Bus rehabbed as trolley

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Submitted by ronchito on Sun, 2012-08-19 09:55

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Saw this parked outside Rocket Cat this morning. Tried to find the owner to get the story but he was either getting a coffee or going to church.

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biggeo

Sun, 2012-08-19 10:08

Thats a old track less trolly I think, from the PTC days

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ronchito

Sun, 2012-08-19 10:10

biggeo wrote:
Thats a old track less trolly I think, from the PTC days

Ah cool -- yes it had a PTC logo on the side so that must be it.

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Newcomer

Sun, 2012-08-19 10:13

That's really cool.

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ExUnit4

Sun, 2012-08-19 11:58

Here's alook at the inside of the bus.
http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy30/RedArrowDoug/SEPTA%20Bus%20Photos/Buses%20Of%20The%20Past/1959%20GM%20Old%20Look%20Bus%20%20%20-%20PTC/?action=view&current=VIDEO0080.mp4&sort=ascending

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Lutherie

Sun, 2012-08-19 12:31

The old trackless trolleys ran on electricity and still had that electrical poll. This doesn't have tha so I'm assuming it's just and old 50's diesel bus.

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Dan

Sun, 2012-08-19 15:40

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lighterthief

Sun, 2012-08-19 22:30

saw this going up Frankford today. Is it somebody's personal vehicle? A expensive toy for an over ambitious civic?

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george

Mon, 2012-08-20 12:13

I love it, regardless of the genealogy.

If any of you trolley/transit buffs ever make it out to San Francisco, do yourself a favor and catch a ride on the "F" Line (at least I think that's the one). It's entirely made up of perfectly restored vintage trolleys from all over (including Philly), complete with pictorial and written histories inside. The wooden ones from Milan (with their Italian signage) are beautiful.