Those transit companies were private, and were losing money and would never again be profitable, which is why they were happy to sell out to GM. GM lost millions on the scheme because privately owned mass transit is not a profitable enterprise.
Lathan This is a very poor racially mixed neighborhood that was isolated to the South and West by highways in the early 80's. The area to the west of the highway is being gentrified. It is an old German area, and an ethnic German club is still very active to the right of street where the car track ends.
General Motors and big Auto Makers with Tire Company's indeed put the trolleys in scrap yards. From other city's across USA same thing happened.
Those transit companies were private, and were losing money and would never again be profitable, which is why they were happy to sell out to GM. GM lost millions on the scheme because privately owned mass transit is not a profitable enterprise.
Pittsburgh doesn't look that great, but then I live in LA and our town is shit too!
Lathan This is a very poor racially mixed neighborhood that was isolated to the South and West by highways in the early 80's. The area to the west of the highway is being gentrified. It is an old German area, and an ethnic German club is still very active to the right of street where the car track ends.