PCC
E315076
PCC is a standardized, streamlined electric streetcar design widely used in North American and European cities during the mid-20th century for urban public transit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PCC canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2952709 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: PCC Context triple: [PCC streetcar, abbreviation, PCC]
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PCC.I
PCC.I is a specialized committee within the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) that focuses on telecommunications standardization, development, and policy coordination among member states in the Americas.
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B.
PCC.II
PCC.II is a specialized committee within the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) that focuses on radiocommunication matters, including spectrum management and related technical and regulatory issues.
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C.
CPC
CPC is the abbreviated name for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, a major annual gathering of parliamentarians from Commonwealth countries to discuss governance and legislative issues.
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CPC
CPC is the commonly used English abbreviation for the Chinese Communist Party, the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China.
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E.
CPC
CPC is the abbreviation for the Permanent Consultation Committee of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, a key body that supports coordination and decision-making among its member states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: PCC Target entity description: PCC is a standardized, streamlined electric streetcar design widely used in North American and European cities during the mid-20th century for urban public transit.
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PCC.I
PCC.I is a specialized committee within the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) that focuses on telecommunications standardization, development, and policy coordination among member states in the Americas.
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B.
PCC.II
PCC.II is a specialized committee within the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) that focuses on radiocommunication matters, including spectrum management and related technical and regulatory issues.
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C.
PCP
PCP is the former New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for Precision Castparts Corp., a major manufacturer of complex metal components and products for aerospace, power, and industrial markets.
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CPC
CPC is the abbreviated name for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, a major annual gathering of parliamentarians from Commonwealth countries to discuss governance and legislative issues.
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E.
CPC
CPC is the commonly used English abbreviation for the Chinese Communist Party, the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (88)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric rail vehicle
ⓘ
streetcar design ⓘ |
| brakeType |
air brake
ⓘ
dynamic brake ⓘ |
| controlSystem | automatic acceleration controller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
street railway systems
ⓘ
urban public transit ⓘ |
| designFeature |
accelerator control system
ⓘ
dynamic braking ⓘ improved suspension ⓘ low‑noise braking ⓘ quiet operation ⓘ rapid acceleration ⓘ resilient wheels ⓘ streamlined steel carbody ⓘ |
| designGoal |
better acceleration and braking
ⓘ
improved passenger comfort ⓘ standardization ⓘ streamlined appearance ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Electric Railway Presidents’ Conference Committee
ⓘ
Presidents’ Conference Committee ⓘ |
| developmentStartYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| enteredServiceYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| eraOfUse | mid‑20th century ⓘ |
| firstPrototypeYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Brill streetcar
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidents’ Conference Committee streetcar
|
| heritageUse |
heritage streetcar lines in North America
ⓘ
tourist tram services in Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
European PCC‑licensed trams
ⓘ
Tatra T1 tram ⓘ Tatra T2 tram ⓘ Tatra T3 tram ⓘ later light rail vehicle designs ⓘ |
| licensee |
Allan & Co.
ⓘ
H. Cegielski – Poznań ⓘ La Brugeoise et Nivelles ⓘ ČKD Tatra ⓘ |
| manufacturedBy |
Brill (in early adaptations)
ⓘ
Canadian Car and Foundry ⓘ Pullman-Standard ⓘ
surface form:
Pullman‑Standard
St. Louis Car Company ⓘ |
| notableOperator |
Boston Elevated Railway
ⓘ
Chicago Surface Lines ⓘ Philadelphia Transportation Company ⓘ Pittsburgh Railways ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Railways Company
STIB-MIVB ⓘ
surface form:
STIB/MIVB Brussels
Toronto Transit Commission ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto Transportation Commission
|
| peakUsagePeriod |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| powerCollectionMethod | overhead trolley pole ⓘ |
| powerSource | electricity ⓘ |
| propulsionType | electric traction motors ⓘ |
| standardizationBody | Electric Railway Presidents’ Conference Committee ⓘ |
| status |
many units preserved in museums
ⓘ
some units still in heritage or limited regular service ⓘ |
| typicalCapacity | about 50–60 seated passengers ⓘ |
| typicalGauge |
narrow gauge
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 13–16 meters ⓘ |
| typicalWidth | 2.4–2.6 meters ⓘ |
| usedInCity |
Boston
ⓘ
Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Bucharest ⓘ Chicago ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
Prague ⓘ Rotterdam ⓘ Stockholm ⓘ The Hague ⓘ Toronto ⓘ Warsaw ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Austria
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ Canada ⓘ Czechoslovakia ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Poland ⓘ Romania ⓘ Sweden ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| usedInRegion |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
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Subject: PCC Description of subject: PCC is a standardized, streamlined electric streetcar design widely used in North American and European cities during the mid-20th century for urban public transit.
Referenced by (2)
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