TRAM TRAVELS

Postcard: Philadelphia railcar 1776 at Drakes (1973)

Stop: Drakes.
Archive: Henrik Boye.
Publisher: Tranitcards.com.
Date: December 1973.
City: Philadelphia (United States).

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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
Operational

Philadelphia railcar 1776, manufacturer Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, type PCC, painted The Spirit of 1776.

Description

PAT #1776, Drake's Loop
(Port Authority Transit of
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
This early version of the PCC Car, without standee windows at Drak's Loop in December 1973.
Nearly 500 of these cars were built in the 20 or os years starting in the early 1930s

Postcard: Philadelphia railcar 1776 at Drakes (1973)

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Last updated: February 3, 2024.