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G (SEPTA Metro)
The G, formerly known as the Route 15 Trolley, is a streetcar line in the SEPTA Metro network that runs along Girard Avenue through North and West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Service is operated by the City Transit Division of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. , it is the only trolley line in Philadelphia that is not part of the subway–surface trolley lines. SEPTA PCC III vehicles are used on the line. The line was first opened in 1859 as a horse car line operated by the Richmond and Schuylkill River Passenger Railway, and electrified in 1895, with extensions in 1902 and 1903. Service was " bustituted" in 1992, along with Route 23 (Germantown Avenue-11th and 12th Streets) and Route 56 (Torresdale-Erie Avenues). On September 4, 2005, trolley service was restored. On April 29, 2012, east of Frankford Avenue, the line started being operated by buses due to major reconstruction. West of Frankford Avenue, the line was still run by PCC II cars. Trolleys term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, is a regional public transportation authority that operates transit bus, bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people throughout five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It also manages projects that maintain, replace, and expand its infrastructure, facilities, and vehicles. SEPTA is the major transit provider for Philadelphia and four surrounding counties within the Philadelphia metropolitan area, including Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks, and Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester counties. It is a state-created authority, with the majority of its board appointed by the five counties it serves. Several SEPTA commuter rail and bus services serve New Castle County, Delaware and Mercer County, New Jersey, although service to Philadelphia from South Jers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Car
A horsecar, horse-drawn tram, horse-drawn streetcar (U.S.), or horse-drawn railway (historical), is a tram or streetcar pulled by a horse. Summary The horse-drawn tram (horsecar) was an early form of public transport, public rail transport, which developed out of wagonway, industrial haulage routes that had long been in existence, and from the Omnibus (Horse-drawn vehicle), horse-drawn omnibus routes that first ran on public streets in the 1820s, using the newly improved iron or steel rail or 'Tramway (industrial), tramway'. They were local versions of the stagecoach lines and picked up and dropped off passengers on a regular route, without the need to be pre-hired. Horsecars on tramlines were an improvement over the omnibus, because the low rolling resistance of metal wheels on iron or steel track (rail transport), rails (usually Rail profile#Grooved rail, grooved Tram#History, from 1852 on) allowed the horses to haul a greater load for a given effort than the omnibus, and ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. The zoo opened with 1,000 animals and an admission price of 25 cents. For a brief time, the zoo also housed animals brought to U.S. from safaris by the Smithsonian Institution, which had not yet built its National Zoo. The Philadelphia Zoo is one of the premier zoos in the world for breeding animals that are difficult to breed in captivity. The zoo also works with many groups around the world to protect the natural habitats of the animals in their care. The zoo is and the home of nearly 1,300 animals, many of which are rare and endangered. Special features include a children's petting zoo, a rainforest themed carousel, a climbing structure, chats with keepers, behind th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia To Harrisburg Main Line
The Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by Amtrak in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. This is the only electrified Amtrak line in the United States outside of the main line of the Northeast Corridor. The line runs from Philadelphia, where it meets the Northeast Corridor at Zoo Junction at railway milepost, milepost 1.9, west to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg (MP 104.6), where electrification ends. The Main Line is part of the longer Keystone Corridor, which continues west to Pittsburgh along the Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line.Federal Railway Administration, This section is sometimes referred to as "Keystone East" and is part of Amtrak's Keystone Service. Philadelphia's Broad Street Station (Philadelphia), Broad Street Station was the original start of the line. It was replaced by Suburban Station, the headquarters for the Pennsylvania Railroad, in 1930. Current service patterns dictate that all passenger rail service o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SEPTA Route 10
The T1 (Lancaster Avenue line) is one of the five T routes of the SEPTA Metro that connect 13th Street station in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the 63rd Street–Malvern Avenue station in the Overbrook section of West Philadelphia. Service is operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Route description Starting from its eastern terminus at 13th Street, the T1 runs in a subway tunnel under Market Street. It has underground station stops at 15th Street, 19th Street, 22nd Street, 30th Street, and 33rd Street. From 15th to 30th Streets, it runs on the outer tracks of the Market Street subway tunnel used by SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line. Passengers may transfer free of charge to the Market–Frankford Line at 13th Street, 15th Street, and 30th Street and to the Broad Street Line at 15th Street. Connections to the SEPTA Regional Rail can be made at either 15th Street Station or 30th Street Station . There is an underground passageway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster Avenue
Lancaster may refer to: Lands and titles *The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire *Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies *Duke of Lancaster *Earl of Lancaster *House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty Places Australia * Lancaster, Victoria Canada * Lancaster, New Brunswick * Lancaster, Newfoundland and Labrador * Lancaster, Ontario * Lancaster, St. Catharines, Ontario * Lancaster Sound, Nunavut United Kingdom *Lancaster, Lancashire, the original Lancaster from which other place names are derived **Lancaster University **Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency), a historical political district ** Lancaster and Wyre (UK Parliament constituency), the modern political district **City of Lancaster, a non-metropolitan local government district based in Lancaster, formed in 1974 ** Lancaster Rural District, a former local government area abolished in 1974 **Municipal Borough of Lancaster, a former local government area abolished in 1974 *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carroll Park, Philadelphia
Carroll Park is a neighborhood in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded by Lansdowne Avenue to the north, West Girard Avenue to the south, North 63rd Street to the west, and North 52nd Street to the east. Along major streets of the neighborhood, the Carroll Park Community Council, Inc. has placed banners that say “Carroll Park: Where our neighbors become friends.” The 10 trolley runs along Lansdowne Avenue and the 15 trolley runs along Girard Avenue. There is a park by the name of Carroll Park between North 59th and North 58th Streets and West Thompson Street and West Girard Avenue. Carroll Park’s residents are primarily working-class and lower-income African-Americans. Schools and libraries The School District of Philadelphia operates the local public schools. Two charter schools and one parochial school are located in the neighborhood. The charter schools are the Universal Bluford Charter School (formerly Guion S. Bluford School), serving grades K t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Age
''Railway Age'' is an American trade magazine for the rail transport industry. It was founded in 1856 in Chicago (the United States' major railroad hub) and is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. History The magazine's original title was the ''Western Railroad Gazette,'' and it was renamed the '' Railroad Gazette'' in 1870. In June 1908, after purchasing its chief rival, ''The Railway Age'' (founded in 1876 in Chicago), it changed its title to ''Railroad Age Gazette'', then in January 1910, to ''Railway Age Gazette''. In 1918, it shortened its name to the current title. ''Railway Review'' (originally the ''Chicago Railway Review'') was merged into ''Railway Age'' in 1927. Publications that have been merged into ''Railway Age'' include ''American Railroad Journal'', founded in 1832, renamed ''The Railroad and Engineering Journal'' in 1887 by its then-new owner/editor, Matthias N. Forney. It became ''American Engineer & Railroad Journal'' in 1883, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer
''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', often referred to simply as ''The Inquirer'', is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded on June 1, 1829, ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is the third-longest continuously operating daily newspaper in the United States. The newspaper has the largest circulation of any newspaper in both Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region, which includes Philadelphia and its surrounding communities in southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, northern Delaware, and the northern Eastern Shore of Maryland. As of 2020, the newspaper has the 17th-largest circulation of any newspaper in the United States As of 2020, ''The Inquirer'' has won 20 Pulitzer Prizes. Several decades after its 1829 founding, ''The Inquirer'' began emerging as one of the nation's major newspapers during the American Civil War. Its circulation dropped after the Civil War's conclusion, but it rose again by the end of the 19th century. Originally sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market-Frankford Line
The L, formerly known as the Market–Frankford Line, is a rapid transit line in the SEPTA Metro network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The L runs from the 69th Street Transit Center in Upper Darby, just outside of West Philadelphia, through Center City Philadelphia to the Frankford Transit Center in Near Northeast Philadelphia. Starting in 2024, the line was rebranded as the "L" as part of the implementation of SEPTA Metro, wherein line names are simplified to a single letter. The L is the busiest route in the SEPTA system; it had more than 170,000 boardings on an average weekday in 2019. The line has elevated and underground portions. Route The L begins at 69th Street Transit Center in Upper Darby. The L then heads east at ground level and passes north of the borough of Millbourne. From there, it enters West Philadelphia and is elevated over Market Street until 46th Street, where it curves north and east and then descends underground via a portal a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girard Station (Market–Frankford Line)
Girard may refer to: Places in the United States *Girard, Alabama * Girard, Georgia * Girard, Illinois * Girard, Kansas * Girard, Michigan * Girard, Minnesota *Girard, Ohio * Girard, Pennsylvania * Girard, Texas * Girard, West Virginia * Girard Township, Macoupin County, Illinois * Girard Township, Michigan * Girard Township, Minnesota * Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania * Girard Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania * Girard Avenue, a street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by two SEPTA stations: ** Girard station (Broad Street Line), a subway station on serving the Broad Street Line ** Girard station (SEPTA Market-Frankford Line), a rapid transit station on Market-Frankford Line **SEPTA Route 15, a trolley line also known as the Girard Avenue Line *Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, was known as Girard until 1941 People * Girard I of Roussillon (died 1113), count of Roussillon * Girard II of Roussillon (died 1172), count of Roussillon * Gerard la Pucell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankford And Delaware Avenue Station (1890–1983), Australian politician
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Frankford may refer to: * Frankford, Tasmania, Australia * Frankford, Ontario, Canada United States * Frankford, Delaware * Frankford, Baltimore, Maryland * Frankford Township, Mower County, Minnesota ** Frankford Village, Minnesota, a ghost town which was in this township * Frankford, Missouri * Frankford Township, New Jersey * Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Frankford, West Virginia See also * * Frankfort (other) * Frankfurt (other) * Frank Forde Francis Michael Forde (18 July 189028 January 1983) was an Australian politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Australia from 6 to 13 July 1945, in a caretaker capacity following the death of John Curtin. He was deputy leader of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
