Philadelphia Transportation Company

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The Philadelphia Transportation Company was the private transit operator that managed Philadelphia’s streetcars, buses, and subways for much of the mid-20th century before being succeeded by SEPTA.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf private company
public transit operator
country United States of America
surface form: United States
headquartersLocation Philadelphia
historicalRole primary transit operator in Philadelphia in the mid-20th century
industry public transportation
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
operated bus system in Philadelphia
streetcar system in Philadelphia
subway services in Philadelphia
trolleybus services in Philadelphia
operatedFor Philadelphia
surface form: City of Philadelphia
operatedInfrastructure Philadelphia bus routes
Philadelphia streetcar lines
Philadelphia subway system
surface form: Philadelphia subway–elevated lines
operatedTransportMode bus
subway
tram
trolleybus
operatingArea Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
predecessor Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
replaced earlier private street railway and transit companies in Philadelphia
replacedBy Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
serviceType mass transit
urban transit
significantEvent transition of Philadelphia transit operations to public authority control
successor Philadelphia Transportation Company self-linksurface differs

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33rd Street station openedBy Philadelphia Transportation Company
PCC streetcar majorOperator Philadelphia Transportation Company
SEPTA Route 13 formerOperator Philadelphia Transportation Company
SEPTA Route 13 formerOperator Philadelphia Transportation Company
this entity surface form: Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
SEPTA trackless trolley routes historicalPredecessor Philadelphia Transportation Company
this entity surface form: Philadelphia Transportation Company trolleybus system
Philadelphia Transportation Company successor Philadelphia Transportation Company self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
George Dunton Widener boardMemberOf Philadelphia Transportation Company
this entity surface form: Philadelphia Traction Company
PCC notableOperator Philadelphia Transportation Company
subject surface form: PCC streetcar
Pennsylvania trolley gauge historicallyUsedBy Philadelphia Transportation Company