Philadelphia Public Transit Operator (January 1, 1940 to September 30, 1968)
Philadelphia Transportation Company
A PCC-type trolley and a Brill trackless trolley of PTC, wearing the company's standard paint scheme of green-and-cream in 1968 at 7th Street & Snyder Avenue
Overview
Locale
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Transit type
Rapid transit
Trolley/Streetcar
Motor bus
Trolley bus
Headquarters
200 W. Wyoming Avenue,[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Operation
Began operation
January 1, 1940
Ended operation
September 30, 1968 (taken over by SEPTA)
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (Broad Street Subway) 5 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1,581 mm) (streetcar/trolley lines and Market–Frankford Line)
PTC fare tokens
The Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) was the main public transit operator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1940 to 1968. A private company, PTC was the successor to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT), in operation since 1902, and was the immediate predecessor of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).[2]
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