[PRCo] Re: American PCC Street Cars

[mtoytrain at bellsouth.net]

  Boris

   Thanks for the update - you and the rest of the PRCo group, make this my favorite discussion
   group.

    Jerry M
> 
> From: "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz>
> Date: 2005/10/22 Sat AM 10:04:10 EDT
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: American PCC Street Cars
> 
> The only PCC existency which I can confirm is an ex-Washington DC car in
> Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia. In the early 60s they purchased 74 PCCs, some
> of which they converted to articulated units (9 cars). They have preserved
> one (non-rebuilt) PCC #71 for occasional charters. The original number of it
> is unknown, at least to me.
> 
> There should be several ex-DC PCCs also in Barcelona, Spain, but these are
> non-operational wrecks.
> 
> There were also ex-LA PCCs in Cairo and ex-Toronto PCCs in Alexandria, both
> Egypt, North Africa, but there is no way to check the existency of eventual
> PCC orphans on that continent. All of them are probably long gone, judging
> from the mentality of Egyptians who destroyed all articulated Tatra cars
> (200 units, I think)within 10 years after delivery Cairo. They replaced the
> aging ex-LA PCCs, but are more than 20 years gone.
> 
> In Belgium there still may be in use some components (trucks and electrical
> apparatus) salvaged from Johnstown and Kansas City cars.
> 
> B
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 3:41 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: American PCC Street Cars
> 
> 
> > Good Morning or Afternoon Boris
> >
> > re;    American PCC Street Cars
> >
> > Boris how are you, question, are there American Mode PCCs operating in
> Europe, and what
> > city are they operating in and where did the come from.
> >
> > Always enjoy your posts and comments.
> >
> > Jerry Matsick
> > Jacksonville - "a trackless trolley town"
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