Streetcars in Tampa, Florida will soon be asbestos free

"Workers for Florida’s Hillsborough County transit system discovered asbestos in some of the streetcars’ electrical components. Officials have ordered that asbestos-containing parts be switched out for new parts as soon as they are available. The total cost of the upgrade is unknown, but one official said he expected it would cost thousands of " (2008-10-20)
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