WASHINGTON (Capital Transit Co./D.C. Transit) - 1941 PCC (1268-1302 series).

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USA1941 Washington Capital Transit Co. St.Louis Car Co. PCC (Job 1627; 1268-1302 series) - as refurbished in 1947-49.

In August 1940 Capital Transit Co. placed their fifth PCC order for 35 cars to St.Louis Car Co. (Job 1627), which were delivered to Washington in February-March 1941. This group was used to open the new Southwest Mall service (route 70) from Silver Spring via Georgia Ave. and 7th St. Cars 1268-1284 were WH-equipped and cars 1285-1302 were GE-equipped. They had the full length standard St.Louis Car Co. cowling and had super resilent wheels. These cars had a sander on right side and there were a large vents in the rearmost side windows. This group of cars was the first fitted with ads rack. All were fitted with dash lights in 1945-47.

 

This model may be ordered with beige painted headlight wings or without headlight wings on special request.

Scale 1:48
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USA1941 Washington D.C. Transit St.Louis Car Co. PCC (Job 1627; 1268-1302 series) - post-1956 livery.

On August 15th, 1956, D.C. Transit System Inc. (DCTS) took over Capital Transit's operation. The new D.C. Transit logo was applied to the PCC cars.

 

 

This model may be ordered without headlight wings on special request.

Scale 1:48
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USA1941 Washington D.C. Transit St.Louis Car Co. PCC (Job 1627; 1268-1302 series) - post-1957 "Flamingo Stripes" livery.

New DCTS "Flamingo Stripes" livery was applied to the cars 1272, 1286, 1289, 1291, 1297-1299. Many cars of this group were sold to Barcelona and Sarajevo in 1958-1964.

 

 

This model may be ordered without headlight wings on special request.

Scale 1:48
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USA1941 Washington Capital Transit Co. St.Louis Car Co. PCC (Job 1627; 1268-1302 series)- "as delivered" livery.

Original livery of the Capital Transit air-electric PCC cars was a standard one-man car livery introduced by the 1000-series. The colors were close to the post-war version, but the lower color was an "electric blue" (turquoise) and gray color had more blue. The St.Louis Car Co. factory paint job was distinquished by some minor details: the beige "V" extended to below the headlight and the brown stripe was carried accross the "V". The anticlimbers and headlight wings were chromium plated. There was a medium gray border along the bottom edge of the skirting. The interior colors were two-tone green with cream ceiling.

Scale 1:48
Scale 1:48
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