Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!cca!ima!inmet!benk From: benk@inmet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.railroad Subject: Re: Re: Attention: Subway Enthusiasts - (nf) Message-ID: <1494@inmet.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jun-84 11:46:13 EDT Article-I.D.: inmet.1494 Posted: Wed Jun 6 11:46:13 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Jun-84 00:45:15 EDT Lines: 17 #R:uiucdcs:-2060000800:inmet:7900005:000:909 inmet!benk Jun 5 09:36:00 1984 Yep, they ARE the good ol' PCC cars! It's nice to know that there is at least one place in the country where you can ride PCC cars that are in tip-top condtion. The PCC cars once used on Boston's Green Line have been almost completely phased out. They are no longer used on the B ( Boston College / Commonweatlth Avenue ) line, the C ( Cleveland Circle / Beacon Street ) line, and the D ( Riverside / Highland Branch ) line. They are still used on the E ( Arborway/Huntington Avenue ) line; however the cars in use there have been overhauled ( as opposed to maintained ): the windows are sealed ( horrible in the summertime ! ), the lighting system is new, and the seats are made out of plastic ( what a blasphemy ! ). As of a couple of years ago, the old PCC cars were still being used on the Ashmont-Mattapan high-speed trolley extension of the Red line. Sadly, these cars are not well maintained.