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[KevinKorell]

Billy Penn,  7/7/23:

 

 

    Historic trolleys will return to Girard Avenue service in September, SEPTA says  

 

 

Historic trolleys are on track to be back up and running on Girard Avenue in September, SEPTA confirmed to Billy Penn.

 

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[KevinKorell]

NBC Philadelphia, 7/12/23:

 

 

    SEPTA is bringing back its historic green-and-cream trolleys to Girard Ave.    

 

 

SEPTA’s historic trolleys are making a comeback on Girard Avenue in September, SEPTA confirmed.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WHYY-TV, Channel 12 in Philadelphia, PA, 8/16/23:

 

 

    SEPTA’s Route 15 historic trolleys to return Sept. 10    

 

 

SEPTA is bringing back the historic green and cream trolleys on Route 15 from Port Richmond to West Philadelphia on September 10.

 

We have a return date now.   You may be able to spot some of them (not sure if they are the ones already rehabbed or waiting for the process) sitting in the Elmwood Yard, visible from passing Amtrak trains (or the SEPTA line to Delaware).   The story

[KevinKorell]

September 10th did not happen!    Read on....

 

Philly Voice,  9/7/23:

 

 

   Return of SEPTA's classic trolleys delayed until later this fall  

 

 

SEPTA had planned to roll out its refurbished classic trolleys this Sunday, but their return has been pushed back until later this fall. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

"Later this fall" has now become.... winter.

 

WHYY Radio,  Philadelphia, PA, 11/13/23:

 

 

  SEPTA’s historic Route 15 trolleys ‘very close’ to returning    

 

 

SEPTA’s historic green and cream trolleys on Route 15 should be returning to the tracks by the first quarter of 2024.

 

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[KevinKorell]

KYW Radio, Philadelphia, PA, 2/10/24:

 

 

   Put your patience caps on — SEPTA still has no set return date for their 1940s-era trolleys    

 

 

Riders eager for a nostalgic journey on SEPTA's refurbished PCC trolley cars will have to keep waiting. The transit agency says the rebuilt cars are still being road-tested and aren’t ready for prime time yet.

 

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[CNJRoss]

WHYY (PBS and NPR), Philadelphia, PA 2/12/24

SEPTA delays the debut of rebuilt retro trolley cars, now expected in the spring

 

The rebuilt trolleys have modern underpinnings and a vintage look. SEPTA expects them to be back in service this spring.

 

SEPTA's Route 15 historic trolleys will return. The vehicles will be ADA accessible and cost roughly $250,000 each to restore. (Courtesy of SEPTA)

A move to bring back classic streetcars to Philadelphia streets has been delayed until spring.

 

PCC Trolleys from the 1940s have been refurbished in SEPTA’s repair shop, but the transit agency’s Andrew Busch said they haven’t had enough “break-in time” to be put back into service on Route 15.

 

“So if there’s an issue with the electrical system or with anything on board the trolley, we could address that within those first 200 miles.”

 

 

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[CNJRoss]

WPVI-TV (6 ABC), Philadelphia PA 6/12/24

 

SEPTA's historic trolleys to return to Philadelphia's Girard Avenue

 

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA's historic Girard Avenue trolleys are finally coming back on the tracks this weekend.

 

The restored 1947 trolleys, which provide service from Port Richmond to West Philadelphia along Route 15 on Girard Avenue, will be moving again starting June 16. The line makes 64 stops along 8.5 miles of tracks.

 

"People love them, they do. It brings back old memories of when they were kids and they would ride them, 'Oh I remember that I went to school on one of them!'" says SEPTA technician Michael Rogowski. "Everybody I talk to loves them. There isn't a person that doesn't. That's what makes it worth the while."

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Mass Transit magazine,   6/13/24:

 

 

   Historic PCC Trolley return to SEPTA's Route 15    

 

 

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has brought back its green and cream Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC) Trolleys to Route 15. The trolleys will begin services starting June 16. SEPTA officials celebrated the milestone with employees at the Woodland Shop in west Philadelphia, which is the agency’s heavy-duty trolley repair facility.

 

Story here.

[KevinKorell]

Metro Report International,    6/19/24:
 

 

   PCC trolley cars return to service in Philadelphia 

 

 

USA: Presidents’ Conference Committee trams dating back to 1947 have re-entered service on Philadelphia’s Route 15 following refurbishment.

 
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