The museum applied the orange and white “Gulf Oil” paint scheme and placed No. 203 on display for a few years at the museum entrance on Log Cabin Road. Another “bullet” car, No. 205, is …

In 1923, Philadelphia opened the country’s first permanent transit line operated by trackless trolleys (also known as trolley buses). A few other cities had previously run these vehicles on a …

The Philadelphia & West Chester Traction began operating in 1895 with a line from 63rd Street at the west edge of Philadelphia to West Chester, PA. The company later added branches to …

Seashore contemplated continuing to use No. 6618 as an instruction car for museum operators. Seashore rebuilt the trucks from Philadelphia’s 5 ft. 2 ¼ in. track gauge to standard gauge (4 …

May 11, 2019 · Builder Flxible Description small "New Look" transit bus Type Motor Buses Year 1975 Acquired by the Museum 2006

Oct 5, 2016 · In 1968, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority acquired the city’s transit operations from the Philadelphia Transportation Company. The Seashore Trolley …

Trolleys of Pennsylvania is a photographic essay covering trolley car systems in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania had more operating trolley companies than any other state in the United States.

In 1968, the Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (a state agency) acquired the PTC. SEPTA repainted the streetcars from PTC’s green and cream colors to SEPTA’s white with a …

The United States was once criss-crossed by interurban trolley lines. Interurbans in the Northeast tended to stop in town centers and run down the sides of rural roads, […]

Take a trolley ride on a heritage electric railway at Seashore Trolley Museum in beautiful Kennebunkport, Maine this summer. The museum is open Wednesdays-Sundays from …