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Despite public criticism by community and transit advocates, SEPTA voted to close the Route 50 trolley line on October 23, 1985. Additionally, the plan involved the closing of the [[SEPTA Route 6]] trolley line along Ogontz Avenue, which wasn't eliminated until January 11, 1986, and replaced with a bus line.<ref>[SEPTA DERAILS 2 TROLLEY LINES, by Frank Dougherty; Daily News Staff Writer |
Despite public criticism by community and transit advocates, SEPTA voted to close the Route 50 trolley line on October 23, 1985. Additionally, the plan involved the closing of the [[SEPTA Route 6]] trolley line along Ogontz Avenue, which wasn't eliminated until January 11, 1986, and replaced with a bus line.<ref>[SEPTA DERAILS 2 TROLLEY LINES, by Frank Dougherty; Daily News Staff Writer |
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(Philadelphia Daily News (PA) - Thursday, October 24, 1985)]</ref> Earlier in the year the [[SEPTA Route 53|Route 53]] (Wayne Avenue) trolley was eliminated on May 16, 1985.<br> |
(Philadelphia Daily News (PA) - Thursday, October 24, 1985)]</ref> Earlier in the year the [[SEPTA Route 53|Route 53]] (Wayne Avenue) trolley was eliminated on May 16, 1985, and transformed into bus route 57.<ref>[http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/phldatec.html Philadelphia Transit Routes (Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site)]</ref><br> |
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Currently, Route 50 is a SEPTA Bus line in Northeast Philadelphia, which runs from the [[Frankford Transportation Center]] to [[Philadelphia Park Racetrack|Philadelphia Park Racetrack and PARX Casino]] in [[Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bensalem]]. All buses along this route are [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA]]-compliant, and contain bicycle racks. |
Currently, Route 50 is a SEPTA Bus line in Northeast Philadelphia, which runs from the [[Frankford Transportation Center]] to [[Philadelphia Park Racetrack|Philadelphia Park Racetrack and PARX Casino]] in [[Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bensalem]]. All buses along this route are [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA]]-compliant, and contain bicycle racks. |
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==References== |
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SEPTA Trolley Route 50 is a former street car line and current bus route, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Route 50 ran from the Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood of Fox Chase on Oxford Avenue and then through Lawndale along Rising Sun Avenue, and for a brief period it also shared tracks with Streetcars on Trolley Route 47, abandon by the SEPTA Board on June 16, 1969 (Route 47 only). The Route 50 line then runs southbound down 6th Street in North Philadelphia and then onto 4th Street & Northbound 5th Streets in South Philadelphia to and from its southern terminus of 6th Street & Oregon Avenue. In 1976 this line saw and used of the 1934 Blackpool England "Boat Car" trolley during the Bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence. SEPTA stop running trolleys on October 11, 1980, however the tracks & overhead wires remain in place. In 1992 despite denials by SEPTA management, SEPTA track crew tore up trolley track on 5th street south of Girard Avenue in 1992.
Route 50 was stored at the former Luzerne Carhouse, which was located on the Southewest Corner of 10th and Luzerne Streets. Luzerne Carhouse was shared by the Route 53 and 56 trolleys, before it was converted into an all bus garage. Today it survives as a cardboard recycling plant.[1][2]
Decline and revival in name only
Despite public criticism by community and transit advocates, SEPTA voted to close the Route 50 trolley line on October 23, 1985. Additionally, the plan involved the closing of the SEPTA Route 6 trolley line along Ogontz Avenue, which wasn't eliminated until January 11, 1986, and replaced with a bus line.[3] Earlier in the year the Route 53 (Wayne Avenue) trolley was eliminated on May 16, 1985, and transformed into bus route 57.[4]
Currently, Route 50 is a SEPTA Bus line in Northeast Philadelphia, which runs from the Frankford Transportation Center to Philadelphia Park Racetrack and PARX Casino in Bensalem. All buses along this route are ADA-compliant, and contain bicycle racks.
References
- ^ Luzerne Depot; SIA Philadelphia Car Barn Tour (PhillyTrolley.org)
- ^ Luzerne Depot (PhillyTrolley.org)
- ^ [SEPTA DERAILS 2 TROLLEY LINES, by Frank Dougherty; Daily News Staff Writer (Philadelphia Daily News (PA) - Thursday, October 24, 1985)]
- ^ Philadelphia Transit Routes (Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site)