germany, Austria, France and Sweden.
Now, Athenians are spoilt for choice: trams, trains, trolleys, tubes and ultra-modern buses are all at hand.
Compared with trains, trolleys, and buses, each car occupies a huge amount of space per passenger, and requires a parking spot all day.
The Galería Central market was an enormous brick structure built at the end of 19th century, strategically located next to the historic city centre and along the route of trains, trolleys and riverboats.
To accommodate the expected heavy commuter traffic between the Lower East Side and the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, Buck envisioned a bridge approximately half again as wide as its more famous neighbor, with 10 rather than six lanes for trains, trolleys and carriages.
Talk story about a weekend trip, by train & trolley, covered by Ernest M. Frimbo, a railroad enthusiast.
By Brendan Gill The New Yorker, September 22 , 1945P. 15 Talk story about a weekend trip, by train & trolley, covered by Ernest M. Frimbo, a railroad enthusiast.
The New Yorker, September 22 , 1945P. 15 Talk story about a weekend trip, by train & trolley, covered by Ernest M. Frimbo, a railroad enthusiast.
Resuming Visits Down the Rabbit Hole In 1980, Bob Diamond, an electrical engineer and a train and trolley buff, scored a coup in urban archaeology when he unearthed a defunct, long-forgotten 19th-century railroad tunnel running a half mile under busy Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn.
If you take a bus, train or trolley to work, however, you might want to consider waiting on the platform for a while.
