SEPTA Route 75
Encyclopedia
SEPTA Route 75 is a trolleybus
route in North and Northeast Philadelphia
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. It connects to the Market–Frankford Line at Margaret-Orthodox Station, and runs primarily along Wyoming Avenue. Route 75 connects to the Wyoming (BSL station) local line and goes to Wayne Junction
in Nicetown.
The route is operated by trolleybuses, locally called trackless trolleys, which replaced streetcars (trolley cars)
on the route on August 19, 1948. The route originally continued east from Margaret-Orthodox elevated station to Richmond Street, but that section was discontinued in either 1966 or 1971.
All of the vehicles currently in use are ADA
-compliant, and equipped with bicycle racks. Diesel buses temporarily replaced trackless trolleys on route 75 in June 2002, but trackless service was restored in April 2008.
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
route in North and Northeast Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
United States
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. It connects to the Market–Frankford Line at Margaret-Orthodox Station, and runs primarily along Wyoming Avenue. Route 75 connects to the Wyoming (BSL station) local line and goes to Wayne Junction
Wayne Junction (SEPTA station)
Wayne Junction is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located at 4481 Wayne Avenue, extending along Windrim Avenue to Germantown Avenue, bordering the Nicetown and Germantown neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Station:...
in Nicetown.
The route is operated by trolleybuses, locally called trackless trolleys, which replaced streetcars (trolley cars)
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
on the route on August 19, 1948. The route originally continued east from Margaret-Orthodox elevated station to Richmond Street, but that section was discontinued in either 1966 or 1971.
All of the vehicles currently in use are ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009....
-compliant, and equipped with bicycle racks. Diesel buses temporarily replaced trackless trolleys on route 75 in June 2002, but trackless service was restored in April 2008.