Commuters detrain from a Doylestown bound local at Lansdale's Pennbrook station.
In a scene that could have taken place on New Jersey Transit a few years earlier, ALP44 2308, Septa's one and only, pushes a set of ex NJT Comet Is into West Trenton Yard.
After stopping to flag the crossing at Heacock Rd, SEPTA SW1200 #52 shoves hard on the rear of the wire train. The train will stop about a mile down the track to start working on hanging more new ... (more)
Two SEPTA Kawasaki LRV's meet at the entrance of the 40th Street Portal - a tunnel that leads from West Philadelphia to 30th Street Station with 3 subway station stops between.
A SEPTA LRV (built by Kawasaki in 1980) exits the 40th Street Portal and arrives at the trolly stop in South Philadelphia, PA.
The story of the SEPTA LRV'sThese robust cars hold up ... (more)
PCC meets it's modern day equivalent; the LRV (Light Rail Vehicle).
The rebuilt 1947 era St. Louis Car Company PCC (now a PCC-II seen here to the left painted in nostalgic PTC (Philadelphia Tr... (more)
SEPTA PCC-II #2323, built in 1947 by the St. Louis Car Company, refurbished by Brookville Equipment Company, receives some attention at SEPTA's Elmwood facility.
Essentially, the PCC II is a com... (more)
SEPTA PCC-2 #2324 returns to the loop at the 40th Street Portal on a brisk Winter day in February.
Under a web of catenary, a SEPTA PCC-2 exits the Mount Moriah Loop and proceeds down Kingsessing Ave bound for Center City Philadelphia.
Caught between a (wash) rack and a hard place - and still, room to spare! SEPTA PCC #2324 rounds Mount Moriah Loop in Philadelphia.
An SEPTA Silverliner V arrives at a shack which serves as the station stop on the NEC in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia. Once upon a time, this area was much more prominent and affl... (more)
A Silverliner IV pauses at the Elkins Park station on its way into Center City Philadelphia.
A Silverliner V splits the signals at the north end of the SEPTA station in Glenside.