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All Aboard! Philly’s Trains & Trolleys
December 17, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
We’ll hop on the Broad Street Line south to the NRG bi-level station, then north to the outdoor Fern Rock terminal and storage yards. The tour includes a quick ride on the subterranean trolley around City Hall, and the Broad-Ridge Express Spur to 8th and Market. Finally, we board PATCO across the Ben Franklin Bridge to Camden and back to Broad and Locust.
Along the way we’ll check out old subway cars rusting away at Fern Rock Station, ghost stations, terracotta mosaics hidden inside the Ben Franklin Bridge, and the never-finished trolley terminal near Franklin Square. Participants will learn about the never-begun underground Chestnut Street moving sidewalk, as well as the imagined subway lines to Roxborough, Darby, the Parkway, and Northeast Philly. Whew! Don’t miss this chance to explore Philly’s underground transit–you’ll never look at Philly’s trolleys and trains the same way again!
Guide Jerry Silverman was born to give this tour. He was the very first rider ever on PATCO as a teenager and later served as the chair of the SEPTA Citizens Advisory Committee.
Starting and ending point: Academy of Music at Broad and Locust Streets. Duration: 2 hours.
***PLEASE NOTE*** You will need to purchase one SEPTA fare ($2.50) and one PATCO fare ($1.40).
Hidden City Members, use your promo codes for discounts on tickets!
Questions, concerns, conundrums? Contact Hidden City project coordinator Celia Jailer at cjailer@hiddencityphila.org.