Philadelphia trolleybus system | |
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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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