Funny, when I think of Donald Fagen, I think of Deacon Blues, or IGY.
Decline of the Auto Industry and also the Fuel Crunch of the 1970s when Detroit was still making Gas Guzzelers and the Japs came out with higher milage cars.
So due to free trade and Detroit making autos that were obsolete even before they left eh assembly line traffic declined.
I had an '84 Eldorado that lasted 20 years. Had to put a rebuilt engine in it at about 140K miles…other than that is was a peach
Had a '79 Cutlass too. Not much to complain about…had to replace the transmission at 60K, but GM picked up the tab (silent recall)
BTW, funny story where the band Steely Dan got the name for their band. Worth researching for a good laugh.
Read William Burrough’s “The Naked Lunch”. It’s the name of…er…a sex toy (blush)
At least it has a connection to STEAM!
Are you sure you haven’t confused Steely Dan III with the Foomtra?
“Round and round went the big red wheel; In and out went the spike of steel…” with the crux of the matter plain to be seen, and the moral of the story clear, by the terrifying end…
You’re being quite discreet [:D]
It’s a family-friendly forum. Notwithstanding how families get started in the first place.
NYC did have lines throughout the lower peninsula of Michigan, as far north as Mackinaw City. However CASO basically connected Buffalo and Detroit (via Windsor) in Lower Ontario, that was the only place it crossed into Michigan.