Tripper Tuesday: Philadelphia (Part II)



Good day and welcome to Tripper Tuesday on Metro Transit Archives. Last week was part I of a series of photos from Philadelphia. Today, I present part II so let's get to it.

8006 pictured passing new and renovated buildings on 19th Street
 
8009 squeezes by cars and despite the sign, it is in service on Route 17

8518 breezes across Washington Street on Route 2 with part of Center City Philadelphia skyline

8277 hangs a tight left turn from 15th to Washington as the operator is behind schedule

8057 on Route 4, formerly C outbound to Pattison 

5442 a little further up on Broad capturing a bit of sunlight

Elder statesmen 7142 fills in on a Route 27 run with city hall looming in the background

8662, then on a rare Saturday appearance, is seen at 15th & Market

5558, a former Comly district bus, now assigned to Southern on Route 17

7307 bends around the back end of City Hall and onto Market East

8024, a MCI D4000 on its way out of Philadelphia via Market, picks up passengers on 8th Street

8669 also at 8th Street heading to South Philadelphia 

Next stop was 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby. Here is Routes 110, 112, and 123 awaiting departure. 

Separated by 10 years, 8475 is ready for an in-service run on Route 21 while 5456 awaits its turn

5456 leaves at the same time 5821 is arriving
 
7242 layovers with the Ben Franklin bridge on its left

 

8006 again, this time leaving Penns Landing in Olde City

It took almost 30 minutes and several attempts before landing this shot...

A pair of Hybrids with a D40LF peeking at Frankford Terminal

7121, among the oldest at that time, awaiting departure on Route 14

Testing out my lens, 8486 poses for this glamour shot at the north end of the terminal 
 
805, one of 38 Trackless Trolleys is pictured in its redesigned berth


 8323 shows off its blue interior in this frame

The operators of 7111 and 8482 exchange a few friendly words before pulling away 

A mixed bag of Hybrids, diesels, and restyles lined up in front of several bays

Hoped you enjoyed the wonderful sights of Philadelphia transit. Until next time.

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