‘Terrible Trolley’ honoring Steelers, Cope will run again after restoration by PA Trolley Museum

The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has acquired what was known to the Pittsburgh region as “The Terrible Trolley.”

The Port Authority of Allegheny County, now known as Pittsburgh Regional Transit, owned the streetcar, which was painted to celebrate the four Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl Championships in the 1970′s. It became one of the most popular and recognizable streetcars in Pittsburgh.

Before the museum acquired it, it was privately owned and stored indoors in Ohio for 25 years.

This streetcar (PAT PCC #1713) was built in 1949 by the St. Louis Car Company. The car originally ran on Pittsburgh Railways’ along Charleroi and Washington lines. PAT retired the car in 1988 but rebuilt it and returned it to service in 1989. It ran until 1998 when it was retired for good.

The car was delivered to the museum by Brownlee Trucking. PTM will restore the car to The Terrible Trolley paint scheme, and it will operate again after it is restored. PTM has secured an NFL license agreement through the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Eamon Foundation, the charity designated by Myron Cope’s estate as the owner and beneficiary of “The Terrible Towel” trademark.

PTM is open for the season and has expanded summer hours through Aug. 31, and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

For more information, visit their website.

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