Doors Are Closing! Philly's Elevated Trains and Trolleys

Theme: WHAT IS, WAS, and NEVER WAS.

Meet inside 30th Street Station at the angel statue on the east side of the main hall. Bathrooms are nearby. Event lasts roughly 2 hours. Begins at 30th Street Amtrak Station, ends at 69th Street Terminal.

Love exploring subway history? Then this tour is for you.

After meeting at the angel statue, we will walk outside the station to understand the reason for submerging the original elevated structure back in the 1950s. After riding the underground trolley eastbound, we see where the El originally circled City Hall. Continuing on the Market-Frankford Subway/El east, we emerge from the subway at Spring Garden Station and learn about the elevated line that went directly to Penn’s Landing 100 years ago. Returning west, we end at the enormous, multi-modal 69th Street Terminal filled with subways, trolleys, buses, and interurbans.

Guide Jerry Silverman was born to give this tour. He was the very first rider ever on PATCO as a teenager and later the chair of the SEPTA Citizen Advisory Committee.

***PLEASE NOTE*** You will need to purchase one SEPTA fare during the tour. NO BATHROOMS EN ROUTE.

Hidden City Members, use your promo codes for discounts on tickets!

Questions, concerns, conundrums? Contact Hidden City project coordinator Alison Zeidman at [email protected].

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