Elmwood Carhouse is a

SEPTA Subway–Surface The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates transit bus, bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people ...

Trolley Carbarn was constructed in 1981 to house the current Kawasaki LRVs that run on Subway-Surface Routes 11, 13, 34 & 36. Route 10 which also uses Kawasaki LRVs was housed here from September 1992 until September 2005, now with the return of Surface Streetcar Trolley Route 15 back to streetcar operations, Route 10 returned back to Callowhill Carhouse. The Elmwood Carhouse replaced the vintage Woodland Carhouse which was located at 49th & Woodland. On October 23, 1975 part of their carbarn suffered a devastating fire in which several trolleys were destroyed. The official date of Elmwood Carhouse opening was November 15, 1981.

Elmwood Carhouse

Elmwood Depot also known as Elmwood Loop and Elmwood Avenue Loop, is a storage facility and alternate terminus for the

SEPTA Route 36 SEPTA's Subway-Surface Trolley Route 36 (a.k.a.; the Elmwood Avenue-Subway Line) is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street station in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsy ...

Subway-Surface Trolley Line, in the Elmwood Park section of

Southwest Philadelphia Southwest Philadelphia (formerly Kingsessing Township) is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The section can be described as extending from the western side of the Schuylkill River to the city line, with the SEPTA. The nort ...

. Besides cars from Route 36, the facility is used to store and maintain cars from SEPTA Routes 11, 13, and 34. Up until September 5, 2005,

SEPTA The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people in five coun ...

Route 10 was housed here from since 1992. Its official address is at 7311 w Elmwood Avenue, but the yard stretches southwest to Island Road and north to

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Northeast Corridor The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston through Providence, New Haven, Stamford, New York City, Philadelphia, Wilmington, a ...

line. Trolleys run from here to Eastwick Loop or to

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. It is also used by railfans during the annual "OcTrolleyfest" sponsored by the Darby Borough Historic Commission.Darby Octrolleyfest
/ref> A decorative arch bridge carries the NEC/

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right-of-way over Island Road and the trolley tracks between Routes 11 and 36. Between the Eastwick Loop and Elmwood Depot, the trolleys have their own right-of-way for a short period in the middle of Island Road where the tracks are not on a paved street and the wooden ties are visible. Outside the yard, there are connections to

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Route 68 and

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Route 108.

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External links

Elmwood Depot Track map (Philadelphia Trolley.org)

Station from Google Maps Street View
SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Line stations Rail yards in Pennsylvania Railway stations in Philadelphia SEPTA Rapid Transit stations located above ground