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For AmsterdamTram 4, I like to drive the PCC cars or Boston’s
Type 7. The reason is that both have credible, though not quite
correct (as another member of the audience pointed out), cab
views. Both of these cars and their variations are available at the
DLS. The same cab view that’s used for the PCC and Type 7 is also
used by the Muni LRV. Unfortunately, the cab view and exterior in
this case are clearly out of sync with each other.
RAI
Centraal
Station
AmsterdamTram 4 map.
The PCC is not entirely out of place in a European setting. Though
the European PCCs were typically narrower than the American
ones, they at least had a family resemblance.
The LHB69_Tram Gt6 1969 tram by Cosey is perfect for the
setting, and has a full interior with driver; but I had trouble with
the cab view. I also found that the cab view of the Max Moire’s
tram doesn’t agree with the car’s exterior. I use both cars in AI
mode since they fit the scene so well.
As long as I’m being fussy, I should point out that the Boston PCCs
are incorrectly named “Type 5.” Boston cars are given a “Type”
designation only if they are unique to Boston. PCC cars were
certainly not unique to Boston. Neither were the Boeing LRVs,
which I’ve seen labeled in the MSTS world as Type 6. The real
Boston Type 5 was a semi-convertible car produced from 1922
through 1927 and the real Type 6 never made it to production,
being preempted by Boston’s purchase of the Boeing cars. There is
a front-end mockup of the planned Type 6 at the Seashore Trolley
Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine. From an appearance point of
view, I’m sorry the Type 6 never came to fruition.
Virtual Railroader - 50 - May – June 2005