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Limited edition of
158
1949
PRCo Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. City PCC (1725-1799 series)
Pittsburgh Railways
Co. (PRCo) operated the second largest fleet of the PCCs purchased new
by one opearator in North America (666 at total). In March 1936, Pittsburgh
No. 100 became the first PCC in the world. In 1948 St.Louis Car Co. built
for PRCo first car #1700 of a new batch of 100 (Job 1669) and in 1949
the remaining 99 were delivered to the company. They featured sealed windows
and forced-air interior ventilation. 25 cars (1700-1724) were built for
interurban service and were equipped with Clark B-3 trucks; 75 city cars
(1725-1799) were built with Clark B-2B trucks. Each interurban PCC was
also fitted with sealed-beam roof headlights, a small locomotive-style
pilot at the front, one spare trolley pole and some other additions. Some
of these special equipment was removed shortly after the two long lines
were closed in 1953.
Late
50s-early 60s paint modifications with V-front painting, solid red front
and "Half and Half" painting may be produced on Customer order.
Scale 1:48
150
158a
1948/49
PRCo Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. Interurban PCC (1700-1724 series)
Scale 1:48
250
158-1
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series City PCC - original 1964
PAT livery
The
Pittsburgh transit system was converted to the public control under the
Port Authority Transit in March 1964 and soon a few 1700-series city cars
(1743,1762,1767,1797) were painted in the new livery of medium grey lower
half and white upper half with a red band and grey roof monitor.
Scale 1:48
10
158a-1
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series Interurban PCC - original
1964 PAT livery
Only
one interurban car of 1700-series (#1702) received the first PAT paint
scheme in 1964
Scale 1:48
10
158-2
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series City PCC - 2d PAT paint scheme
The
first version of the PAT grey/white/red paint scheme was short-lived,
being replaced by the modified version with the all-grey roof and larger
car numbers. Some of the 1700s remained in this scheme even after the
"Mod" paint scheme was introduced in 1972. City cars with GE motors and
controls were withdrawn in 1969.
Scale 1:48
10
158a-2
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series Interurban PCC - 2d PAT paint
scheme
Scale 1:48
10
158-3
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series City PCC - "Mod" Red/White/Red
paint scheme
In
July 1972 PAT introduced a "mod" paint scheme, featuring bright colors
surrounding a white vertical band. At this time all remaining cars of
1700-series were overhauled; roof lights were mounted on all cars; trolley
catchers on the city cars were placed to the right of center below the
windows (this practice was started with PRCo), dash lights were reinstalled
on most cars and skirting under the floor line rub rail and immediately
above the trucks was removed for easy access to the trucks. Most common
was yellow, red and orange cars, however there were other variations,
include many very attractive liveries
Photo: John F.Bromley
Scale 1:48
158a-3
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series Interurban PCC - "Mod" Red/White/Red
paint scheme
Photo:
John F.Bromley
Scale 1:48
158-4
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series City PCC - "Mod" Yellow/White/Yellow
paint scheme
Scale 1:48
10
158a-4
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series Interurban PCC - "Mod" Yellow/White/Yellow
paint scheme
Photo:
John F.Bromley
Scale 1:48
158-5
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series City PCC - "Mod" Orange/White/Orange
paint scheme
Scale 1:48
5
158a-5
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series Interurban PCC - "Mod" Orange/White/Orange
paint scheme
Scale 1:48
10
158-6
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series City PCC - "Mod" Yellow/White/Dark
Green paint scheme
Two
interurban cars (1707, 1710) and two city cars (1726,1746) were painted
in these attractive paint scheme, known as "PAT Park and Ride"
cars.
Scale 1:48
10
158a-6
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series Interurban PCC - "Mod" Yellow/White/Dark
Green paint scheme
Scale 1:48
10
158a-7
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. Interurban PCC #1705 - "Mod" Dark Blue/White/Orange
paint scheme
Scale 1:48
10
158a-8
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. Interurban PCC #1706 - "Mod" Red/White/Yellow
paint scheme
Scale 1:48
10
158-9
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series City PCC - "Mod" Blue/White/Blue
paint scheme
Two
city cars (1733 and 1782) received this paint scheme.
Scale 1:48
10
158-10
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. City PCC #1747 - "Mod" Green/White/Green
paint scheme ("Green Hornet" Trolley)
Scale 1:48
10
158-11
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. City PCC #1734 - "The Jolly Trolley"
PCC
#1734 was outshopped by PAT in 1974 in unique paint scheme "The
Jolly Trolley", which retained until 1986.
Scale 1:48
25
158a-12
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. Interurban PCC #1720 - "Kodak Master
Photo"
Car
1720 was one of the first PAT cars painted in 1974 to advertising colors,
known as "Master Photo" car. The ads was removed in 1976 but the white/red/yellow/white
livery remained until 1981.
Scale 1:48
10
158-14
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. 1700-series City PCC - 2d PAT paint scheme,
post'72 version
Some
1700-series cars remained in the PAT 2d paint scheme very long, last of
them were repainted to advertising color only in late 80s.
Scale 1:48
10
158a-15
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. Interurban PCC #1702 - "Mod" Light Blue/White/Light
Blue paint scheme
Car
1702 carries this livery only between 1974 and 1976 and then was repainted
to Orange/White/Orange livery.
Scale 1:48
5
158-16
1949
PAT Pittsburgh St.-Louis Car Co. City PCC #1771 - "Mod" Dark Green/White/Dark
Green paint scheme
Scale 1:48