Cairo Transit Derby Wrote:
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> DEL MONTE BURNS Wrote:
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> > Almost all of SF Muni's PCC's were stored
> outdoors
> > for many years in an unsecured unfenced lot
> near
> > Pier 70 where they were badly vandalized and
> > stripped of valuable copper and other parts by
> > homeless people that lived in the cars and
> > others.
> > Brockville and the city did an amazing job of
> > restoring a few to like new condition but most
> > were scrapped after saving some useful parts.
> > I hope someone can find before and after
> pictures.
>
> The PCC is the most OVER-preserved piece of rail
> equipment EVER!!!
>
> ...and I am not even counting the PCC units
> "upgrade" with pantograph or battery(no wire)

Is this a problem for you? Perhaps it is because there were still quite a few around, especially for use by light rail systems that wanted a "retro" operation, such as San Francisco, San Diego, El Paso, Kenosha, etc. And, I don't know if those cars should be considered "preserved" since they're in actual revenue service. I'm sure we would all like to see more Niles wooden cars or maybe nice Cincinnati curved-sides running around or in museums, but where are they?