Route 75 is a
trackless trolley
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...
route operated by
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 c ...
in
North
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Etymology
The word ''north ...
and
Northeast Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 census, Northeast Philadelphia has a population of between 300,000 and 450,000, depending ...
,
Pennsylvania
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,
United States
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. It connects to the
Market–Frankford Line
The Market–Frankford Line (MFL) (also called the Market–Frankford Subway–Elevated Line (MFSE), the Market–Frankford El (MFE), the El (), or the Blue Line) is one of three rapid transit lines in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; it and the Broad ...
at
Arrott Transportation Center Station, and runs primarily along Wyoming Avenue. Route 75 connects to the
Wyoming (BSL station)
Wyoming station is a SEPTA subway stop in Philadelphia. It serves the Broad Street Line and is located in the Logan neighborhood of North Philadelphia
North Philadelphia, nicknamed North Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is ...
local line and goes to
Wayne Junction in
Nicetown.
The route is operated by trolleybuses, locally called trackless trolleys, which replaced
streetcars (trolley cars) on the route on April 19, 1948, following one day of temporary bus operation.
[Wiegand, W. F. (c1976). ''SEPTA routing changes - Numbered routes and High Speed'', Route 75, p. 2. Philadelphia, PA (US): ]Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
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 ...
. No ISBN. As far back as 1922, the President of
Philadelphia Rapid Transit recommended converting the route into a feeder route for the
Market-Frankford Line.
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(WorldNYCSubway.org)/ref> The route originally continued east from Margaret-Orthodox elevated station to Richmond Street, in the Bridesburg neighborhood, but the last day of operation to Bridesburg was April 2, 1966.[Springirth, Kenneth C. (2008). ''Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys'', pp. 10 and 115–116. Charleston, SC (US): ]Arcadia Publishing
Arcadia Publishing is an American publisher of neighborhood, local, and regional history of the United States in pictorial form.(analysis of the successful ''Images of America'' series). Arcadia Publishing also runs the History Press, which publ ...
. . but trackless service was restored in April 2008.[''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 280 (July–August 2008), p. 95. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.]
See also
* Trolleybuses in Philadelphia
References
External links
SEPTA Route 75 (Official schedule and map)Flickr Photo
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