I have vivid childhood memories of riding 1963 Fishbowls and 1966 Fishbowls with Batwing ads and A/C on what is now the Q32 (MaBSTOA back then) and GMC Old Look buses on the Q60…which ….back then was Green Bus Lines
The 2nd one looks like a Mack not a GM. by the 4 piece front door. BUT it sounds like a 6-71 Detroit. If my memory is correct the Macks had Power Steering.
I love the video! I love it when fellow railfans get to experience what I believe many in this area take for granted. I operated these cars for 6 years and I now run the line as an official here. Our oldest car, 3087, will be 79 years old in a couple of months and hopefully will be running for double that in the years to come! FYI, the line is officially called the Mattapan High Speed Line. Again great video and keep up the great work! Oh btw, if you want to see a really cool video, search RU-vid for Mattapan-Ashmont in 360 with a trip/tour operated by yours truly!
This is right outside of Boston, MA and considered part of the greater Boston area. This particular line is only a few miles long and connects to the end of the MBTA Red Line at Ashmont. PCC stands for Presidents Conference Committee; the very short history of it is that the presidents of multiple US transit companies got together after World War II to develop a standard type of streetcar or tram that could be used anywhere, and that's how it came to be. There are very few places left in the US where PCC's are used in regular service and this is one of them. It is not a tourist-oriented line like the F line in San Francisco, but it has developed quite the following as these cars are about 70 years old now. Thanks for watching and I hope this explains it!
Has MBTA considered replacement of the PCC cars with a similar articulated being used on the Green Line? If not then why? The PCC that ran on SEPTA Philadelphia have been replaced with new equipment but the old car do come out for historical runs from time to time.
