This is right outside of Boston, MA and considered part of the greater Boston area. This particular line is only a few miles long and connects to the end of the MBTA Red Line at Ashmont. PCC stands for Presidents Conference Committee; the very short history of it is that the presidents of multiple US transit companies got together after World War II to develop a standard type of streetcar or tram that could be used anywhere, and that's how it came to be. There are very few places left in the US where PCC's are used in regular service and this is one of them. It is not a tourist-oriented line like the F line in San Francisco, but it has developed quite the following as these cars are about 70 years old now. Thanks for watching and I hope this explains it!
Has MBTA considered replacement of the PCC cars with a similar articulated being used on the Green Line? If not then why? The PCC that ran on SEPTA Philadelphia have been replaced with new equipment but the old car do come out for historical runs from time to time.
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This was interesting. I'm not from USA, so what city/state is this in, and what does PCC mean?
This is right outside of Boston, MA and considered part of the greater Boston area. This particular line is only a few miles long and connects to the end of the MBTA Red Line at Ashmont. PCC stands for Presidents Conference Committee; the very short history of it is that the presidents of multiple US transit companies got together after World War II to develop a standard type of streetcar or tram that could be used anywhere, and that's how it came to be. There are very few places left in the US where PCC's are used in regular service and this is one of them. It is not a tourist-oriented line like the F line in San Francisco, but it has developed quite the following as these cars are about 70 years old now. Thanks for watching and I hope this explains it!
@@OhanaTransit-qh3dj Thank you for your excellent explanation. I thought those trams looked old. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
**Half of the line is in Boston, half is in the town of Milton.
Has MBTA considered replacement of the PCC cars with a similar articulated being used on the Green Line? If not then why?
The PCC that ran on SEPTA Philadelphia have been replaced with new equipment but the old car do come out for historical runs from time to time.
@@Stanf954 I believe I read something about potential replacements in the next order of Green Line cars, but that's still a few years away.