DocumentCode
1029235
Title
Some Recent Developments in the PCC Car
Author
Cooper, S.B.
Author_Institution
Transportation engineer with the industry engineering department, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
Volume
66
Issue
1
fYear
1947
Firstpage
288
Lastpage
292
Abstract
The PCC (Presidents´ Conference Committee) car was developed about ten years ago as a result of a co-operative research program by the major transit operating companies and manufacturers. This paper briefly reviews the history and experience with the car and outlines the recent changes and improvements. New performance curves are included.
Keywords
Automotive components; Cities and towns; Costs; History; Land transportation; Manufacturing; Production; Rail transportation; Standardization; Ventilation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-3860
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-AIEE.1947.5059442
Filename
5059442
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