SEPTA's historic Girard Avenue trolleys are finally coming back on the tracks this weekend.
The restored 1947 trolleys, which provide service from Port Richmond to West Philadelphia along Route 15 on Girard Avenue, will be moving again starting June 16. The line makes 64 stops along 8.5 miles of tracks.
There are only a handful of cities in the nation where these classic green and cream PCC Presidents Conference Committee Trolleys still operate.SEPTA's historic Girard Avenue trollies are coming off the rails for 12-18 months for repairs. All the work to rebuild the eight trolly cars happened at the Woodland Avenue SEPTA shop. It took about 13,000 hours of manpower to restore each car, including rebuilding parts that are no longer manufactured.
"We've upgraded interior seating area, the lighting, these are the things customers will notice, the floor is amazing," added Sauer.
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