Pittsburgh Railways PCCs/Toronto PCCs

[Greg King]

Hi Fred, could elaberate on that one please?

Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred W. Schneider III <fschnei at supernet.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 12:16 AM
Subject: Re: Pittsburgh Railways PCCs/Toronto PCCs


> And add to this all the junk that one of our friends keeps in Uniontown
...
> a yard full of 1600s.
>
> Charles Brown wrote:
>
> > 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
>
>