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    Last weld of Tucson's modern streetcar

    • Jul 25, 2013
    • Jul 25, 2013 Updated Jul 24, 2014
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    Workers prepare the last connection of the modern streetcar rail line to be welded in downtown Tucson.

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    Final streetcar-track weld planned today in downtown Tucson

    Final streetcar-track weld planned today in downtown Tucson

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