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There was a trolley that ran between Tuscumbia and Sheffield.  One of my relatives worked on the line.  For years, one could view the rails just beneath the paving surface of the streets. 

Construction costs for such are high. 

"According to the city estimate, electric trolley construction and facilities such as power lines would cost $7 million to $8 million per mile for systems lasting 30 years. The city estimate compared that to $30 million to $45 million per mile for streetcar systems that last 40 years (one proposed line would cost more than $50 million per mile). Light rail trains, by comparison, cost between $100 million and $160 million per mile and can last more than 60 years."

http://www.seattlepi.com/local...electric-1272664.php

Tuscumbia has a bus tricked out like a trolley.  They rent it out for other cities and organizations.  A Florence firm that rents out limousine services, has a couple as well.  I'd suggest a bus, decorated as a trolley, at best.  


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