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The SEPTA subway–surface trolley lines are a collection of five SEPTA trolley lines that operate on street-level tracks in West Philadelphia and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and also underneath Market Street in Philadelphia's Center City. The lines, Routes 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36, collectively operate on about 39.6 miles (63.7 km) of route. [2]
SEPTA placed its order for these trolley buses in February 2006. [30] The first vehicle was delivered in June 2007, and the remaining 37 were received by SEPTA during 2008. [32] These trolley buses have a diesel-driven auxiliary power unit, which provides electric power to the motors to enable limited operation away from overhead trolley wires.
The service connected with the Route 14 bus at Horizon Boulevard, the Route 56 bus at the Torresdale & Cottman Loop, and the Route 66 trackless trolley at the City Line Loop. Trips on SEPTA Owl Link were free with a SEPTA Key card. The SEPTA Owl Link service started on May 10, 2021, as a pilot program. The service ended on February 12, 2022. [84]
To prepare for the resumption of trolley service, SEPTA spent a total of $100 million, including rehabilitating the tracks and repairs to the overhead wires. The rolling stock for Route 15 consists of PCC II cars, which are 1947 St. Louis Car -built PCC streetcars that had been completely rebuilt by the Brookville Equipment Company at a cost of ...
SEPTA upgraded its website in late 2023, [9] [10] before the planned rollout of SEPTA Metro in 2024. [11] SEPTA also upgraded their app to reflect the changes in late 2024. [12] The first updated signs were installed at Drexel Station at 30th Street in February 2024. [13] Wyoming Station on the B1 was the second to receive updated signs on ...
The former SEPTA Route 6 trolley in Philadelphia, c. 1980. SEPTA was created by the Pennsylvania legislature on August 17, 1963, to coordinate government funding to various transit and railroad companies in southeastern Pennsylvania. It commenced on February 18, 1964. [10] On November 1, 1965, SEPTA absorbed two predecessor agencies:
The system also contains several trolley lines and interurban lines. Five T trains and the G line were inherited from the former Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) and originally built by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT). The D lines were built by the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company (P&WCTC) and later inherited ...
Route 66 is a trackless trolley route operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.It connects the Market–Frankford Line at the Frankford Transportation Center to Wissinoming, Mayfair, Holmesburg, and Torresdale along Frankford Avenue, which is US 13 and includes the historic, colonial Frankford Avenue Bridge.