Passenger Trains > PCCs still in operation

Other than San Francisco and Kenosha, where are PCCs operating in regular service in the US?

San Diego, Ca.!

One restored PCC runs Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday and Sunday.

More to come I understand!

Runs the Silver Line loop around
downtown San Diego.

Mike

Outstanding photos, Chris, as always!

I have to ask what camera you're using? Any camera that can make Boston and Philadelphia look that good in any weather has got to be a good piece of equipment!

timecruncher

Seriously, the MBTA Mattapan shuttle is one of the most photogenic transit operations I know of.

timecruncher Wrote:
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> I have to ask what camera you're using?

For these pics, it would have been a Nikon D300. Have more coverage of a full trip between Washington DC and Boston, starting with the last leg since it has links to the rest of the segments-- http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,2510842

I agree the Mattapan is scenic and an interesting operation in itself. Glad it's still around.

Those are some great photos. When did Philly restore their PCC service? When I was there in 2003, I don't think there were any operating. Are they all Philadelphia cars that had been in storage?

Thanks,
Bill

F40PHR231 Wrote:
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> Here's Philadelphia's PCC in action. The neat
> thing about riding PCCs in Philly and Boston is
> they aren't tourist magnets like the ones in San
> Francisco.

Last month I rode the Muni F Line trolleys several times during a vacation in San Francisco last month and rode it several times during previous visits to the City. Many F Line riders are indeed tourists (which I guess would include me). However I saw enough riders using passes to see that many passengers are City residents using the F Line for basic transportation. Additionally, as the trolleys roll further on Market Street away from the Embarcadero, it seems that a greater portion of the riders are City residents.

The report I saw said that the Philly PCCs are heavily rebuilt; one commentator thought they should be called "PCC-II" cars. Note the longintudinal seats (like NY subway cars) which appear to be made of some plastic material--a sad commentary on today's public behavior. Consider the original upholstered PCC seats which were a great improvement from the wooden seats of many traditional streetcars.