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TECO Streetcar accidentally headed north

By Clark Brooks | August 30, 2019
TECO streetcar hops the tracks and heads north

One of Tampa’s TECO streetcars has somehow wound up on Amtrak railroad tracks and is headed up the east coast.  “They say if you don’t pay attention, things can go wrong,” says operator Casper ‘Cappy’ Klimper. “I guess I REALLY wasn’t paying attention because things have gone REALLY wrong.” When asked how this could happen,…

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Proposed Tampa streetcar expansion to bring more grind rails, skitch grips, scooter ropes

By Josh Santos | February 12, 2019

Co-CityWorks – Tampa Heights – Tuesday 2.12.2019 The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) unveiled its latest plans for the proposed expansion to the Tampa Streetcar today to a standing-room only crowd at a local co-work space. FDOT officials announced that the current 2.7 mile streetcar track, which zips passengers between Ybor City, Channelside and Downtown…

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