Mattapan-Ashmont MBTA Branch: PCC Spotting

[awesomejesse100]

good job.

[jtoepfer100]

I love the sound of those brakes releasing on those air cars. Such a soothing sound

[Bastranz]

Marvelous video and pictures. I always enjoy riding the Mattapan High Speed Line when I visit Boston.

[Smackdown9586]

Where are these found? I know it says Mattapan-Ashmont Branch, but I still need some clarification. I would literally spend a day just riding these old trolleys. Please respond.

[2001rtm]

@Smackdown9586 What you have to do is ride the Red line down to Ashmont (DON'T make the mistake of going to Braintree), go up the stairs, and find the sign that says "To trolleys". Follow it, then wait for your PCC to arrive. It's that easy.

[Smackdown9586]

@2001rtm Thanks!

[timosha21]

their paranoid about filming... >:( it pisses me off... in this area only...

[Madness832]

Just a few days ago, I took the 245 bus from Quincy Center & then rode the trolley to Ashmont. Think it's been a good 15 years since my last trip!

[rd1027]

This morning at ashmont they had sprinklers wetting the track on the flyover loop.

[clydesight]

I live in Boston and did not know about this line! It's nice to see the old cars still running! Thanks for the video, it is very clear and interesting!

[jdgator95]

@clydesight Your welcome, it is a fairly little known line...even for mbta regulars.

[timosha21]

The Philadelphia ones look nicer and older...

[jdgator95]

@timosha21 The reason they look nicer is that they aren't even considered PCCs anymore, they are known as "PCC 2's" because they've been stripped down and rebuilt so much they are essentially just a modern LRV in a PCC's shell to make them appear old. These are completely original aside from the air conditioning units on the roof, the fareboxes, speedometers and of course the paint.

[timosha21]

@jdgator95 one year on I can now agree with you simply because I have experienced the pcc in Boston now firsthand and rode both on the Philly and Boston ones... Both are different but I like this one a bit more however I wish this route would have been incorporated into a more urban setting like the F line in SF or the PCCs in Philly

[jdgator95]

@timosha21 I agree, I wish they would run one on the Green Line as fan trips. They used to until the '90s.

[lenojames]

I live around San Francisco, where we have the Muni F-Line that goes along Fisherman's Wharf. The F-Line is made entirely of these vintage streetcars. These cars are so popular that the city can't put them on the streets fast enough.

[jdgator95]

@lenojames I've seen photos of that line, it looks amazing! It's good to know that PCCs are still alive and wanted, at least in a few places, in the US.

[sieman700]

my own personal thought is that these should have been replaced with new low floor trolleys

[mccoy399]

I haven't been on the trolleys in so long.

[ck4049]

Nice video, Im out of school now, so Ill be on the T alot more now!

[CJaguar265]

you dont see great trains like these any more keep it up

[gp40mc]

Nice. I love the PCCs.

[CanobieFanatic]

Are these the only trains that run on the Ashmont-Mattapan Line?

[jdgator95]

@CanobieFanatic Yes

[WMATAvids]

Nice! Its really a treat to see good old classic's still running around!

[jdgator95]

@WMATAvids Thanks, I agree

[2012alexg]

I love the way the line used to be prior to 2007 before its renovations. I dont ride on it much anymore. But from my childhood I rode it a lot.

[MrShortyMan]

First. :D

Glad to see all the great videos coming!

[jdgator95]

@MrShortyMan Thanks!