(Edward H. Lybarger photo)
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| Trolley Display Building, 2005 (John Smatlak photo) | Last PCC run at Library, 9/5/1999 (Edward H. Lybarger photo) |
| Car Number | 4004 | Car Builder | Port Authority Transit |
| Year Built | 1988 | Year Acquired | 2004 |
| Type | SE PCC | Seats | XX |
| Length | 46'6" | Width | 8'4" |
| Height | 10'3" | Weight | XX,XXX lbs (XX tons) |
| Max Speed | XX mph | Status | In operation |
At the time some of Pittsburgh's South Hills trolley lines were being upgraded to light rail standards and new equipment was being purchased for them, the Port Authority undertook a program to remanufacture 1949-vintage PCC cars for use on the Library and Overbrook routes (which were themselves not being rebuilt).
Originally slated to include 45 cars, the program ended with only a dozen rebuilds, due to cost realities. Those that were finished, however, were essentially new cars, with all-new electrical and running gear.
Car 4004 ended 63 years of PCC service in Pittsburgh in September, 1999. It was donated to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum by the Port Authority, who generously stored the car until the new Trolley Display Building was completed, and then repainted it before delivery. It's the car that 2000's youngsters will remember!
Click on the thumbnails below for larger photos (will open in new window):
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| A 4000-series car under construction by
PAT (Oliver W. Miller photo) |
Motorman's controls in 4004 (John Smatlak photo) |
Interior of 4004, looking towards the
rear. (John Smatlak photo) |
Exterior of 4004, Trolley Display Building (John Smatlak photo) |
Last updated October 17, 2007
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