[PRCo] To PCC or Not to PCC?.......That is the Question.

[Kenneth Josephson]

John F Bromley wrote:

> And how would you then convince a rider that had been used to an A/C bus to
> ride what would be a sweltermobile?

Fortunately, these cars are going to have "real" air conditioning (as in a
cooling plant which replaces hot, humid air with refrigerated dry air, like most
modern transit vehicles.)

Incidently, there were SEPTA riders who stated years ago they'd prefer noisy,
smelly diesel coaches to the PCCs since the buses were air conditioned.

There are those who insist the St. Louis built Red Arrow Cars and the Muni Magic
Carpet units were PCCs (they weren't) and that the CTA  "Spam Cans" were not
PCCs (they were.)

Was it Mr. Carlson, Fred the Third or perhaps even Harre Demoro who pointed out,
"The body style does not make it a PCC" ? No matter who said it. It's the truth.

Now for the next Moot Point Debate:

1.) Suppose TARS, Milwaukee Electric or the Key System decided to go a step
further and had ordered all new PCC trucks, controls and passenger equipment
from the various suppliers to rebuild their some of their older cars? Would
these have become PCCs?

2.) If somebody finds a Birney body in a barn (or doing duty as a shed),
fabricates a truck, and gets the thing running without the original style safety
equipment (controls), is it no longer a Birney?

Have at it, guys. ;-)

Ken