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[Sloan]

 

 

Galveston Trolley System on Track to Restoration By 2018

It's about time!    Sloan

 

http://www.galveston...ration-by-2018/

[Sloan]

 

 

Trolley service returns to Galveston with decked-out buses

 

Free service; buses used as restoration continue on Ike-damaged rail cars

http://www.click2hou...ecked-out-buses

[KevinKorell]

Um, not so fast......  Much of Galveston, including the Strand District where the old trolley ran until 2008, is now under water from Harvey.     As I said above, someday another big storm would hit the city, and now it has.

[Sloan]

Gomaco is upgrading Galveston's three diesel-powered trolleys built by Miner Car Company—now known as Kasgro—New Castle, PA.

 

http://www.gomacotro..._galveston.html

[KevinKorell]

So the rolling stock likely was outside Texas when Hurricane Harvey hit, but it would be just as important to know how the infrastructure (tracks, signals, etc.) fared from the flooding.

[KevinKorell]

KHOU-TV, Channel 11 in Houston, TX, 4/20/21:

 

 

   After more than 10 years, rail trolleys are returning to Galveston Island  

 

 

 It's been more than 10 years since rail trolleys charmed the streets of downtown Galveston, but now, city officials confirm they'll be making a comeback this summer.

 

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