[PRCo] PCC in Holland

[AProchek at aol.com]

I was in The Hauge this week (they still have an extensive streetcar system) 
and a PCC went by.... it was called the "Party Trolley" or "Party Tram" and 
done up in a triple treat/Mod desire kind of scheme.  This one must have been 
a special charter streetcar as all the other streetcars I saw were three unit 
Tatras.  It looked remarkably unmolested except for the pantograph - a stock 
post war all-electric.

Those of you missing Pittsburgh Railways system may find Holland's strangely 
familiar, except for the Tatras.  Unlike the Light Rail system, they seem to 
feel that a little grass between the rails adds to the charm (in fact, in the 
private right of ways its nothing but grass and rails) and the line poles are 
relatively small, painted olive which blends into the surroundings.  minimal 
overhead clutter. nice.