Mike at C&M Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 A friend of mine in the States is a keen modeller, in Lego. He has been challenged to build a PCC Street Car, but has been unable to source any decent technical plans. Can anyone please provide any decent points of reference on the internet, to assist him with his challenge. Thank you, in advance, for any assistance received. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdboxcar Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 3 plans for different PCC cars in Model Railroader August 1951 Page 31 July 1992 page 84 to 87 - possibly the best plan as it is double spread and has a full article about Pittsburg's PCC's Jan 2000 page 106 to 107 - Boston PCC cars. 1992 Magazine available from Railpub for $3 Alexander Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Reichert Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 He?she needs to google for PCC car. It's one of the best documented and most modelled streetcar in the US. There is at least one whole book dedicated to them, and plans and pictures abound. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Try these https://www.trolleymuseum.org http://www.westernrailwaymuseum.org http://sfmsr.wpengine.com I have many photos if you of many PCC cars if mainly in SF and some in Boston if you need more info Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 A friend of mine in the States is a keen modeller, in Lego. He has been challenged to build a PCC Street Car, but has been unable to source any decent technical plans. Can anyone please provide any decent points of reference on the internet, to assist him with his challenge. Thank you, in advance, for any assistance received. Mike I wonder if I know him? I used to know most of the Lego train builders, although I'm s bit out of the loop now, of course he may not normally be a train buildet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at C&M Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Chris has now completed his PCC Streetcar, and the results can be seen within this Flickr album. He welcomes any feedback you may have.https://www.flickr.com/photos/eurotrash48903/sets/72157650519944579/ Should the link not work, please let me know. I have permission to post the pictures directly, if needs be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted February 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2015 Interesting. I probably rode KCPS 551 after it became TTC 4752. Some notes: KCPS all-electric PCCs were unique in body style. Most post-war/all-electric cars had small square windows with oval standee windows above. KC had windows the same width but taller, cutting into the standee window space. Bowser has just announced/released an HO model of these. TTC bought 30 of these cars. Instead of putting a pair of route & destination signs in the front display, because there was a single wide roller, they made linens with sets of route-destination pairs, but only for a small set of routes running out of St Clair carhouse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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