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PCC streetcar
Three PCCs on the San Francisco Municipal Railway's F-line. Pictured are an example of one double-ended streetcar and two single-ended cars.
Service: Variable to 4.75 mph/s (7.64 km/(h⋅s)), Emergency: 9.0 mph/s (14.5 km/(h⋅s)) maximum
Electric system(s)
600 V DC from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)
Pantograph or trolley pole
UIC classification
Bo'Bo'
AAR wheel arrangement
B-B
Braking system(s)
Dynamic Service Braking; Friction; for Final Stop, Park; Magnetic
Track gauge
5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) and other broad gauges 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) and other narrow gauges
The PCC (Presidents' Conference Committee) is a tram design that was first built in the United States in the 1930s. The design proved successful domestically, and after World War II it was licensed for use elsewhere in the world where PCC based cars were made. The PCC car has proved to be a long-lasting icon of streetcar design, and many remain in service around the world.
PCC based cars were made. The PCC car has proved to be a long-lasting icon of streetcar design, and many remain in service around the world. The "PCC"...
Construction Commission, a government agency in Taiwan PCCstreetcar (Presidents’ Conference Committee) PCCstreetcar in Toronto Personal Car Communicator, in Volvo...
legacy systems using PCCstreetcars have since replaced their PCC cars with modern light rail vehicles, although restored vintage PCC cars are still in regular...
The El Paso Streetcar is a streetcar system in El Paso, Texas, that uses a fleet of restored PCCstreetcars that had served the city's previous system...
controller which incorporate a dead man's switch. The success of the PCCstreetcar had also seen trams use automobile-style foot controls allowing hands-free...
Peter Witt streetcars it was ordering could pass without sideswiping. Between 1938 and 1945, it placed five orders for air-electric PCCstreetcars to replace...
pantograph current collection. Previously, two PCC and one Peter Witt cars were used on regular streetcar tracks, on a private-rental basis as well as for...
Railways and Electric Company Peter Witt streetcar model, built in 1930 by J. G. Brill Company. A predecessor of the PCC car and about equal to one in every...
streetcars and the TTC took advantage of other cities' streetcar removals by purchasing extra PCC cars from Cleveland, Birmingham, Kansas City, and Cincinnati...
on new streetcar construction. The KCPS ultimately acquired 184 PCC vehicles. Famed Kansas City developer J. C. Nichols constructed streetcar lines to...
The PCC II is a series of upgraded PCCstreetcars used by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for its...
""Newest" PCCStreetcar Collides with Truck". Market Street Railway. January 2, 2018. Ehrlich, Peter (August 22, 1990). "MUNI F-LINE PCCs--Ex-SEPTA 2133...
year, and generate more than $20 million in fare revenue. A popular PCCstreetcar on San Francisco's F Market & Wharves line is painted bright yellow...
The General Motors streetcar conspiracy refers to the convictions of General Motors (GM) and related companies that were involved in the monopolizing...
1938, twelve PCCstreetcars were introduced on the Bloor line replacing twelve trailers. By November 5, all trailers had been replaced by PCCs. By December...
Transit. It had 666 PCC cars, the third largest fleet in North America (after Toronto (745) and Chicago (683)). It had 68 streetcar routes, of which only...
"Modern Streetcar" category, and the restored PCCStreetcars from the Downtown Silver Line in the "Vintage Streetcar" category. The major construction issues...
1945, the company received its first streamlined PCCstreetcar. The following years saw dozens of new PCC cars on the streets, although the first one remained...
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