A New Flyer E40LFR en route to Frankford Transportation Center
Operation
Locale
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Open
October 14, 1923
Operator(s)
1923–40: Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company; 1940–68: Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC); 1968–present: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
Infrastructure
Electrification
Parallel overhead lines, 600 V DC
Website
http://www.septa.org SEPTA
The Philadelphia trolleybus system forms part of the public transportation network serving Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. It opened on October 14, 1923,[1][2] and is now the second-longest-lived trolleybus system in the world.[3][4] One of only four such systems currently operating in the U.S., it presently comprises three lines and is operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), with a fleet of 38 trolleybuses, or trackless trolleys as SEPTA calls them.[2] The three surviving routes serve North and Northeast Philadelphia and connect with SEPTA's Market–Frankford rapid transit line.
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