Toonerville trolley
nərˌvɪl noun
a dilapidated, outmoded trolley line or railway.
Origin:
after the train in the comic strip Toonerville Trolley by U.S. cartoonist Fontaine T. Fox (1884–1964)
after the train in the comic strip Toonerville Trolley by U.S. cartoonist Fontaine T. Fox (1884–1964)
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