1074 – Toronto, Canada
This car is painted to honor Toronto, which ran PCC streetcars in regular service from 1938 until 1995. Toronto boasted the largest fleet of PCCs in North America: 745 cars.
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1075 – Cleveland, Ohio
This car is painted to honor Cleveland Transit System, which ran PCC streetcars from 1946 to 1953. Cleveland transit commissioner Peter Witt designed a popular pre-PCC streetcar that was adopted by many cities (including Milan, Italy, ten of whose ‘Peter Witts’ are now part of Muni’s historic fleet).
1076 – Washington, D.C.
This car’s exterior commemorates Washington DC, which operated PCC streetcars from 1937 to 1962.
1077 – Birmingham, Alabama
This car’s exterior commemorates Birmingham, Alabama, which operated PCC streetcars from 1947 to 1953.
1078 – San Diego, California
This streetcar is painted to honor San Diego, which operated PCC streetcars from 1937 to 1949, and again starting in 2011.
1079 – Detroit, Michigan
This car’s exterior commemorates Detroit, which operated PCC streetcars from 1947 to 1956.
Demise of a Dream
Telstar Logistics photo.
Tales from the Grip: Rain, rain, go away…
Ah, rain…you can’t help but smile at the children laughing and happily splashing in puddles…the wonderful, clean scent after the storm passes…a glorious rainbow extending across the horizon…
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Tales from the Grip: A cable car Christmas tale
For the past several years, I’ve been fortunate to be involved in what has become a holiday tradition at the Cable Car Division–decorating a cable car for the holidays. In previous years, this was a real grass-roots affair, with the costs being borne by the gripmen and conductors, for the simple joy of it.
