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
Three PCCs on the San Francisco Municipal Railway's F-line. An example of one double-ended streetcar and two former SEPTA cars. 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

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  A PCC streetcar at Boston's Riverside station in the early 1960s

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  North American (Toronto) versus European PCC (The Hague): European PCC-cars had narrower bodies and (often) larger windows.

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  Mayor Ralph Day commissions Toronto's first PCC streetcars on September 22, 1938.

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  Newark City Subway PCC in 1965