[PRCo] Re: Active PCC lines?

[Boris Cefer]

You would have to ride Tatra cars to get impersonal comparison. One think 
you need to understand is that they had been built not to compete against 
automobiles but to improve transit standard in larger cities with transit 
companies controlled by local government (not private companies). The 
external appearance is different, "conventional European", but they function 
similarly. Actually, Tatra started production in 1951 and mach had been 
improved over more than 45 years of production. The more recent types have 
fairly different shapes and use electronics, but some of the truck 
components are still of that vintage design. I will send some photos off 
list.

B

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Matt Matsick" <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:38 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Active PCC lines?


> Boris, thanks for the info, I would be interested in seeing some pictures 
> of the
> Tatra PCCs and how they compare to the St. Louis PCC car.  I have been to 
> Barcelona
> don't remember seeing an American Pcc.   Thanks Buddy
> --
> Jerry "Matt" Matsick
> Jacksonville, Florida