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Corgi 1/50 Die-Cast PCC Streetcar US55032
SKU: US55032
2007 Releases
PCC Streetcar
Kansas City Public Service Company
Destination Grand 8th/Swope Park
Kansas City, MO Model #US55032 Scale: 1:50
Size 11" x 1.5"
The following is an excerpt from "Streetcars of the Two Kansas Citys -- Recalling The Final Years" an article by Don Hutchinson that appeared in Electric Lines magazine in the September-October 1990 issue. Hutchinson has also assisted in efforts to make the Corgi version as accurate as possible. 'I was a 13-year-old rail fan and model railroader when I made my first trip to Kansas City in 1948. Arrival in Kansas City was a thrill in itself. The Kansas City Union Station, which was the third largest in the country, was very busy at the time. I remember coming up the escalator to the long passageway which led to the waiting room door. I thought we were going outside. Instead we came into the terminal proper. Its size -- with a huge ceiling and enormous waiting room -- was overwhelming.
We went outside and walked to a station on Main Street. It wasn't too long until a black and cream PCC car came gliding to a stop. I was about to take my first streetcar ride.
I made several trips to Kansas City in later years. Each trip always included several streetcar rides. The Swope Park Line was my favorite because of the long right-ofway in the middle of the parkway. The sway of the car and the clickety-clack of the rails had a soothing effect on a hot summer day. People seemed happy going to the park and were in a carefree mood. The ride was faster on this section of the line, since t were fewer stops and fewer vehicles in the way.
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