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http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150 ... month.html

From the article:
"At long last, the first of PATCO's refurbished rail cars have passed their final tests and will be put into customer service next month."

Its hard to believe that the city wants $3,494.45 in re taxes for this property and has a TOTAL ASSESSMENT value of $273,300 on the property

When I was a kid in the 60’ the old folks in the neighborhood use to tell tales of the days when PRT provided a funeral car serviceso the remains could be transported to their final rest by a special trolley car. I have never seen any proof of this but was wondering if this could be the reason why t...

In an election campaign truth in advertising is not require. The purpose is to get elected. Notice he did not say he was against the tax just that the current administration sign the law

Those would be vestiges of the 46 trolley. Presumably they were left for non-revenue connection for the 10 and 15 to Callowhill but they have been long severed north of Girard and south of Lansdowne. Operationally, there's no purpose for them, as you already connect the 15 and 10 via 63rd. The rail...

SEPTA buries the tracks of unused trolley lines for two reasons. One, its cheaper than tearing them up. Two, it preserves the track for potential reactivation of the line no matter how remote that sounds. Encasement in asphalt protects the track from the effects of water. Interesting statement abou...