PCC streetcar
The PCC (Presidents' Conference Committee) streetcar (tram) design was first built in the United States in the 1930s. The design was very successful in America. After World War II it was allowed to be used in other countries in the world. The PCC car has proved to be a long lasting icon of streetcar design, and PCC cars are still in service in various places around the world.
| PCC streetcar | |
|---|---|
| 300px Three PCCs on the San Francisco Municipal Railway's F-line. An example of one double-ended streetcar and two former SEPTA cars. 300px Interior of a PCC car | |
| Manufacturer | St. Louis Car Company Pullman-Standard |
| Constructed | 1936-1952 |
| Entered service | 1936- |
| Scrapped | 1950s-1998 |
| Number built | 5000 |
| Capacity | 52-61 Seats |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 46-50.5 ft |
| Width | 100-108 inches |
| Weight | 35,000-42,000 lbs |
| Traction system | 4 x 55 HP motors, 43/6 (~7.17) gear ratio |
| Voltage | 600 VDC full electric |
| Braking system(s) | 1)-Dynamic Service Braking; 2)-Friction for Final Stop, Park; 3)-Magnetic |
| Gauge | Wide, Standard, Narrow Gauges |
PCC Streetcar Media
- BostonPictureWindow.jpg
A PCC streetcar at Boston's Riverside station in the early 1960s
- Toronto PCC streetcar 4602 and Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij (HTM) 1329 at the National Capital Trolley Museum..jpg
North American (Toronto) versus European PCC (The Hague): European PCC-cars had narrower bodies and (often) larger windows.
- First PCC streetcars in Toronto.jpg
Mayor Ralph Day commissions Toronto's first PCC streetcars on September 22, 1938.
- NJPSCT 27 (PCC) at the Franklin Ave. Station end of the line of the Newark City Subway, Newark, NJ on September 3, 1965 (22699470106).jpg
Newark City Subway PCC in 1965
