The iconic green-and-cream 1940s-era trolleys are a link to Philadelphia’s rich history. SEPTA is excited to announce that some trolleys will return to service on Girard Avenue’s Route 15 [G] line beginning Sunday, June 16. Buses will also operate along the route until the full fleet has been restored. All service operates between 63rd and Girard and Richmond and Westmoreland Street. Select bus trips operate via Frankford and Delaware Loop.
In 2020, with major PennDOT construction scheduled for I-95 and I-76, SEPTA temporarily suspended trolley service on the Route 15 Trolley [G] line and substituted it with bus service. During this time, SEPTA implemented a project to fully restore 18 of the 1947 PCC trolleys that service the Route 15. Repair work included full body and frame restoration of the trolleys, as well as trolley loop and track improvements on the eastern portion of the Route 15. All trolleys that service the Route 15 are ADA accessible and updated with new frames, floors, windows, wheelchair lifts and HVAC units.
Six trolleys have been restored, while the remaining are still in various stages of repair and restoration, and will begin to service the route in the coming months.
-via Press Release