During the 1950s, the TTC's fleet of older Peter Witt cars was wearing out and replacement vehicles were needed. Rather than purchasing additional new PCCs which were becoming more and more expensive, the Commission turned to American cities that were abandoning their systems and selling relatively new cars at quite low prices.
All told, Toronto ordered a total of 540 new PCCs, and bought an additional 205 used cars that came from Birmingham, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City and Lousville, giving the TTC the largest fleet of PCC cars in North America.
All photos by Alan Gryfe and © Alan Gryfe unless otherwise noted.
Fleet Numbers | Date | Builder | Class | Notes | |
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4000-4139 | 1938 | Canadian Car & Foundry | A-1 | Largest initial order for PCCs | air electric |
4150-4199 | 1940 | Canadian Car & Foundry | A-2 | ||
4200-4259 | 1942 | Canadian Car & Foundry | A-3 | ||
4260-4274 | 1944 | Canadian Car & Foundry | A-4 | ||
4275-4299 | 1945 | Canadian Car & Foundry | A-5 | ||
4300-4399 | 1947-48 | Canadian Car & Foundry | A-6 | all electric | |
4400-4499 | 1949 | Canadian Car & Foundry | A-7 | Multiple Unit | |
4500-4549 | 1951 | Canadian Car & Foundry | A-8 | ||
4550-4574 | 1949 | St. Louis Car Co. | A-9 | ex Cincinatti, 1950 | |
4575-4601 | 1939-40 | St. Louis Car Co. | A-10 | ex Cincinatti, 1950 | air electric |
4625-4674 | 1946 | Pullman-Standard | A-11 | MU; ex Cleveland, 1952 | all electric |
4675-4699 | 1946 | St. Louis Car Co. | A-12 | MU; ex Cleveland, 1952 | |
4600-4618 | 1951/ 1988-89 | CC&F/TTC | A-15 | rebuilt from A-8 class | |
4700-4747 | 1946-47 | Pullman-Standard | A-13 | ex Birmingham, 1952 | |
4750-4779 | 1946-47 | St. Louis Car Co. | A-14 | ex Kansas City, 1952 |
1947 CC&F class A-6 |
4338 1947 CC&F class A-6 |
1947-48 CC&F class A-6 |
1949 CC&F class A-7 |
1949 CC&F class A-7 |
1949 CC&F class A-7 |
1949 CC&F class A-7 |
1949 CC&F CC&F class A-7 |
4484 1949 CC&F class A-7 |
1951 CC&F class A-8 |
1951 CC&F class A-8 |
4549 1951/1988 CC&F/TTC class A-15 |
1949 St. Louis class A-9 |
1949 St. Louis class A-9 |
1939-40 St. Louis class A-10 |
1951/1988 CC&F/TTC class A-15 |
4649 1946 Pullman class A-11 |
4695 1946 St. Louis class A-12 |
1946-47 Pullman class A-13 |
1946-47 St. Louis class A-14 |
1946-47 St. Louis class A-14 |
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