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They got rid of them in Philadelphia because people hated driving over the tracks and them ruining their tires. Some routes upgraded to to electric buses that s
by swebs 8y ago
They got rid of them in Philadelphia because people hated driving over the tracks and them ruining their tires. Some routes upgraded to to electric buses that still use the existing overhead power lines. I'd assume the driver has to be careful to stay within certain tolerances since he's no longer on a track.
- nothrabannosir 8y agoIf it has tracks, it's a tram. An electric bus which uses overhead powerlines is a trolleybus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tram https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tram https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolleybus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolleybus
- swebs 8y agoAh, my mistake. We've always just called them "Trolleys"
- stplsd 8y agoMaybe I am missing something, but trolleybuses do not have tracks, they get power from overhead wires.
- catbird 8y agoPhiladelphia still has trolleys running on tracks, though maybe less routes than before. http://www.septa.org/maps/trolley/city.html http://www.septa.org/maps/trolley/city.html