Philadelphia Trolley Tracks:

2012 Route 15 Rail Renewal

Girard Avenue at Front Street February 2012

Girard Avenue looking west at Front Street, beneath the Market-Frankford El.
In late 2011 - early 2012, SEPTA is spending $1.2 million to replace 7000 linear feet of badly worn rail on Girard Avenue.
February 8, 2012 photo by Mike Szilagyi


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SEPTA's $1.2 million investment in Route 15 hopefully bodes well for the line's future as an electric streetcar route.

February 8, 2012 photos by Mike Szilagyi



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