Pittsburgh Railways PCCs/Toronto PCCs

[brathke at juno.com]

What about those cars privately owned by a PTM member.? Last year we saw
a photo of these cars on his property somewhere in the Pittsburgh area.

And does Ray Lattner get 1/6th of a mention for his car front?

Bob 9/30

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On Sat, 30 Sep 2000 03:46:51 -0700 (PDT) Charlesebrown at webtv.net (Charles
Brown) writes:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Here's a list of preserved Pittsburgh PCC's.  I don't know what
> condition they are in.  Additions and corrections would be 
> appreciated.
> 
> 1440  Seashore Trolley Museum
> 
> 1644 (1797 2nd) Northern Ohio Railway Museum
> 
> 1976 (1603, 1784 2nd)  Ron Jedlicka, Pataskala, Ohio (private owner)
> 
> 1772  Ohio Railway Museum (I've heard that this car is in service 
> there)
> 
> 1724  Senator Heinz Regional History Center in Pittsburgh
> 
> 1138, 1467, 1711, and 1799 2nd (1640)  Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
> 
> 1788 2nd (1639) is listed as being privately owned by Ed Miller.
> Confirmation?
> 
> 1703, 1738, 1741, 1750, 1754, 1771 are owned by the Vintage Electric
> Streetcar Company in Johnstown, PA.  This is a brokerage firm that 
> sells
> trolleys for heritage lines, ala Kenosha.  
> 
> 1761 went to the Cincinnati Transit Historical Association and was
> scrapped by them.
> 
> I know that it was posted before, but does anyone have the 
> dispositions
> of the remaining cars at the end of PCC service?
> 
> Also, does anyone know why so few Pittsburgh PCC's were saved as
> compared to the hordes of Toronto and Philadelphia ones?  Can't be 
> the
> gauge factor.
> 
> Hope this has been of some help. 
> 
> Charlie
> 
> Charlesebrown at webtv.net
> 

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