It seems the only 3 rail O trolley currently made is the Williams By Bachmann Peter Witt Car. MTH, Lionel and Atlas seem to have abandoned there trolley lines. It's a shame Lionel don't do there latest Birney in more companies since it did have great detail for the price. You never hear much about Bowser anymore either. Hopefully enough people will contact the manufactures and get the trolleys running again.
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Agree completely. MTH could easily modify the current PCC body to reflect an air-electric body style or make a freight motor by bashing their semi convertible with a box car. I guess the market just isn't there.
The PCC can also be modified like SEPTA PCC 2194 converted into a work car. Back in the 60s the late Vane A Jones published drawings of modified PCC Cars in various designs including work equipment and even one with windows like a old GM Fishbowl bus in the now defunct magazine Traction and Models. I don't remember what issue but maybe one of the veteran traction modelers may recall. I know it was around late 1967 or 1968 and was in the pre LRV days when the future of the PCC and was very shaky.
I am a dinosaur and don't know how to post pictures.It will have to wait till I can get one of my grandkids to help me. I actually have 2 of the Copetown Car Works cars one as straight semiconvertible for pasenger service and also used as a school car for Lewiston kids who attended Niagara Falls schools. The other model is the same type of car in the box motor configuration
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