The Pre-1970s All-Electric PCC Photo Gallery

For more information about the PCC car, please refer to this field guide entry.

PCC 4335

All-electric PCC 4335 trundles down College Street, westbound towards University Avenue. Photo by J. Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4337

All-electric PCC 4337 pauses at High Park Loop in this 1953 scene. Photo by J. Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4345

Also in 1953, all-electric PCC 4345 is caught here in High Park Loop. Photo by J. Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4357

PCC 4357 trundles westbound along College Street, near the University of Toronto. Photo by J. Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4367

Harbord PCC 4367 trundles along Davenport Road towards Townsley Loop. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4368

Harbord PCC 4368 trundles east along Dundas Street. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4378

Church PCC 4378 heads west on Front Street, approaching Scott Street for the turnaround to Bloor. Today, this site is now Berczy Park. The large dark brick building in the background is the Gooderham building before it was cleaned up and long before Graham Bezant’s mural graced the west wall (which is partly blocked by other buildings. Photo donated by Curt Frey, and thanks to Steve Munro for his correction.

PCC 4385

All-electric PCC 4385 crosses King Street southbound on Church on the last day of Church streetcar service (May 15, 1954). Photo by J. Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4387

PCC 4387 trundles past some 4400s in Roncesvalles carhouse. Photo from the Curt Frey collection.

PCC 4388

All-electric PCC 4388 rounds Spadina Circle. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4411

All-electric PCC 4411 prepares to leave a carhouse to return to regular Bloor service. Photo by Peter Lambert, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4430

PCC 4430 and others await their day of service at Roncesvalles carhouse. Photo by Peter Lambert, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4437

All-electric PCC 4437 leads an mu PCC train into the Bloor Station transferway just east of Yonge Street. Photo by P. Lambert, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4468

A7 PCC 4468, without a partner, trundles off of the Prince Edward Viaduct. Photo by Julian Bernard donated from the Curt Frey collection.

PCC 4470

A7 PCC 4470 leads another MU train westbound on Bloor Street. Photo by Peter Lambert, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4472

All-electric PCC 4472 heads into the Roncesvalles/Queen/King intersection as at least one PCC attempts to turn westbound onto Queen. Photo by Peter Lambert, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4487

PCC 4487 crosses the Prince Edward Viaduct. Photo by Julian Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4509

Trackwork from subway tunnel construction on St. Clair Avenue east of Yonge Street is diverting the St. Clair streetcar, as we can see with PCC 4509 is a little off course, trundling down Yonge Street past the future TTC Davisville Subway Yards. This photo is by Julian Bernard and is donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4515

PCC 4515 swings around the circle at the west end of old Exhibition Loop. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4518

All-electric PCC 4518 pauses on Bay Street, just south of Queen in this 1953 shot. Photo by Julian Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4521

All-electric PCC 4521 runs through Exhibition Loop in Fort service. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4531

All-electric PCC 4531 heads southbound on Yonge Street towards Berwick. At the time this shot was taken, St. Clair cars had been temporarily rerouted onto Yonge Street due to construction on Mount Pleasant. Photo by Julian Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4537

All-electric PCC 4537 stops at the corner of Yonge and St. Clair. Note the Witt train in the background. Photo by J. Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4541

PCC 4541 heads south on Bathurst towards Front Street. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4544

PCC 4544 prepares to leave Exhibition Loop on a short run to Wolseley in this 1953 scene. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4548

PCC 4548 prepares to enter the private right-of-way at Exhibition Loop. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4555

PCC 4555 on Eglinton Avenue near Caledonia Road in service for the Oakwood Route. Photo courtesy Curt Frey.

PCC 4568

Ex-Cincinnati PCC 4568 operates on St. Clair, westbound. Photo courtesy Curt Frey.

PCC 4573

Ex-Cincinnati PCC 4568 operates eastbound on St. Clair. Photo courtesy Curt Frey.

PCC 4633

Ex-Louisville/Ex-Cleveland PCC 4633 waits with compatriots for service at Danforth Carhouse. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4668 at Bloor Station

All-electric PCC 4668 leads an mu PCC train on a Danforth Tripper run into the Bloor Station transferway just east of Yonge Street. Photo by P. Lambert, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4680

Ex-Louisville/Ex-Cleveland PCC 4680 leads an MU train westbound along Bloor in this 1953 shot. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4693

All-electric PCC 4693 has left Avon Loop and is heading south on Weston Road in this November 1952 shot. The Lyons Furniture Store is in the background. Photo by J. Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4693

A shot of PCC 4693 from another angle. Note the presence of blinker doors. The TTC quickly replaced these with standard PCC doors as the Louisville door style was very drafty in winter. Also note that this car has not yet been modified with a coupler for MU operation. Photo by J. Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

PCC 4752

Ex-Kansas City PCC poses with a Pittsburgh linen at Hillside Wye on a fantrip. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

Gilbert Loop

An unidentified PCC prepares to enter Gilbert Loop during the last months of the Oakwood Streetcar. Photo donated by Curt Frey.

Humber Loop

R. Hill captured this shot of a Long Branch PCC pulling past a Queen car in their respective loops. A train of CN heavyweights passes overhead. Photo donated from the Rob Hutch collection.







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