Re: Wheaton Metro Escalator; 2nd Longest Anywhere?

["Paul Nicholson" <pn1@rocketmail.com>]

Philadelphia certainly has a subway/elevated system (two separate systems
actually - one that used Australian-built cars although you would never know
from the builder's plates inside the vehicles) as well as an extensive
Sydney-style "heavy" suburban an interurban system. Trams (three "systems",
trolleybuses and diesel-hauled/pushed commuter trains. An interestine
enthusiast destination!
Paul Nicholson

"Bill Bolton" <billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org> wrote in message
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> smiths@pobox.upenn.edu (Exile on Market Street) wrote:
>
> > And while Australian regional-rail services tend to run underground in
the
> > city centers, with intervals between trains short enough to offer
> > transit-style service, it doesn't have subways as commonly understood.
>
> Do you think Philadelphia has "subways"?  If so, then so does Sydney.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
>
>