100 Years
The “El” has been an essential component in the history of Philadelphia. Recent and continuing improvements have kept the El an important part of Philadelphia services. More Market-Frankford history |
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| In 1911, an order of thirty cars was delivered by the J. G. Brill Company of Philadelphia located at 62nd Street and Woodland Avenue. The first car from Brill, #136, is shown here. From the Collection of James Sparkman. |
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The classic PCC trolley |
| A northbound Route 70 trolley is busy with riders boarding and exiting at 52nd Street. The car’s destination is 54th & City Line Loop in the Wynnefield section of the city. Collection of James Sparkman. |
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View of Market Street looking west at 32nd in July 1953. Note the “crow’s nest” on the column supporting the “El” to the left of the Studebaker sedan. The employee in this booth worked the switches for trolley cars operating on Woodland Avenue on the left, and west on Market Street. Today Woodland Avenue is a grassed pedestrian walkway on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus. The trolleys operate in the subway under the former Woodland Avenue to 40th Street.
Photo by Joseph M. Mannix. |
SEPTA's Current Fleet
Buses
Subway, Trolley, Light Rail
Regional Rail |
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| The Frankford Transportation Center, dedicated in 2006, is the connection point for the El and bus routes throughout the Northeast. |
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