Fellow Subways/Transit/Traction Fans,

I hope to see MTH make the Orange or Red Line Rapid Transit cars
some day soon. I just hope it is not as long as it took the Red
Sox to win a World Series. Now I'm just kidding guys. Don't jump
all over me. I will wait patiently like everyone else. However
long it takes, I am sure they will be perfect. Mike is
perfection all the way.

IC Man

Isn't the ORange and the Blue line HAwker sidley design so a mfr coud produce Two accurate T trains?[ The Blue- airport line] needs a pantograph on the roof.

All I know is the Blue Line has Pentagraph Bombardier cars that
were four years late. They are beautiful though. So, I guess it
was worth the wait.

Didn't MTH make a PCC trolley model of Boston's Green Line?

I believe that a prototypical scale model of any of the other Boston (Blue, Orange or Red Line) or a Philadelphia (Broad or Market Street) Subway would be somewhat different from any of the existing models that already have been made of the past or present Chicago or New York Subways. Perhaps MTH could not get the license or thinks there isn't enough demand for these.

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Originally posted by Norb:
Didn't MTH make a PCC trolley model of Boston's Green Line?

I believe that a prototypical scale model of any of the other Boston (Blue, Orange or Red Line) or a Philadelphia (Broad or Market Street) Subway would be somewhat different from any of the existing models that already have been made of the past or present Chicago or New York Subways. Perhaps MTH could not get the license or thinks there isn't enough demand for these.

Yeah, but the MTH PCC is way too short to look like a real one.

CORRECTION....

Bill Culliton just informed me that the MTH PCC is the correct length
for that car type, but the body rides too high on the trucks, making
it appear to be too short.

Lee

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Bill Culliton just informed me that the MTH PCC is the correct length
for that car type, but the body rides too high on the trucks, making
it appear to be too short.

That would be my observation as well. The MTH cars (I have several of them) do ride a bit too high, which gives the illusion of them being shorter than they actually are. Very smooth runners, though, and the sounds and station stop features in the PS2 models are really very nice.

I believe Marty stated that he had a conversation with Mike W about making some Boston Transit equipement. The conversation was "promising" from what I remember.

Paul

All good waits come to those with things

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believe Marty stated that he had a conversation with Mike W about making some Boston Transit equipement. The conversation was "promising" from what I remember.

I hope so I have been waiting patiently. I would take any line at this point but I would prefer the red line.

Trainman-

Could be a long wait.

Here are some options:

Saint Petersburg makes almost every PCC ever used in Boston, MTA and MBTA. Pricey, but unsurpassed quality and can be motorized.

Monitor-roof Corgi PCCs for Pittsburgh and Toronto can be modified and painted in either MTA or MBTA liveries. Way cheaper, good appearance, and can also be motorized.

Rapid transit more of a stretch. Saint Petersburg Cleveland rapid kits can be modified and painted to resemble MTA East Boston/ MBTA Blue Line cars.

If you want Red Line, you might want to kit bash the Atlas Comet commuter car. Takes a little effort, but looks pretty close.

Good luck!

Excuse me but doesn't Boston T still use PCC's on the Red line... from Ashmont to Mattapan?

http://images.google.com/imgre...22%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1
Last time I checked they did and it still feels like a time warp when I ride them!

I would love to see any of the Boston cars Especially if it had a Yankee Logo on it