Talk:Detroit People Mover
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[edit] List of Detroit People Mover stations redirects here
Its failed AFD seemed to support this, so I made the editorial decision to redirect. Johnleemk | Talk 09:24, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] steel
i don't believe the south african steel was actually replaced... proof?
I would find that hard to believe, too. Nevermind1534 (talk) 02:58, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] didn't there used to be a train system in detroit that GM bought out and then destroyed?
I thought there was a train system in detroit that GM bought and then destroyed the tracks to make more money with cars. Is that true or a wives tale? If true, can we put a piece about it in this article or in an article about public transportation in detroit? Have the people watching the detroit articles seen the LA Trans articles on wikipedia?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority Where are they for detroit? Tkjazzer 04:17, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Detroit did have an extensive streetcar (trolley) system until the 40s. It is my understanding that GM did indeed buy up the system so that they could replace it with GM-made buses. Apparently this was done in many cities, not just Detroit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.114.255.83 (talk) 18:23, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
The last trolley that ran down Woodward Avenue was shutdown in 1956. The current Mayor at that time was Mayor Cobo. It was said that GM and Cobo came to the conclusion to replace the fixed route trolley buses and streetcars with diesel buses produced by GM. In 1956, Detroit became the largest city in the United States without any sort of mass transit. jbutera 16:22, 10 February 2008 (UTC)talk —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbutera (talk • contribs)
[edit] Operations
My heading change was reverted as counterintuitive to readers, and not suitable to content. I beg to differ. Currently the heading of "Operations" disorganizedly covers history, cost effectiveness, and future planning. With appropriate headings, the reader can anticipate what the aim of a section is.--Loodog 02:59, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
- Personally, I think you are bringing a standard of care to the article that I lack. Meaning you want to change the article headings to inspire and drive further additions, which is beyond my purview to be honest. I like Operations for the very reason you don't- it covers a variety of topics with one general heading. I also noticed your comments about ridership statistics and footnotes, which again- to my mind I cannot really care about- I mean the specific numbers are irrelevant to me. So as general principle, I guess the wikipedia contributor that cares for the article more should be free to improve it, so go ahead, I really don't have any objections if you want to improve the article and I won't revert. --Mikerussell 22:55, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Siding
"A siding allows the system to be used in a two-way bypass manner when part of the circular track is closed." What does this mean? What is a siding? --User101010 (talk) 13:22, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
- A siding is a passing loop; in this case, it’s a brief section of double track on an otherwise single-track line. David Arthur (talk) 16:29, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
