Presidents' Conference Committee (Toronto streetcar)

Presidents' Conference Committee car
PCC 4500 (one of two remaining PCC streetcars owned by the TTC) is seen at Humber Loop
Manufacturer	St. Louis Car Company (Canadian Car and Foundry) and Pullman-Standard
Constructed	1938–1951
Number in service	2 (for charter use and Special occasions)
Capacity	46 (103 including standees); crush load: 134 max.
Operator(s)	Toronto Transit Commission
Line(s) served	Toronto Streetcar System
Specifications
Car length	46 feet (14.02 m)
Doors	2
Weight	37,400 lb (17,000 kg)/53,000 kg (117,000 lb) (empty/full)
Traction system	4 × 48 hp or 36 kW continuous, 4 × 55 hp or 41 kW one hour (rating)
Acceleration	max. 4.3 mph/s (6.9 km/(h⋅s))
Deceleration	max. 9.0 mph/s (14.5 km/(h⋅s)) – service 3.6 mph/s (5.8 km/(h⋅s))
Electric system(s)	600 V DC Overhead trolley wire
Track gauge	4 ft 10 7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) Toronto gauge

The Presidents' Conference Committee Car was a streetcar used by the Toronto Transportation Commission and the Toronto Transit Commission. The PCC streetcar was designed by the Presidents' Conference Committee, a group of transit operators in the United States and Canada. The TTC version was built in Montreal, Quebec by Canadian Car and Foundry under license from the St. Louis Car Company of St. Louis, Missouri. The car body shells and trucks were fabricated by St. Louis Car Company, and shipped to Canadian Car and Foundry, who then installed the components and completed the cars.

Of the 745 PCC streetcars the TTC owned—the largest fleet in North America—only two remain in operation. Cars 4500 and 4549 display their original 1951 fleet numbers, although renumbered 4604 and 4605 for record-keeping purposes after rebuilding in 1989. Classified A-15H ("H" for Historic), the two cars are retained for charter service, although they often operate on summer Sundays on the 509 Harbourfront route.

Most of the PCC streetcars owned by the TTC were purchased new, although 225 were purchased secondhand from other transit companies as their PCC fleets were withdrawn from service. Many of the TTC's retired PCC cars were purchased by other organizations.

The following PCC streetcars made up the TTC fleet:

After their retirement, several of the TTC's PCCs were sold for different purposes.

The following PCC cars were sold to other cities for continued operations: