Bridge Line (Delaware River)
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The Bridge Line was a rapid transit service that connected Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Camden, New Jersey. It opened for operation in 1936 and was replaced by the current PATCO Speedline in 1969.
Former Bridge Line car at the Seashore Trolley Museum in 2012
Benjamin Franklin Bridge At Night
The Philadelphia Transportation Company was the main public transit operator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1940 to 1968. It operated a citywide system of bus, trolley, and trackless trolley rout
Bridge Line (Delaware River)
…operation in 1936 and was replaced by the current PATCO Speedline in 1969. The line was owned by the Delaware River Port Authority and operated by the Philadelphia Transportation Company. In 1929, the state of New Jersey created the South Jersey Transit Commission to develop transit between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and South Jersey…
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
PTC fare tokens