Peter Witt streetcar
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Peter Witt was a Cleveland Street Railway commissioner and designed a model of streetcar, known by his name, used in many United States cities, a few Canadian cities, such as Toronto, and also Milan, Italy, where 200 Ventotto (ital.: "twenty-eight") vehicles (introduced in 1928) are still in use up to this day.
This design was distinguished from other streetcars of the era by its use of the center door as an exit only, with a conductor stationed inside just before the door. Passengers could board through the front doors without waiting to pay, thereby reducing dwell time at stops. They could pay immediately and sit in the rear of the car, or wait in front and pay just before they exited.
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[edit] Operators
Transit operators that used Peter Witt streetcars included:
- Toronto Transit Commission - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ottawa Transportation Commission - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Cleveland Railway Company - Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Detroit Department of Street Railways - Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Azienda Tranviaria Milanese - Milan, Italy
- St. Louis Public Service Co/United Railways - St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Chicago Surface Lines - Chicago, Illinois, United States
- New York Railways - Syracuse, New York, United States
- New York Railways - Rochester, New York, United States
- Louisville Street Railway - Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Brooklyn and Queens Transit - New York City, New York, United States
- Los Angeles Railway - Los Angeles, California, United States
- The United Railways and Electric Company/Baltimore Transit Company, Baltimore, Maryland
- San Francisco Municipal Railway (F Market historic streetcar line), San Francisco, California
[edit] Builders
- J. G. Brill Company - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- G. C. Kuhlman Car Company - Cleveland, Ohio
- St. Louis Car Company - St Louis, Missouri
- Ottawa Car Company - Ottawa, Ontario
- Preston Car Company - Preston, Ontario
- Canada Car and Foundry - Montréal, Québec
- Cincinnati Car Company - Cincinnati, Ohio
[edit] See also
- PCC streetcar - Presidents' Conference Committee Car
- Birney - Birney Safety Car
