ConcisePerfection @ConcisePerfect1

trains are pretty cool and so is detroit Michigan Joined August 2020

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Hayden @the_transit_guy

4 months ago

A casual reminder that the federal government in 1974 killed a plan to build a 75-mile, BART-like rapid transit rail system in Detroit, which called for 3–12 minute headways and a 150-mile BRT system feeder system, for being “too ambitious.” Oh, what could have been.

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2 years ago

Judy Garland was exploited throughout her life, and now again in death by her own family. Everything about this is grim.

Variety @Variety

2 years ago

AI audio firm ElevenLabs has set agreements with the estates of Judy Garland, James Dean and other legends to use their voices to read books, articles, PDFs and other text material to mobile users of its new Reader App. bit.ly/3xSPoge

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ConcisePerfection @ConcisePerfect1

3 years ago

@SubspaceGO not for long

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4 years ago

It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 2 years, since 14 Aug 2020 (via @twi_age).

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4 years ago

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4 years ago

@Girlwithballs12 so true bestie 😃

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4 years ago

@SteveM4_ it isn’t that ugly just a little funky like the rest of the baldwin exports during the time

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4 years ago

Stock used during the conversion of Detroit to electric streetcars The trolley poles were repurposed fishing rods

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4 years ago

Birney supplied for Detroit’s trolleybus test of 1924

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ConcisePerfection @ConcisePerfect1

4 years ago

@SpiderComrade91 @_Goedes they: -were outdated the day they came out of the works -originally could not sit still -were very underpowered they only lived so long pretty much because of 1 branch line and should’ve been replaced earlier

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4 years ago

@_Goedes @SteamedPokehog @ericpierre53 were not a good class

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4 years ago

@Mister_Tterevel It was meant to be a more luxurious concept and wicker chairs were in at the time

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ConcisePerfection @ConcisePerfect1

4 years ago

@Mister_Tterevel Unlike the reason others have replied it’s because wicker chairs were seen as comfortable and were popular with the rich as a sort of status symbol, not because they were cheap

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4 years ago

Letter written by Henry Ford about the car and a view of the other side The letter is a reply to the city about the voters turning down the city’s proposal to buy the DUR supposedly because of statements made by his general manager about the car