Historical information

Wal Jack collected tramway and railway items for his collection. This illustration of the first production President's Conference Committee (USA Transit operators) of 1936, built for the Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corporation. See reference for the background. The tram itself is now part of the collection of The Shore Line Trolley Museum, East Have CT. Melbourne Tram 980 was built using the PCC technology.

Significance

Demonstrates a Tram that would have interested Wal Jack.

Physical description

Printed illustration of Brooklyn & Queens No. 1001 - the first production PCC Car