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In article <smiths-ya02408000R0212971443240001@netnews.upenn.edu>, I
prefaced a post about Colma with:

> [Taking phl.transportation out of this thread, as it's unlikely we'll ever
> (a) see BART extended that far east or (b) hear SEPTA announce a 69th
> Street-to-Colma super-express service anytime soon]

Then, this morning, what did I see aboard SEPTA LRV 9033, working Route 13
(City Hall to Yeadon via Chester Avenue), but flyers inserted in the
Plexiglas holders used for official SEPTA announcements with the headline:

"STOP THE THUNDER"

above a picture of an articulated LRV.

It continued (roughly):

"Dear SUNSET Neighbor:

MUNI has ordered new, noisier low-floor LRVs from Breda.  These cars make
loud rumbling noises unlike the familiar orange-and-yellow Boeings.

(It then said something about foundations, property values, or something
like that...)

Certainly you know someone who lives along the N-JUDAH line... (urging the
reader to have them raise a big stink with Muni...)

Did I miss news about a recently-opened track connection between the SEPTA
Subway-Surface Lines and the San Francisco Municipal Railway?

-- 
Sandy Smith, Exile on Market Street, Philadelphia   smiths@pobox.upenn.edu
University Relations, U. of Pennsylvania     215.898.1423/fax 215.898.1203
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