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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Transportation Company canonical | 6 |
| Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company | 1 |
| Philadelphia Traction Company | 1 |
| Philadelphia Transportation Company trolleybus system | 1 |
Statements (28)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
this entity surface form:
Philadelphia Transportation Company trolleybus system
Philadelphia Transportation Company
→
successor
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Philadelphia Transportation Company
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
this entity surface form:
Philadelphia Traction Company
subject surface form:
PCC streetcar