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Trains, Trolleys & Transit by Gerry Williams Philadelphia area railr transit SC
Trains, Trolleys & Transit by Gerry Williams
A guide to Philadelphia area railr transit
Soft Cover Front cover has a tear- see photo
112 pages
Copyright 1998
CONTENTS
Introduction - Philadelphia's Transit System 3
CHAPTER 1
Riding the SEPTA System6
CHAPTER 2 City Transit Division
City Transit MAP 8-9
City Transit Division 10
Market-Frankford Subway-Elevated 11
Broad Street Subway 15
Subway-Surface Trolleys 17
Route 1018
Route 11 20
Route 1322
Route 3424
Route 3626
Surface Streetcars28
Historic Trolleys30
Trackless Trolleys 32
CHAPTER 3 The Red Arrow Lines
Red Arrow Lines 34
69th Street Terminal 35
Norristown High-Speed Line 38
Media and Sharon Hill Trolleys 42
CHAPTER 4 Regional Rail
Regional Rail- An Historical Overview 46
Regional Rail MAP 51
The Center City Stations 54
SEPTA Train Numbering System 57
SEPTA Route Designations 57
Equipment and Operations 57
R1 - The Airport Line 58
R2 - Marcus Hook /Wilmington /Newark 60
R2 - Warminster 64
R3 - Media / Elwyn67
R3 - West Trenton 70
The Alternate Route to New York 71
R5 - Paoli/Downingtown 74
SEPTA and Reverse Commuting 79
R5 - Lansdale/Doylestown80
Bethlehem Branch Passenger Service 83
R6 - Cynwyd 84
R6 - Norristown 86
R7 - Trenton 90
R7 - Chestnut Hill East 93
R8 - Chestnut Hill West95
R8 - Fox Chase 97
CHAPTER 5
PATCO 99
CHAPTER 6
NJ Transit Atlantic City Rail Line 104
CHAPTER 7
Amtrak in the Philadelphia Area 108
CHAPTER 8
Freight Operations in the Post-Conrail Era 110
Meet the Author110
Appendix
SEPTA Revenue Rail Equipment Roster 111
INTRODUCTION
OF ALL MAJOR U.S. CITIES, PHILADELPHIA has by far the most varied and comprehensive rail-transit systems. From classic down-the-street trolley lines to high-speed electric interurbans, to heavy-duty standard railroads, Philadelphia has it all.
Philadelphia's rail network is critical in moving Philadelphians to work and to play. But it can also be the most comfortable and environmentally friendly way for visitors- be they history-seeking tourists or students of railroad transportation- to tour one of America's most historic metropolitan areas.
This is a take-it-with-you guide of the entire Philadelphia rail passenger network, which is made up of several component systems of widely varied heritage, from the little Philadelphia & Western to the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad. Our coverage includes several types of rail transit systems as well, which in some cases overlap into different operating entities. The following glossary will help sort out the different system types:
Light rail systems are characterized by lighter volume traffic, often handled by single cars electrically operated from overhead wire, on moderate headway. Right-of-way can be in the street pavement or boulevard, on private way, subway, or on elevated trackage. Light rail is the more modern term for what is better known as classic "streetcar" or "trolley" operations.
Heavy rail systems are characterized by high capacity, multiple-unit (m.u.) self-propelled electric trains powered from a third rail (or in some other cities, overhead wire), and operating on close headways. Rights-of-way are almost always grade separated, and may be surface, subway, or elevated.
Regional rail or commuter rail systems are oriented toward moving people from outlying suburban areas into a central business district. Equipment, which is usually built to regular full-size railroad standards, may be self-propelled m.u. cars electrically powered by overhead wire, or conventional railroad-style suburban coaches with high-capacity seating hauled by an electric or diesel locomotive.
Philadelphia's Operating Entities
Four separate companies provide a variety of rail passenger service to metropolitan Philadelphia:
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