PCC streetcar

E79857

electric tram design streetcar type

The PCC streetcar is a standardized, streamlined electric tram design introduced in the 1930s that became one of the most widely used and influential streetcar types in North America and beyond.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
PCC streetcar canonical	10
PCC streetcars	3
PCC streetcar design	2
Los Angeles PCC streetcar	1
Muni 1050-series PCC streetcar	1
Muni 1070-series PCC streetcar	1
Newark PCC streetcar	1
PCC streetcar fleet	1
Philadelphia PCC streetcar	1
President’s Conference Committee streetcar	1

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electric tram design ⓘ streetcar type ⓘ
abbreviation	PCC ⓘ
bodyStyle	streamlined ⓘ
brakeType	air brakes ⓘ dynamic braking ⓘ
category	electric multiple units (single cars) ⓘ rail transport in North America ⓘ tram vehicles ⓘ
controlSystem	accelerator‑type controller ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedBy	Presidents’ Conference Committee ⓘ
designedFor	North American street railway systems ⓘ
designedTo	compete with buses and automobiles ⓘ modernize streetcar service ⓘ
designFeature	advanced suspension system ⓘ all‑steel carbody ⓘ improved acceleration and braking ⓘ improved passenger comfort ⓘ quieter operation ⓘ resilient wheels ⓘ standardized components ⓘ streamlined front end ⓘ
doorConfiguration	center exit (many systems) ⓘ front entrance ⓘ
fullName	Mattapan Trolley ⓘ surface form: Presidents’ Conference Committee streetcar
heritageUse	heritage streetcar lines ⓘ museum operations ⓘ
impact	helped extend viability of streetcar systems in mid‑20th century ⓘ
inception	1930s ⓘ
influenced	Tatra T1 tram ⓘ Tatra T1 tram ⓘ surface form: Tatra T2 tram Tatra T3 tram ⓘ various post‑war European tram designs ⓘ
introduced	1936 ⓘ
majorOperator	Boston Elevated Railway ⓘ Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corporation ⓘ Chicago Surface Lines ⓘ Los Angeles Railway ⓘ Philadelphia Transportation Company ⓘ Pittsburgh Railways ⓘ San Francisco Muni ⓘ surface form: San Francisco Municipal Railway Toronto Transit Commission ⓘ
manufacturer	Brill (under license in some forms) ⓘ Canadian Car and Foundry ⓘ Clark Equipment Company ⓘ Pullman-Standard ⓘ surface form: Pullman‑Standard St. Louis Car Company ⓘ
notableFor	influence on later tram and light rail designs ⓘ standardization across multiple cities ⓘ wide adoption in North America ⓘ
powerSource	electricity ⓘ
productionPeriod	mid‑1930s to early 1950s ⓘ
propulsionType	electric traction motors ⓘ
serviceType	urban streetcar service ⓘ
status	many units preserved ⓘ
trackGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
typicalConfiguration	double‑ended car (some systems) ⓘ single‑ended car ⓘ
usedIn	Argentina ⓘ Austria ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Czechoslovakia ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Italy ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Poland ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mattapan Trolley → usesRollingStock → PCC streetcar ⓘ

Mattapan Trolley → rollingStockType → PCC streetcar ⓘ

this entity surface form: President’s Conference Committee streetcar

Mattapan High-Speed Line → usesRollingStock → PCC streetcar ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCC streetcars

MBTA Mattapan High-Speed Line → usesRollingStock → PCC streetcar ⓘ