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Article: In the U.S., a desire named streetcar
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- International Herald Tribune
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- November 12, 2008
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John Tagliabue The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
11-12-2008
In the U.S., a desire named streetcar
Byline: John Tagliabue The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 2R
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS
PARIS --
America may have invented the streetcar, but Europe perfected it.
As a result, as gasoline prices soared during the past couple of years and dozens of North American communities sought to reintroduce electric streetcars as an alternative to diesel buses, some of the biggest beneficiaries were the streetcar builders in Europe.
Now, as the U.S. government gears up to support an expanded infrastructure program to counter the deepening recession, streetcars are likely to be ...
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