Why we have this new perhaps replacement technology. So you may ask what is an interurban. Now, i know that you all took baby latin in high school, so interurban, between cities. Thats the kind of latin i actually remember from the early 1960s. So perhaps its time for me to just give you some visual images of an interurban. This is a brochure, as you can tell, 1907, that was sold to travelers in the greater new england area. And this is going to be the heartland of what we call rural trolleys, and rural trolleys are simply street Car Companies that have extended their lines out into the suburbs nearby villages or perhaps to an Amusement Park or to a cemetery, whatever. But this is the kind of early interurban car that was so ubiquitous. A summer car, looks like fun. You have those sweet summer breezes, and it is a way certainly to see the landscape. So this is the first type of interurban car. And note that it has an overhead, a pole that connects the traction motors with the power sou
Years before and if we had the triumph of the good roads movement about the same time, we would not have had the inter urban era. We can make a case, too that the inter urban is the transition between steamed railroad less and express of becoming the motor truck. And, in the near future, in fact, on thursday, i want to talk about trolley or inter urb urban freight. To begin, lets keep in mind that the american inter city road system was awful. We did talk about that turnpike movement at the end of the 18th century that continued in the earliest 20th century. We had that National Road that was financed by the federal government in the 1840s and 50s. Also, there were local improvements, for example, the plain roads stand out as a good illustration. It would not be until the 1890s when there was this bicycle crazed, the safety of bicycle were introduced in the latter part of 1880s and communities were being pressured to have better roads. Perhaps, only going out in the suburbs. We have pl
Win in South Carolina over the weekend, trump seemed confident nevada would swing his way but his two biggest challengers are still hoping for an upset. After winning primaries in South Carolina and new hampshire, donald trump is eyeing a big win in nevada tonight. Youve got to vote tomorrow, youve got to vote, vote, vote. Reporter on the eve of the states gop caucuses, the frontrunner did not hold back slamming a protestor. Id like to punch him in the face, ill tell ya. Reporter and bashing rival ted cruz for what he called Dishonest Campaign ads. This guy is sick. Theres something wrong with this guy. God bless the great state of nevada. Reporter after finishing in third place behind marco rubio in South Carolina, cruz is going into todays contest without his communications director. Rick tyler was asked to resign monday for sharing a false news suggested rubio dismissed the bible. I had made clear in this campaign that we will conduct this campaign with the very highest standards of
Yet it is part of the threeday event that could bring about the possibility of Severe Weather this week. Tonight we are tracking it for you. On promote bill melugin joining you from clover South Carolina. Kayla we will get to whether weather just a moment but first on fox parents packed into a Clover School meeting days after exclusive special report. Bill a lot things got emotional right off the bat at tonights Board Meeting as soon as they Public Comment portion opened up. People started railing against Clover School district because they believe the districts internal investigation really mishandled the allegations of abuse against autistic children. This is what we profiled in our exclusive investigative report last when they want cameras placed about the districts special education classrooms and number two they want the teacher at the center of the allegations to be terminated. What are you hoping to hear from the School District . I want them to get real. I want them to give us
Area and the system is not done yet it is part of the threeday event that could bring about the possibility of Severe Weather this week. Tonight we are tracking it for you. On promote bill melugin joining you from clover South Carolina. Kayla we will get to whether weather just a moment but first on fox parents packed into a Clover School meeting days after exclusive special report. Bill a lot things got emotional right off the bat at tonights Board Meeting as soon as they Public Comment portion opened up. People started railing against Clover School district because they believe the districts internal investigation really mishandled the allegations of abuse against autistic children. This is what we profil up wanting something done. When they want cameras placed about the districts special education classrooms and number two they want the teacher at the center of the allegations to be terminated. What are you hoping to hear from the School District . I want them to get real. I want th