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Posted by gardendance on Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:57 AM

So now we're getting into static displays.

Septa has one in their headquarters basement-13th St station concourse

Glen Echo park outside Washington DC had, and I assume has, an ex Philly PCC at its old main entrance. It had what I assume were its Philly broad gauge trucks on top of standard gauge track, so only half the wheels are on the rail.

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Posted by desertdog on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 10:10 PM

Now that I think about it, there is also an ex-Toronto PCC on stationary display next to the Roosevelt/Central light rail station in downtown Phoenix.

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Posted by Buslist on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:44 PM
This may be of some help

http://www.bera.org/pnaerc.html

PS Colorado Springs has a lot more than 2.
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Posted by 54light15 on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:07 AM

Yes, the TTC has two, they're kept at the Russell car house on Queen st East. Both are in nice condition.

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Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 5:43 AM

All the El Paso - Juarez PCC's came from San Diego.   I believe San Diego now has one of its own back in operatiton on the downtown heritage loop plus on ex Twin Cities NJT  car for that loop service.

And McKinney Avenue in Dallas has one of the two Leonards Department Store much modified PCCs operatonal and air-conditioned..

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Posted by desertdog on Monday, March 17, 2014 9:12 PM

Last I knew, there were several sitting to the north of the runway at El Paso International Airport. I believe these are the ex-El Paso-Juarez cars, at least some of which came from San Diego.

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Posted by rfpjohn on Monday, March 17, 2014 8:09 PM

Does Philly have any unrestored/modified PCCs waiting in the wings, somewhere? And, if so, are there enough to resurrect route 23?

 

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Posted by NorthWest on Monday, March 17, 2014 5:37 PM

There is the one at Boylston Station, those ones being removed from the Brooklyn waterfront, and one at the Orange Empire museum in Perris, CA (narrow gauge).

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Posted by mudchicken on Monday, March 17, 2014 3:31 PM

Colorado Springs = 2 (Manitou & Pikes Peak SRS&HS)....mostly ex-SEPTA, but there is a gaggle of other PCC's inside the wye at Roswell.

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Posted by rcdrye on Monday, March 17, 2014 12:54 PM

Seashore has NJT 5 and SEPTA 2709 in more or less operable condition.  DC 1304 is missing a couple of important electrical pieces but still comes out once in a while.  There are a bunch more PCCs on the property, at least some of which will move without being pushed.

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Posted by gardendance on Monday, March 17, 2014 10:13 AM

I don't know if I'd call the RF&P electrification thread coffee discussion one of morning benefits, but I do know these museums were operating at least 1 PCC last time I visited

National Capitol in Wheaton, Md

Baltimore Streetcar in you know where

Pennsyvania Trolley in Arden, Pa, just north of Washington Pa

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Posted by rfpjohn on Monday, March 17, 2014 10:03 AM

The benefits of morning coffee are discussed in the "RF&P electrification" topic.

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Posted by henry6 on Monday, March 17, 2014 7:47 AM

I think about 9 NJT-Newark City Subway cars were just distributed around to several locations.
Seashore Trolley Museum Kennebunk, ME has at least one, as do Connecticut's museums about one a piece.  The Trolley Museum in Scranton, PA has one.  For starters off the top of a fuzzy Monday morning head.

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North American PCC Roster
Posted by daveklepper on Monday, March 17, 2014 7:17 AM

Is there a roster of all PCC's curently operated by Transit Systems and by Musuems in North America?

We know from April TRAINS that SF MUNI has 29.  (The have others, "baby tens" that can be restored.)

Kenosha has six, seven?

Toronto two?

San Diego two?

Philadlephia 15?

Boston 9?

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