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Limited edition of
453
1946/1949
Twin City Rapid Transit Co. St.Louis Car Co. PCC (Orders 1653,1660,1670;
300-439 series).
In January 1945 Twin City
Rapid Transit Co. (TCRT) signed contract with St.Louis Car Co. for 40
all-electric extra wide PCC cars (Order 1653). They were shipped to TCRT
between November 1946 and January 1947 and went into service on the University
Ave. "Interurban" line in December 1946. These cars received
numbers 300-339 and were designed for two-man operation because the Interurban
was the heaviest TCRT line and required two-man crews on streetcars. Later
they were converted to one-man operation and the conductor's booth were
removed. In August 1945 TCRT ordered 50 more cars from St.Louis Car Co.
(Order 1660; cars 340-389), they were identical to the first lot, but
were designed for one-man operation for use on the Glenwood Fourth Ave.South,
Bryant-Johnson, Grand-Mississippi and St.Clair - Payne. They were shipped
to TCRT between July and October 1947. The last, third order was placed
with St.Louis Car Co. in November 1947 for 50 cars (Order 1670; 390-439
series), they were delivered in May-July 1949 for use on Bloomington-Columbia
Heights, Grand-Monroe, Nicollet-Second and Hamline-Cherokee routes. In
1952, when the patronage on some lines was declined, the PCC cars were
assigned to the Oak-Harriet and Como-Harriet lines. lines. The entire
streetcar system was replaced by diesel buses by June 1954 and the fleet
of 141 PCC cars was sold to Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (20 cars), Public
Service Coordinated Transport for service in the Newark City Subway (30
cars) and to Mexico City.
Scale 1:48
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1945
Twin City Rapid Transit Co. St.Louis Car Co. PCC (Order 1652; Car 299).
In December 1944
Twin City Rapid Transit Co. placed the order for sample demonstrator PCC
car and car 1547 from Pittsburgh order was diverted to Twin City. It arrived
in February 1945 and operated briefly in Pittsburgh paint scheme and was
repainted in TCRT colors and was renumbered 299 in 1946. At first years
it served the Interurban line. As many others TCRT PCCs, it was sold to
Mexico City in March 1954.
Scale 1:48
Available 2008
Available through SPTC, U.S.A./Canada
Dealers
