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these were sold for scrap. The remaining 66 were placed in storage when all five routes were converted temporarily to diesel buses in 2002 and 2003. That conversion was later made permanent for routes 29 and 79. The stored AM General trolley buses, which were already 24 years old by 2003, did not return to service and were scrapped in mid-2006, but earlier the same year, SEPTA placed an order with New Flyer
Industries for 38 new low-floor trolley buses. Philadelphia's AM General trolley buses operated in service for the last time on June 30, 2003, the last day of trolley bus service on route 79. They were the last AMG-built trackless trolleys in service anywhere, because the only other transit system to use such vehicles, Seattle, retired its last AM Generals in March 2003. For the 38 new vehicles from New Flyer, SEPTA reused the same fleet-number series as had been used for the AM Generals; the Flyers are numbered 800–837.
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880:(streetcars, or trams) in the world from the 1890s to the 1920s (last making streetcars in 1941), and produced trolley buses from 1921 to 1954. Philadelphia purchased more trolley buses from Brill than from any other manufacturer, a total of 133. However, vehicles were also purchased from other builders, most notably
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service on route 66 includes several express trips, and one section of
Frankford Avenue is equipped with a second set of trolleybus wires (in each direction) to enable trolley buses on express runs to pass those on local service. (A second section of express wires, located farther out along route 66,
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Northeast Philadelphia trolley bus lines operating out of Frankford Depot, and the two South Philadelphia lines which operated out of Southern Depot, always existed in isolation from each other; there was never any trackless route or non-revenue 2-wire connection between those two networks.
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The original fleet of ten 23-foot-2-inch (7.06 m) Brill "Rail-less Cars" of 1923–24 was replaced in 1935 by eight Brill T30 vehicles, another short vehicle. With the conversion of the major Ridge Avenue route (61) to trolley buses in 1941, Philadelphia
Transportation Company (PTC) again turned
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trolley buses, enough for routes 59, 66 and 75. In
October 2006, the SEPTA board voted not to order additional vehicles for routes 29 and 79, and those routes became permanently operated with diesel buses. However, electric propulsion on these routes was expected to be resurrected upon the delivery
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Because of service reductions in the 1980s and 1990s, the number of trolley buses needed for scheduled peak-period service on the five routes had declined to only 51 (plus spares) by at least the mid-1990s. Forty-four of the 110 AM Generals were placed in storage and later used for parts; in 2002,
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The pilot new low-floor trolley bus arrived in June 2007, for testing, but not in passenger service. The production-series vehicles were delivered in 2008 and began to enter service in April, enabling a resumption of trolley bus service in
Philadelphia after a suspension of nearly 5 years. Trolley
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TC49; it is not currently in operating condition. A few other ex-Philadelphia ACF-Brill and Marmon-Herrington trolley buses have been saved by private individuals, including one Marmon TC46. No other types of
Philadelphia trolley buses, such as AM Generals or earlier types of Brill vehicles, have
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in June 1961. However, routes 80 and 61 were converted to diesel buses in May 1960 and March 1961, respectively, so the system never had more than six routes in operation concurrently. The conversion of route 79 may have been prompted by a desire or need by PTC to make use of some of the trolley
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route (running along
Frankford Avenue, directly beneath the El viaduct) connecting routes 59 and 75 to the garage. Other reasons prompted the suspension of trolley bus service on routes 29 and 79, in 2003. At the time, the cessation of trolley bus service was expected to be permanent; the 110
959:, used on several other U.S. and Canadian trolley bus systems from the 1980s to the 2000s, because the two manufacturers had worked together on the body design. These 219 vehicles were the only trolley buses AM General ever built. The first one built, SEPTA's No. 800, was tested on the
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to Brill for the needed additional vehicles. PTC purchased 60 Brill trolley coaches (as such vehicles were then commonly called in the U.S.) in 1941–42, this time of the larger model 40SMT that the manufacturer had introduced in 1938. In 1944, six new trolley coaches were purchased from
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manufacturer) and called the "Rail-less Car" model, and one experimental unit built by the
Commercial Truck Company (the only trolley bus ever built by that company). A tenth Brill unit was acquired the following year. All were replaced by more modern Brill T30 trolley buses in 1935.
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After the opening of route 80, 18 years would pass before a second trolley bus line was opened. Route 61-Ridge Avenue became a trolley bus line on
October 5, 1941, converted from streetcar operation. It was a much longer (11 miles) and more heavily used route. It ran from the
194:(trolley bus) service in Philadelphia was operated by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, which had been established in 1902 by the merger of several then-independent transit companies operating within the city and its environs. Through a reorganization, the company became the
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bus service resumed on routes 66 and 75 on April 14, 2008, and on route 59 the following day, but it was initially limited to just one or two vehicles on each route, as new trolley buses gradually replaced the motor buses serving the routes over a period of several weeks.
254:(locally known as Center City), and ultimately it was the only trolley bus route ever to serve Philadelphia's city center. PTC purchased 50 new, larger Brill trolley buses for this conversion, bought another 10 in 1942 and six vehicles from
159:, United States. It opened on October 14, 1923, and is now the second-longest-lived trolleybus system in the world. One of only four such systems currently operating in the U.S., it presently comprises three lines and is operated by the
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In addition, from 1941 to 1961, there were actually three disconnected trackless networks in the city, as PTC Route 61 operated out of Ridge Depot (closed on December 4, 1960) and did not connect with any other trackless line. (Pre-
366:(FTA) funds used in the 2002–2006 renovation of that garage (including renewal of the yard wires) and the adjacent route 66 terminal if trolley bus service did not resume. In early 2006, the authority ordered 38 new
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SEPTA placed its order for these trolley buses in February 2006. The first vehicle was delivered in June 2007, and the remaining 37 were received by SEPTA during 2008. These trolley buses have a diesel-driven
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used trolley buses, but were converted to diesel buses for an indefinite period starting in 2002 (routes 59, 66, 75) and 2003 (routes 29, 79). In the case of routes 59, 66 and 75, which are based at SEPTA's
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which ran from 22nd Street to Delaware Avenue, a distance of 5.6 miles (9.0 km). Service began on October 14, 1923, with a fleet of 10 vehicles: nine 23.2-foot (7.1 m) built by the
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in 1981, when withdrawn from service in Philadelphia. Number 205 is in operating condition, and in 2009 it became the first trolley bus ever to operate at the museum (powered normally, from
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for new trolley buses, 110 for Philadelphia and 109 for Seattle. Numbered 800–909 in SEPTA's fleet, these 40-foot (12 m) vehicles were model 10240T, but had the same body style as
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between Ryan Street and Rhawn Street, was removed around 2007, its scheduled use having been reduced to just one trip per day by 1998.) Route 66 also has
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Of more than 300 trolley bus systems in operation worldwide (as of 2011), Philadelphia's is the second-oldest, exceeded in longevity only by that of
198:(PTC) on January 1, 1940. The PTC was transferred from private to public ownership on September 30, 1968, when SEPTA (formed in 1964) took it over.
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A New Flyer E40LFR from the current fleet at the west end of route 75
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system, also featured two or more disconnected trolleybus networks.)
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Priestley, John (May–June 1988). "North American Safari: Part 2".
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last American trolleybuses built by M-H; serial numbers 15467–509
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1276:"The Rise and Fall of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company"
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Philadelphia's first trackless trolleys were supplied by the
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Front & Oregon to 22nd & Passyunk via Oregon Avenue
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used by trolley buses both at the garage and along the
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346:. That work necessitated the temporary removal of the
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as SEPTA calls them. The three surviving routes serve
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demonstrator purchased in 1924; originally built for
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Container Loop to 8th & Walnut via Ridge Avenue,
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A total of five additional routes were opened later:
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504:Delaware Avenue – 29th Street via Snyder Avenue
418:– Oxford Avenue – Castor Avenue – Bells Corner,
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1124:List of trolleybus systems in the United States
16:Trolleybus system in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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91:1923–40: Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company;
939:trolley bus 893 on Frankford Avenue in 1987
455:Arrott Terminal Station – Wyoming Avenue –
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1984:– in various languages, including English.
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1884:; Ward, Paul (1974). Swett, Ira L. (ed.).
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1677:, December 1978, p. 24. West Trenton, NJ:
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1506:"SEPTA to add 25 electric buses next year"
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1129:SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes
3057:Trolleybus transport in the United States
1905:Springirth, Kenneth C. (September 2008).
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1744:No. 282 (November–December 2008), p. 140.
1693:No. 204 (November–December 1995), p. 164.
1639:"Vehicles list: Philadelphia, trolleybus"
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1586:"SEPTA All-Time Trackless Trolley Roster"
1532:No. 275 (September–October 2007), p. 119.
1416:No. 270 (November–December 2006), p. 144.
1399:No. 252 (November–December 2003), p. 138.
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1825:. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
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1298:Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2011-2012
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2971:trolleybus systems in the United States
1756:No. 295 (January–February 2011), p. 11.
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1862:Transit's Stepchild: The Trolley Coach
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1467:(271). UK: 23. January–February 2007.
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1974:Philadelphia database / photo gallery
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1179:"Trolleybus city: Philadelphia (USA)"
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3047:Philadelphia-area trackless trolleys
3007:Other transit in the United States:
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416:Arrott Transportation Center Station
3062:1923 establishments in Pennsylvania
1930:The Bus World Encyclopedia of Buses
1705:No. 243 (May–June 2002), pp. 70–71.
342:viaduct, and construction of a new
196:Philadelphia Transportation Company
95:Philadelphia Transportation Company
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1907:Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys
1886:The Trolley Coach in North America
1732:No. 250 (July–August 2003), p. 95.
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1504:Laughlin, Jason (April 20, 2016).
14:
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1584:Greene, Michael (July 18, 2001).
1067:205 and 210 were acquired by the
911:The next purchases were from the
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2601:Schuylkill River Passenger Rail
2477:Manayunk/Norristown Line
2466:Lansdale/Doylestown Line
1963:"Trolleybus city: Philadelphia"
1720:No. 267 (May–June 2006), p. 71.
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1563:"SEPTA Trackless Trolley Lines"
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1181:. TrolleyMotion. Archived from
1040:Standard (two-axle), low-floor
434:Frankford Transportation Center
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51:Frankford Transportation Center
1823:World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia
1821:Murray, Alan (November 2000).
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364:Federal Transit Administration
24:Philadelphia trolleybus system
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2543:Wilmington/Newark Line
2301:Drexel Station at 30th Street
1988:Philadelphia Trackless Photos
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868:Past fleet, through the 1970s
810:serial numbers 10777/804–830
630:Department of Street Railways
2585:Thorndale-Parkesburg service
1978:Philadelphia trolleybus list
947:to place a joint order with
945:Seattle's trolley bus system
378:in 2017 using an FTA grant.
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3021:People mover & monorail
2913:25 Hz traction power system
2499:Paoli/Thorndale Line
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250:, in the northwest, to the
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2992:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2570:Elwyn-West Chester service
2263:Roosevelt Boulevard Subway
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1928:Stauss, Ed (March 1988).
1296:Webb, Mary (ed.) (2011).
1069:Shore Line Trolley Museum
961:Dayton trolley bus system
913:Marmon-Herrington Company
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387:system in Shanghai, China
175:and connect with SEPTA's
147:system forms part of the
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2621:List of current stations
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1691:Trolleybus Magazine (TM)
1641:. Urban Electric Transit
1623:Sebree & Ward (1973)
1302:Jane's Information Group
1263:Sebree & Ward (1974)
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2626:List of former stations
2422:Chestnut Hill West Line
2411:Chestnut Hill East Line
2095:Subway–Surface Trolleys
1932:. Stauss Publications.
1909:. Charleston, SC (US):
1800:The Time of the Trolley
1771:Seashore Trolley Museum
1077:Seashore Trolley Museum
923:routes, 59, 66 and 75.
760:serial numbers 423–487
710:serial numbers 752–761
684:serial numbers 691–740
217:Boston, and the former
119:Parallel overhead lines
2188:Media–Sharon Hill Line
1982:Urban Electric Transit
1339:, p. 10, 115–127.
1053:overhead trolley wires
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921:Northeast Philadelphia
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376:battery electric buses
348:overhead trolley wires
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173:Northeast Philadelphia
2069:Market–Frankford Line
1860:; Ward, Paul (1973).
1796:Middleton, William D.
1510:Philadelphia Inquirer
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340:Market-Frankford "El"
302:(all-night) service.
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248:Manayunk neighborhood
149:public transportation
3016:Light rail/Streetcar
2969:Currently operating
1049:auxiliary power unit
285:in 1955, and lastly
135:http://www.septa.org
2997:Seattle, Washington
2848:Suburban bus routes
1842:Trolleybus Magazine
1804:Kalmbach Publishing
1542:Trolleybus Magazine
1530:Trolleybus Magazine
1461:Trolleybus Magazine
1438:Trolleybus Magazine
1426:Trolleybus Magazine
1414:Trolleybus Magazine
1397:Trolleybus Magazine
1373:Trolleybus Magazine
1354:Trolleybus Magazine
1116:Philadelphia portal
874:J. G. Brill Company
283:66-Frankford Avenue
235:J. G. Brill Company
1911:Arcadia Publishing
1625:, p. 127-144.
1608:, p. 420-421.
1265:, p. 209-216.
1185:on January 5, 2021
1059:Preserved vehicles
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917:South Philadelphia
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440:– City Line Loop,
344:Frankford Terminal
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231:South Philadelphia
207:Western Hemisphere
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155:, in the state of
124:600 V DC
48:E40LFR en route to
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2082:Broad Street Line
1939:978-0-9619830-0-0
1920:978-0-7385-5692-5
1679:Motor Bus Society
1385:Route 66 schedule
1337:Springirth (2008)
1310:978-0-7106-2954-8
1081:Marmon-Herrington
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