02227nam 2200433 450 991015754750332120230810001620.01-4396-5931-1(CKB)3710000001001168(MiAaPQ)EBC6132841(EXLCZ)99371000000100116820200612d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPhiladelphia trolleys from survival to revival /Roger DuPuis IICharleston, South Carolina :Arcadia Publishing,[2017]©20171 online resource (163 pages) illustrationsImages of Modern America1-4671-2388-9 "Using evocative photographs from private collections, Philadelphia Trolleys: From Survival to Revival carries readers on a nostalgic trip through nearly 50 years of transportations history, starting with the takeover of local transit service from the private sector by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Sporting a rainbow of paint schemes in the 1970s, Philadelphia's fleet of streamlines 1940s trolley cars brought a welcome splash of color to gritty city streets. But more than a coat of paint was needed for America's largest surviving streetcar network, and SEPTA faced tough choices about how much to keep as aging vehicles and infrastructure desperately required renewal or replacement. Long-lived Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) streamliners were retired, and SEPTA invested in Kawasaki light rail vehicles, which are still serving Philadelphia commuters 38 years later." -- From cover.Images of modern America.Trolley carsPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaStreet-railroadsPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia (Pa.)HistoryPictorial worksTrolley carsStreet-railroads974.811DuPuis RogerII,1247545MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910157547503321Philadelphia trolleys2891969UNINA