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norcal kyle (Kylexisxrad)
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Username: Kylexisxrad
Post Number: 97
Registered: 12-2005
Posted From: 24.23.30.28
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 8:35 pm: | |
i was poking aroud Wikipedia(an amazing online encyclopedia) and found these articles. kinda interesting even if you dont own a GM:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_New_Look_(Fishbowl)_Bus
and this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy
enjoy....
kylein norcal
1980 Eagle 10 #30223 |
John MC9 (John_mc9)
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Username: John_mc9
Post Number: 141
Registered: 7-2006
Posted From: 66.217.107.145
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 1:43 am: | |
Since Wikipedia is a "user-contributed encyclopedia", I would
be very skeptical of any "facts" printed there.... |
norcal kyle (Kylexisxrad)
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Username: Kylexisxrad
Post Number: 98
Registered: 12-2005
Posted From: 67.172.174.129
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 4:17 am: | |
yeah, but i find it to be accurate most of the time. its fun to poke around with none the less. |
Douglas Wotring (Tekebird)
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Username: Tekebird
Post Number: 38
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 69.136.90.146
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 5:30 am: | |
the anti trust suit about national city lines is 100% correct.
GM was involved in a 2nd anti trust suit with Greyhound in the 50's......which first resulted in the MACK MV-620 prototype....which was built to Greyhounds Spec.....and the eventual purchase of MCI by Greyhound.......by this time Trailways bought Eagle ( bus and car) at the time......thus the demise of GM Coach |
Austin Davis (Zimtok)
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Username: Zimtok
Post Number: 49
Registered: 9-2006
Posted From: 216.37.73.226
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 3:01 pm: | |
So if GM had NOT bought out all of those trolley systems and started the BUS era of mass transit we would be converting old trolley cars instead of buses......
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john w. roan (Chessie4905)
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Username: Chessie4905
Post Number: 360
Registered: 10-2003
Posted From: 71.58.126.56
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 12:17 am: | |
Yeah...but then we would be bitchin about the cost of electricity! |