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The Pittsburgh Railway Company was formed in 1902. The company operated a massive transit system throughout most of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. In 1936 PRC began to take delivery of the first of it's eventual 666 Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcars (Trolleys to you non Pittsburghers) from St. Louis Car Company. The PCC's as they became known were beautifully streamlined with elegant Art Deco lines. They were comfortable, fast and efficient. They soon became a part of the intricate fabric of Pittsburgh and it's neighborhood. They became a part of us. Their pleasant rumble and clanging bells were a part of the sights and sounds of Pittsburgh.

March 1st 1964 marked the beginning of the end for our beloved Streetcars. That was the day that the Port Authority of Allegheny County took over operations of Pittsburgh Railways Company and several small bus lines and sadly began converting Streetcar routes to buses. by the 1980's, the only parts of the once vast system that wasn't converted to buses was the Downtown and South Hills part of the system, everything else was gone. PCC Streetcars survived on this part of the system until September 1999 when they were replaced with modern light-rail transit vehicles. A part of Pittsburgh died when the PCC Streetcars were retired. Yes the light-rail transit vehicles and the new "T" system is new and modern, but they can never replace the Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcars in the hearts of Pittsburghers.

Adobe Illustrator CS2, Apple G5 Power Mac, OSX Tiger.

Description
The Pittsburgh Railway Company was formed in 1902. The company operated a massive transit system throughout most of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. In 1936 PRC began to take delivery of the first of it's eventual 666 Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcars (Trolleys to you non Pittsburghers) from St. Louis Car Company. The PCC's as they became known were beautifully streamlined with elegant Art Deco lines. They were comfortable, fast and efficient. They soon became a part of the intricate fabric of Pittsburgh and it's neighborhood. They became a part of us. Their pleasant rumble and clanging bells were a part of the sights and sounds of Pittsburgh.

March 1st 1964 marked the beginning of the end for our beloved Streetcars. That was the day that the Port Authority of Allegheny County took over operations of Pittsburgh Railways Company and several small bus lines and sadly began converting Streetcar routes to buses. by the 1980's, the only parts of the once vast system that wasn't converted to buses was the Downtown and South Hills part of the system, everything else was gone. PCC Streetcars survived on this part of the system until September 1999 when they were replaced with modern light-rail transit vehicles. A part of Pittsburgh died when the PCC Streetcars were retired. Yes the light-rail transit vehicles and the new "T" system is new and modern, but they can never replace the Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcars in the hearts of Pittsburghers.

Adobe Illustrator CS2, Apple G5 Power Mac, OSX Tiger.