Philadelphia Transportation Company
Philadelphia Public Transit Operator (January 1, 1940 to September 30, 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) was the main public transit operator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1940 to 1968. A private company, PTC was the successor to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT), in operation since 1902, and was the immediate predecessor of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).[2]
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Philadelphia Transportation Company | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Transit type | |
Headquarters | 200 W. Wyoming Avenue,[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Operation | |
Began operation | January 1, 1940 |
Ended operation | September 30, 1968 (taken over by SEPTA) |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (Broad Street Subway) 5 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1,581 mm) (streetcar/trolley lines and Market–Frankford Line) |
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