Philadelphia Trolley Tracks

Germantown Avenue trolleys: 1947 factory photos	Philadelphia Trolley Beginnings 1858 - 1924
Philadelphia's Fairmount Park Trolley 1896 - 1946	Philadelphia Trolley Routes - 1968 to the present day
Philadelphia's Trackless Trolleys (Trolleybuses)	1920 Report: 10 years of Stotesbury-Mitten Management
PTC Center City Map January 1953	Summer 2003: Route 23 trolley at Wayne Junction
A Tour of Route 23 in 1987 photos by Harry Donahue	ex-Kansas City ex-PTC 2289
Article: History of the PCC Overhaul Programs by Rev. E. Casey	PCCs stored at Luzerne Depot in 2002
In this 1974 brochure, SEPTA speaks glowingly of its PCC trolley fleet and assures us of its bright future.	March 1973 Employe News Explains the Origins of 1970s "Gulf Oil" Paint
Philadelphia's PCC Streetcars: Air Cars	Philadelphia's PCC Streetcars: All-Electrics
Philadelphia's PCC Streetcars: PCC Survivors	Philadelphia's PCC Streetcars: Good Used Cars
Article: ex-Toronto PCCs in Philadelphia by Rev. E. Casey	Philadelphia PCC Car Roster - 1938 to the present day
Philadelphia's double-deck buses	The Harry Foesig Collection
Montgomery County's Hydro-Powered Trolleys	Trolley men at Willow Grove trolley barn, 1913
PTC trolley photos from the A. W. Maginnis Collection	1952 PTC 10-Year Plan
Bicentennial Boat Trolley	1926 Brill Trolley Subway Charter
PCC trolley on Old York Road in Logan, 1971	Last days of the Route 47 Trolley
PTC vehicle and depot assignments, 1955	New Years Eve PCC Charters
1981 Inquirer report: Aging Trolleys, Weakest Link in a Worn Chain	Runaway Trolley
September 1997 City Trolley Hearing	August 2001 Route 15 trolley tracks construction

On June 8, 2007 the Society for Industrial Archaeology
sponsored a tour of Philadelphia's remaining trolley buildings,
spanning from pre-Civil War on up to the 21st Century.
Philadelphia Car Barns Past and Present
was led by architect historian & author Joel Spivak.
Follow this link for a virtual tour.

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