Philadelphia Transportation Company

Philadelphia Transportation Company
A PCC-type trolley and a Brill trackless trolley of PTC, wearing the company's standard paint scheme of green-and-cream in 1968 at 7th Street & Snyder Avenue
A PCC-type trolley and a Brill trackless trolley of PTC, wearing the company's standard paint scheme of green-and-cream in 1968 at 7th Street & Snyder Avenue
Overview
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Transit type
Headquarters200 W. Wyoming Avenue,[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Operation
Began operationJanuary 1, 1940
Ended operationSeptember 30, 1968 (taken over by SEPTA)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (Broad Street Subway)
5 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1,581 mm) (streetcar/trolley lines and Market–Frankford Line)
PTC fare tokens

The Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) was the main public transit operator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1940 to 1968. A private company, PTC was the successor to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT), in operation since 1902, and was the immediate predecessor of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bulletin1968sep29 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hepp, John (2013). "Public Transportation". The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Rutgers University. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-20.