I understand and agree with you Cirrus, but it's important to remember that within a tram manufacturers line, most are functionally similar, with its cosmetics often tailor designed or tweaked for the buying operator. If US officials can't understand that, especially for a high profile system in the Nation's Capitol, that workaday POV is a little unsettling. Oh well, I'm probably making too much of it, I'm a bit quixotic in my expectations. I don;t want to steel any thunder from DC. Don;t get me wrong, the streetcar program in DC is very impressive and inspiring—but as a designer I just wish the rolling stock was same. And as a side note, am I the only one that thinks the Connector scheme is ghastly?
__________________
Everything new is old again
There is no goodness in him, and his power to convince people otherwise is beyond understanding
|