• 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