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The line was built at a cost of $51 million (about $65.6 million in 2023 [8]), more than half of which came from federal funds, by the Loop Trolley Transportation Development District, which owns the line and the three replica-historic streetcars. Originally, the service was operated by a separate non-profit entity called the Loop Trolley Company.
A new elevated loop was built at Ashmont – part of a major reconstruction of the station – and the aging canopy at Mattapan was replaced. The intermediate stations were also rebuilt; all stations except Valley Road were made accessible. [10] Buses again replaced service on the line from October 14–29, 2023, to allow for track work. [11] [12]
With resumption of trolley service on June 16, 2024, this loop was only used for select bus trips. [ 15 ] Girard Avenue ends at Exit 23 on I-95, so Route 15 moves beneath the highway onto Richmond Street, parallel to I-95 until it crosses over the street from the north side to the south side before Exit 25, the interchange with Allegheny Avenue ...
The SEPTA subway–surface trolley lines are a collection of five SEPTA trolley lines that operate on street-level tracks in West Philadelphia and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and also underneath Market Street in Philadelphia's Center City. The lines, Routes 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36, collectively operate on about 39.6 miles (63.7 km) of route. [2]
Route 15 Trolley: Trolley: All Stops 63rd–Girard Richmond–Westmoreland: 4,762 Media–Sharon Hill Line: Trolley: Route 101 Orange Street/ Media: 69th Street: 2,023 Route 102 Chester Pike / Sharon Hill: 2,097 Norristown High Speed Line: Light metro: Local 69th Street: Norristown: 4,510
In 2018, a 2.2-mile (3.5 km) heritage trolley line opened to connect the old trolley loop area in University City with the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. The Loop Trolley shut down in 2019 after ridership and revenue fell far short of projections, but was reopened in 2022 after the federal government threatened to demand the return of ...
On July 26, 2022, the Delmar Loop station was impacted by a flash flood that shut down MetroLink for nearly 72 hours and caused roughly $40 million in overall damage. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Damage near the Delmar Loop station included roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) of track bed, a communications room and a two-car train. [ 9 ]
The alternate trolley line for tunnel closings turns along 49th Street itself before Route 13 crosses the 49th Street Station railroad bridge, although some Route 11 trolleys use these tracks. Mt. Moriah Cemetery cuts off Chester Avenue, so the line makes a left turn at 60th Street then returns to the southwest at Kingsessing Avenue.