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The 47 Drake (often abbreviated as the 47D) was a PCC trolley line that was part of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system.
History
The 47D was the last line in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be used solely for PCC streetcars. It originally was part of an interurban trolley line that ran from Pittsburgh to Washington, PA[1] until 1953, when the line, along with the Pittsburgh-Charleroi interurban which it branches from, were cut back to the Allegheny County border at Drake and Library respectively.[2] The line to Drake became part of the 36 Shannon-Drake until the 1980's. After the 1993 closure of the Overbrook route the service became a shuttle between Castle Shannon and drake and was renumbered 47D Drake shuttle. The line closed on 4 September 1999.
As of December 2009, most of the Drake Line still exists. The stretch of track from the Drake Loop to the "S" curve near the former Walthers stop was removed not long after the line was discontinued.
Fleet
During the final years of operation, three PCCs were used with a fourth kept as reserve. Car #4004 was donated to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum where it has become part of a collection of historic streetcars and trolleys from all across the United States and other nations.[3] San Francisco MUNI acquired #4008 and #4009 in an internet auction in 2002[4] for $5000 each. However, they are low on the priority list for a return to service as they need to be re-gaged and differ significantly from other MUNI PCCs[5]
References
- ^ Electric Railroads, Number Twenty. Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. July 1952. Retrieved 06 June 2009.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Bell, Jon (19 August 2007). "Pittsburgh's Last PCC Streetcars: The Drake Shuttle (Route 47D)". Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Trolley Museum - Port Authority Transit Car #4004". 17 October 2007. Retrieved 08 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Laubscher, Rick (2007). "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: PCC past-time". Retrieved 2008-03-11.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Rick Laubscher (1 August 2008). "Market Street Railway - Sixteen PCCs Out for Renovation Bids". Retrieved 8 August 2009.