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Post by JDaddy on Jun 19, 2024 17:35:36 GMT
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Jun 19, 2024 17:46:10 GMT
This was announced today that PCC trolley cars will return to service in Philadelphia. Interesting! As a young boy, I can remember catching the trolley into Philadelphia from Media, where the literal end of the line was just outside my Great Aunt Sue's house on State Street. Anyone by chance know what trolley route leads west to Media? The article mentions "Route 15" but does not otherwise specify the location the refurbished trolleys will be running on.
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Post by rtraincollector on Jun 19, 2024 18:55:09 GMT
This was announced today that PCC trolley cars will return to service in Philadelphia. The article mentions "Route 15" but does not otherwise specify the location the refurbished trolleys will be running on. The lime green I believe is route 15 
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Post by Traindiesel! on Jun 20, 2024 0:35:43 GMT
In my sixty years living in the Philadelphia area I only rode the trolley once on the route 56 just for a joy ride since I never did. They never went where I wanted to go. To get downtown I took the route 88 bus that stopped at the corner of my street to the Market-Frankford elevated train into center city or add on the Broad Street Subway to the sports complex. My Grandfather used to work for the Philadelphia Transportation Company ( PTC) and was a trolley instructor. But the new trolley initiative that SEPTA is undergoing looks pretty cool!
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Jun 20, 2024 1:03:40 GMT
The article mentions "Route 15" but does not otherwise specify the location the refurbished trolleys will be running on. The lime green I believe is route 15 Thanks! From other sources, it appears the Media line is 101, a bit to the south of Route 15.
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Post by Adam on Jun 20, 2024 1:45:37 GMT
Very interesting. I’d definitely take a ride if I’m every in Philly.
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Post by atsda on Jun 22, 2024 2:27:09 GMT
That is good the a trolley will be running. In the mid 60s my friend and I would take the train from NY to Philly to ride the suburban routes. The only thing I can remember is that we may have taken a route to Chester?? He is gone now, so I can't ask - he was a huge fan of local train transportation. Was there a route out to Chester? Alfred
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Post by seayakbill on Jun 22, 2024 9:44:51 GMT
Years ago I use to ride the Seattle Trollies along the waterfront. Bill   |
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Post by rtraincollector on Jun 22, 2024 12:42:46 GMT
That is good the a trolley will be running. In the mid 60s my friend and I would take the train from NY to Philly to ride the suburban routes. The only thing I can remember is that we may have taken a route to Chester?? He is gone now, so I can't ask - he was a huge fan of local train transportation. Was there a route out to Chester? Alfred At one time there was a trolley that ran to West Chester. Basically it went down between the two sides of route 3 West Chester pike. But I believe it ended in the 1954. I know of this because I grew up in West Chester but it ended before the good lord gave me to my parents.
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Post by rtraincollector on Jun 22, 2024 12:49:26 GMT
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