What is PCC streetcar?
{{Infobox Train | name = PCC streetcar | image = San Francisco F line streetcars at Jones.jpg | imagesize = 300px | interiorimage=Inside TCRT PCC Streetcar 322.jpg | interiorcaption=Interior of a PCC car | caption = Three PCCs on the San Francisco Municipal Railway's F-line. An example of one double-ended streetcar and two former SEPTA cars. | Manufacturer = [[St. Louis Car Company]]<br>[[Pullman-Standard]] | yearconstruction = 1936-1952 | yearscrapped = 1950s-1998 | yearservice = 1936- | CarLength = 46-50.5 ft | CarWidth = 100-108 inches | Weight = 35,000-42,000 lbs | Traction = 4 x 55 HP motors, 43/6 (~7.17) gear ratio | Electrical Components = Westinghouse, General Electric | Acceleration - Variable, Automatic 1.5-4.75-mph/ps | Brakes = 1)-Dynamic Service Braking; 2)-Friction for Final Stop, Park; 3)-Magnetic | Service Brake Rate = Variable to 4.75-mph/ps Deceleration | Emergency Braking = 9.0-mph/ps maximum | Voltage = 600 VDC full electric | Gauge = Wide, Standard, Narrow Gauges | Balancing Speed = 42 mph, tangent level track | Maximum Safe Speed = 50-mph | Capacity = 52-61 Seats | numberbuilt = 5000 }} The '''PCC''' ('''Presidents' Conference Committee''') '''streetcar''' ([[tram]]) design was first built in the [[United States]] in the 1930s. The design was very successful in America. After [[World War II]] it was allowed to be used in other countries in the world. The PCC car has proved to be a long lasting icon of streetcar design, and PCC cars are still in service in various places around the world. {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Tram technology]]