Philadephia''s Coventional Trolleys in the PTC Era

[@taurus-astrobike104]

I REALLY MISS THE TROLLEY CARS... ESPECIALLY ROUTES 56,23, 33,& those TROLLEY islands on Market St...WOOW THOSE WERE THE BEST DAYS IN PHILADELPHIA...THANKYOU FOR THE TREASURES OF OUR PAST!! 💘 AWESOME!!

[@Deejayboy]

Philadelphia, which once boasted of more trolley lines than any other major city. Those were the glory years for sure. I grew up riding PTC. Trolley cars were the best!

[@carlosphillips8447]

The only city I've ever seen where they ran directly out of the airport very good idea

[@libertubey2199]

SEPTA is so anti-rail. If they could, they would get rid of the subway, el, and all six trolley lines.

[@luislaplume8261]

@1400deadwood The latter which I grew up in had 3 divisions. The BMT, IRT, IND. The first 2 were private subway and el train lines, the IND stood for Independent City owned subway lines and was operated by the NYC goverment. I am a New Yorker who grew up there though not born there. Guess where I was born. Havana,Cuba in 1956.

[@Poisson4147]

@@libertubey2199 Reportedly when NCL took over PTC's management they tried to figure out how to kill the subway-surface lines too, but the tunnels are too narrow and poorly ventilated for any kind of bus to run there, either diesel or electric.

[@us13brother]

I wish I could go back in time ride the the 37 trolley from 30st to Chester terminal I love to see swamps of Eastwick back then

[@davidroosa4561]

Thanks for the work you put in to making this.

[@stevestearns2241]

I was a kid 1956, at the time they converted the ROUTE 20 trolleys to PCC AIR CARS, I loved the sound of the trolleys rolling down 12th street to SOUTH PHILADELPHIA. We got off at MCKEAN street to see my grandmother. those were the days. SADLY, 1957 ROUTE 20 Was deleted. ROUTE 23 took over 12th street,

[@mackbonner3219]

Love the album! Rode the Route 37 in southwest for many years; still my favorite trolley! Thanks!!

[@charlesevans605]

Got any pics of the old. Brown el cars. Retired in 1960s

[@ronlevine8873]

Every trolley was "green" running on 600 Volts DC. Now we have 1300 buses, all running on diesel fuel.

[@ronjones7716]

Loved riding those trolleys. They were so spacious and comfortable. I miss many things from that era. Great video!

[@davidhuff6149]

Wow to cool back in Philly, old school PTC looks so good. Today SEPTA is not the best look. I think the trolleys back in those days were cool.

[@littlerascal2753]

life is a lark, at willow grove park!!! grew up in abington during the 50's..... LOVED goin' to that park!!!

[@teddawg327]

I rode the 46 many times. The 42 was a PCC car

[@franzliebkin]

Great pics. Good to see 8042. My dad owned it for a while.

[@johnhrosovsky816]

Great work on this video looking for shots of the 75 Route when it was a Trolley or the Pennypack tressle for the 59

[@russellcandy9850]

Don't you mean 66 and Penny pack ?

[@ronlevine8873]

Rt. 59 ran on a trestle across the Pennypack to Bustleton from 1922 to 1948. A very picturesque trip.

[@leedamicone6725]

Always enjoyed the ride during the 50"s

[@workingtaxpayer1201]

The photography was good enough for me to shut the sound off so that I could continue watching… Not everyone likes the same kind of music…

[@viktordubowskii695]

Miss the 47 trolley. I used to ride it from Godfrey Ave, to 5th and Erie.

[@charlesevans605]

I still have token. Thay where size of a dime

[@gerryphilly53]

I think that the picture at 5:17 of the video showing Car #6251 and listing the location as “Chelton and Midvale” actually was taken at Coulter and Morris. Route 52 was single tracked on Coulter from Wayne Ave to the point where Midvale splits off from Coulter just after the bridge over the Chestnut Hill West rail line.

[@gerryphilly53]

Sorry it’s car 5261 not 6251.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

That's exactly where it is. Coulter Street looking West towards Morris with the car heading East toward Wayne Avenue. My dad used to live on Penn St a half block south

[@blue9multimediagroup]

And the Ridge terminus was single track next to the eastbound curb. Not to mention, Rt 52 was discontinued in January 1956 so no way was this picture in that spot or on that date.

[@mister_fjk1972]

Looks like they tried to cosmetically dress up some of the cars with "wing" headlight treatments and spruced up paint jobs to look more modern like the PCC's (11:46)

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Exactly the idea. They were rebuilt and their windows flipped upside down to allow them to get rid of the window guards in favor of a immovable window pane.

[@wbcook1000]

At 7:14 there appears to be a '57 Chevy 210 and photo date is 7/56

[@caseyedward2890]

6462 pic is at Parkside Loop😊

[@Alexgomez411]

Road this and then took the 40 out to Wadsworth for 2 years thanks for the memories

[@blue9multimediagroup]

40 didn't go to Wadsworth

[@Nunya100]

Where is 60th and Allegheny? Great video.

[@LambieSamba]

Harry Donahue, I would love to get a pic on Tioga AV 1953-57 for a story I intend to publish, do you have? cost?

[@LambieSamba]

Alternately, Rising Sun AV near St. Willies

[@harrydonahue1657]

What car route are you looking for? Don't know about pics at those exact spots

[@casperpffppobob590]

GROW UP IN KENNSINGTON LOVED TO RIDE THE BACK OF THEM IN WINTER TIME, SNOW SKYING, I KNOW NUT'S HA

[@jaycoleman6552]

It's GREW and *_*NUTS_* .

[@jimboylan2]

I wish it would stay still and stop cropping the photos.

[@itssharrlol]

is there any remnants of the Westinghouse loop and where was it located

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Just a Wawa

[@johnnyzeee5215]

I'm sure many of these cars were kept running by SEPTA, until they replaced with Kawasaki light rail vehicles in the 80's.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Only the streamlined PCCs lasted until then. The older boxy cars were retired last in 1957.

[@johnnyzeee5215]

@@blue9multimediagroup Thanks. I'm sure there are some still left on siding tracks at Lycoming or Victory Depots.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

@@johnnyzeee5215 You mean Luzerne Depot? That I'm not sure as it's been leased to a cardboard recycling company for the last two decades. Victory never had trolley tracks in it as it's always been a bus depot. The trolleys use part of the MFL shops for maintenance and the NHSL has its own shop next to the NHSL main line just west of 69th St Tmnl.

[@OccupyBlackMedia]

So who laid all this track??? are these a pre flood civilization???

[@jefffriedberg]

I cancelled this at 0:30 because it was boring and i hated the audio.

[@harrydonahue1657]

De gustibus non est disputandem

[@jefffriedberg]

@@harrydonahue1657 WOW! You are smart!! I wish I was all growed up and smart like you!! Oh…and go ________ yersef.

[@RRansomSmith]

Lots of place name errors in this video.....

[@blue9multimediagroup]

2:45 Allegheny Ave + Ridge Ave (Rt 60) 2:56 Sedgley Ave near Allegheny Ave (Rt 60) 4:00 Crosby St + 3rd St [Chester] (Rt 37) 5:18 Coulter St + Morris St (Rt 52) 5:38, 5:56, 6:23 City Line Loop (Rt 66) 6:49 Chelten Ave + Ogontz Ave / Stenton Ave (Rt 52) 7:08 60th St + Lansdowne Ave (Rt 46) 7:51, 9:21 12th St + Erie Ave Loop (Rt 20) 8:22 Luzerne Depot 9:58 Walnut St + 19th St (Rt 17) 10:07 JFK Blvd + 15th St (Rt 17) 11:12 63rd St + Lancaster Ave (Rt 41) 11:39 Convention Ave + South St (Rt 40) 12:32 Kensington Ave + Cumberland St (Rt 3) 13:27 Kensington Ave (Rt 39) 15:06 Chester Ave + 43rd St [Clark Park] (Rt 13)

[@tommiller103]

there is no 60th and allegheny!!!

[@jjeannef227]

Yes- The Loud Music Ruins the Entire Experience TRY AGAIN DUMDUMS

[@albertcarello619]

@jjeannef227: This is the exact kind of music I get when calling credit card companies having to wait an hour or more for a representative and when calling VERIZON customer service.

[@geraldcolsher9642]

When Philadelphia was beautiful.