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   John Levine to All   
   Re: PCC cars still in use wasRe: Reply:    
   26 Feb 16 18:22:26   
   
   From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >SEPTA recently refurbed some PCCs for use on a 'tourist' line.  It seems   
   >*people* like the PCCs, if only because they are cool (esp. with the A/C SEPTA   
   >installed) antiques.  Maybe San Francisco's TA has discovered the same thing.   
      
   The San Francisco F line that runs along Market St and up the   
   Embarcadero to Fisherman's Wharf uses a grabbag of antique streetcars   
   including many PCCs, of which 16 came from Philadelphia.  I can't   
   begin to imagine what they have to do to keep them all running.  They   
   seem reasonable reliable.   
      
   They also have a network of modern cars that run underground on Market   
   St (one level up from BART) and on the street elsewhere.   
      
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