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Member since Jun-18-04 · 577 posts

I was planned on doing trolleies after my current project is finished. I want to make a PCC model the current ones all have couplers and many cities didn't have couplers on their cars also I wanted to do a better interior. Anyone know where to find some info?

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RE: PCC car specs.

I found quite a few sites with info on PCC'sThis one is about Phildephia Trolleys, including PCC's...
http://www.phillytrolley.org/This one even has a drawing...
http://world.nycsubway.org/us/pcc/pcc-car.htmlI also have a plan from the August 1951 Model Railroader. It appears to one of the earliest versions.Frank MusickMoving America into the 19th Century!
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Thanks for the links, Frank. That nycsubway.org site is awesome. I forgot about it,( lost it when my PC crashed) .Tim

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Member since Jun-18-04 · 577 posts

RE: PCC car specs.

LAST EDITED ON Jul-23-04 AT 11:41 PM (EST)

Just how high is the body and how wide from side to side? Streetcars are a fasanation for me mostly PCC's

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