I miss those days. I remember that there was a Steelers trolley. They are so cool looking I like the head light and the rounded back with the small window
I think this footage is from 1978. Because I saw a jaws 2 advertisement on the side of the bus. Shout out to the Old school Three Rivers Stadium! Thanks for posting this blast from Yinzer's past.
I remember riding that PCC, it had been badly damaged so the repair shop at South Hills Junction did the repair job. Except for the front, it was just a 1600 numbered PCC, re-numbered as 1779. Original 1700 series streetcars, all electric streetcars, ended at 1775. 1600 series streetcars were both electric and air, i.e. the doors and other accessories were powered using air produced by an air pump, as opposed to being electrically powered as in the 1700s. When rebuilt, other then the front, no other changes, but 1779 had been upgraded in the early 1970s with newer parts before the accident that crushed in its front. As part of that upgrade given a new 1700 number. This was the late 1970s, long before the LRV where proposed. It was just cheaper to make the front all glass. Another difference between the 1600 and 1700 series was the 1700s had huge fans that blow air constantly throughout the car. That air kept the car warm in winter and cool in summer. The 1700s also had sealed windows so if the fan was broke, you roasted (very rare to happen, but I was in such a car a few times). The 1600s did not have those heavy duty fans, so in hot weather you had to crank down the windows. Yes, the 1600s had roll down windows, I remember cranking them down for the air. The force air of the 1700s cooled better in the summer. The rebuilt 1600s into 1776 and up 1700s retained the cranked windows and no force air. Those 1776 and up 1700 numbered cars also retain they other hydraulic, air powered, systems thst they had when they were 1600 series streetcars. When the present LRV system was adopted in the early 1990s, some of the 1700 built cars were upgraded and renumbered as 4000 series cars. The new LRV cars could not be used on the Valley line after the rebuilt of the Beechview to South Hills Village line. Thus several 1700 series cars were rebuilt to be used on that line. After a couple of years, they closed down the Valley line and sold off those last PCC cars.
I miss those days. I remember that there was a Steelers trolley. They are so cool looking I like the head light and the rounded back with the small window
I think this footage is from 1978. Because I saw a jaws 2 advertisement on the side of the bus. Shout out to the Old school Three Rivers Stadium! Thanks for posting this blast from Yinzer's past.
Wonderful footage of the waning days for surface rail transit in Pittsburgh!
Love That Trolley Cars Yes 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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I didn't know the PCC had a reverse gear. ⚙️
Is that a PCC at 2:32?
+Peter Linko Yes it is, they were refitted ti look like the LRV cars we were about to get in the 80's
Mabe, it's a custom pcc.
I remember riding that PCC, it had been badly damaged so the repair shop at South Hills Junction did the repair job. Except for the front, it was just a 1600 numbered PCC, re-numbered as 1779. Original 1700 series streetcars, all electric streetcars, ended at 1775. 1600 series streetcars were both electric and air, i.e. the doors and other accessories were powered using air produced by an air pump, as opposed to being electrically powered as in the 1700s.
When rebuilt, other then the front, no other changes, but 1779 had been upgraded in the early 1970s with newer parts before the accident that crushed in its front. As part of that upgrade given a new 1700 number.
This was the late 1970s, long before the LRV where proposed. It was just cheaper to make the front all glass.
Another difference between the 1600 and 1700 series was the 1700s had huge fans that blow air constantly throughout the car. That air kept the car warm in winter and cool in summer. The 1700s also had sealed windows so if the fan was broke, you roasted (very rare to happen, but I was in such a car a few times). The 1600s did not have those heavy duty fans, so in hot weather you had to crank down the windows. Yes, the 1600s had roll down windows, I remember cranking them down for the air. The force air of the 1700s cooled better in the summer.
The rebuilt 1600s into 1776 and up 1700s retained the cranked windows and no force air. Those 1776 and up 1700 numbered cars also retain they other hydraulic, air powered, systems thst they had when they were 1600 series streetcars.
When the present LRV system was adopted in the early 1990s, some of the 1700 built cars were upgraded and renumbered as 4000 series cars. The new LRV cars could not be used on the Valley line after the rebuilt of the Beechview to South Hills Village line. Thus several 1700 series cars were rebuilt to be used on that line. After a couple of years, they closed down the Valley line and sold off those last PCC cars.