Title: |
Moving a PCC Car in 1963. Photo by Ray Ballash. |
Description: |
This is Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar #3100 of the Los Angeles MTA being moved from L.A. to the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA. The exact date in the spring of 1963 is unknown as is he location. This is the car recently painted and rennovated by the Museum. Note, the PCC was formed in 1929 by the presidents of the U.S. streetcar systems to produce a modern streetcar to compete with buses and the automobile. For more information Google "PCC streetcar" and start with the Wikipedia article. For more information on this car go to the Museum's Web Site OREM.ORG and click on "Yellow Cars" at the bottom of the page. |
Photo Date: |
3/15/1963 Upload Date: 4/10/2012 11:42:12 AM |
Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
Author: |
Marty Bernard |
Categories: |
Transit |
Locomotives: |
LAMTA 3100(PCC) |
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