We are the most walkable city in the USA
We have pretty good public transit for the USA

BUT something sad is when I go to cities like SF and El Paso and Dallas among others I see old Philadelphia trolley cars. Yes, it's well know Philadelphia's trolley cars are world famous and we sold many of them off to other cities when we dismantled some lines. I've seen them in person in these cities. It just makes me sad but also a bit proud my transit history is all over the country I guess.

I just want people to know that. That yes... Philadelphia trolleys are everywhere. It's a bitter sweet moment

Oh by the way... you didn't think pic related was Philly did you? Nope... that's El Paso with a Philadelphia street car. Imagine how that feels for Philadelphians.

>>2049412 (OP)
Those are just PCC cars which were the closest the U.S. came to a common streetcar design, and they ran in many cities besides Philly. It’s cool to see some of them still running there—outside of Boston, El Paso, Kenosha and SF you’ll only see them in museums. Brooklyn, shown here, had the first ones in 1936.

>>2049423
They are from Philly specifically. They purchased philadelphia's old cars. In SF they even have a historical plaque on the cars saying thank you to Philadelphia...

>>2049436
I don't care where they run, just nice some streetcars got saved

>>2049436
A lot of PCCs were sold secondhand to other cities. I think these Newark cars came from Minneapolis. Detroit sold hundreds of PCCs only a decade old to Mexico City and lost money in the deal as they agreed to deliver them in like-new condition and Mexico City livery but some were damaged in transit. While I prefer older styles, they’re a great work of Art Deco design which also influenced the Tatra streetcars found all over Eastern Europe.

>>2049412 (OP)
>Philadelphia's trolley cars are world famous
No they're not, PCCs are world famous, and those just happen to be PCCs from Philadelphia.

>>2049502
>Philadelphia has run electric streetcars since 1892, and some of its routes (like Route 11) have operated continuously for over 100 years.
>It's one of only a few U.S. cities to maintain a substantial legacy streetcar network—others being San Francisco and New Orleans.

Philadelphia is a world famous trolley hobby spot

>>2049517
>Philadelphia is a world famous trolley hobby spot
No it's not.

>>2049522
Yes it is.

>>2049540
Philly is a trolley Mecca but the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is hours away near Pittsburgh, though well worth the trip. There’s closer trolley museums in Scranton, and Rockhill Furnace next to the East Broad Top narrow gauge steam railroad.
For model trolleys, the Philly area has probably the biggest group in the country, the East Penn Traction Club.

>>2049540
>AI slop
leave.

>>2049412 (OP)
>>2049423
Can you all in philly please take them back? We hate them here, they are a waste of money and generally are disliked. Underutilized, very limited routes, and get derailed by fucking baseballs.

>>2049573
>AI slop is bad for some reason. use google like a normal person and just click on the first result you see
KYS ChatGPT>>>>>Google

>>2049586
Where are you even from that baseballs are a common everyday hazard on streets? Brooklyn in the 1930s?