PHILADELPHIA TRAM & TROLLEYBUS NETWORK

PART 1

Network description

Map with photo locations

Richmond & Westmorland Loop. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Entering Richmond & Westmorland Loop. Trolleys go around the loop in clockwise direction. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Richmond & Westmorland Loop. The parked bus is placed on stand-by in anticipation of gaps in trolley service. On the day this photo was taken, the bus was used on two occasions for apparent service-patching. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Exiting Richmond & Westmorland Loop. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Richmond & Westmorland Loop. Articulated diesel bus serves the Allegheny Av. route 60. Diesel bus routes 60 & 73 use the same loop as trolleys do. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Richmond St. / Allegheny Av. Westbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Richmond St. / Clearfield St. Eastbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Richmond St. / Indiana Av. Eastbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Richmond St. / Lehigh St. Westbound car. The viaduct in the background is the source of common service breakdowns due to trucks damaging the low overhead. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Richmond St. / Cumberland St. Car 2331 is headed west. Highway I-95 is directly above the tracks. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Industrial views at Richmond St. / York St. Eastbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Most traffic engineering efforts to accommodate new trolley service came down to a few basics, such as additional loading platforms erected in the middle of the widest sections of Girard Av. Girard Av. / Susquehanna Av. Westbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Girard Av. / Columbia Av. Westbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Girard Av. / Oxford St. Eastbound car. Downtown Philadelphia in the background. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Trolleys meet at Girard Av. / Frankford Av. This photo is taken looking west. The elevated section of the Market-Frankford Line is in the background. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Girard Av. / Front St. Westbound car is loading passengers under the elevated structure of the Girard Station, Market-Frankford Line. The signs of an apparent derailment are embedded in the newly laid asphalt. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Girard Av. / Front St. Leaving the Girard Station, Market-Frankford Line. Westbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Girard Ave. / 6 St. Westbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Girard Av. / 10 St. Regional Rail Lines viaduct in the background. Westbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Girard Av. / 12 St. Crossing route 23s unused tracks. Westbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
Girard Av. / Broad St. Westbound car. (25-Sep-2005, YM)
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Last update 01-Oct-2005