The LAST True Stop for Trolleys

  Many of years ago, America was in love with trolleys. With having 15.7 billion trolley trips in 1929 everyone was satisfied until cars were invented. When cars were invented, it lead different trolley companies into Bankruptcy from the high taxes that had to be paid off with low carfares. After that tragedy trolleys were no more spoken of. 
     However, here in Philly trolleys are still used and operate mostly in one particular area of the city, West Philadelphia. The trolley that operates in West Philadelphia connects to different neighborhoods traveling under tunnels that pass through the western part of the Schuylkill River all the way to Center City letting out on 36th and 40th streets. 
    With starting off with 50 trolleys with plenty of routes, the NCL made Philadelphia cut down to only 14 trolleys. They had to choose carefully to make sure each trolley was the busiest in the city. Soon after SEPTA took over the trolleys only seven stayed strong and we soon made it to have the second largest trolley system in America. Philadelphia's trolley system became a big tourist attraction.
       Nevertheless, one day a fire broke out in a bus barn and destroyed 1/3 of the trolleys. Therefore, some trolley routes had to be turned to buses and the tunnel trolleys were the only that survived it. 
     Many cities all over the country are trying to get the trolleys going as well. With us dealing with financial problems the trolleys and buses and the best ways to go for peoples transportation.


     Well I do like the trolleys but I never knew they where such a big problem as the article made it seem like. I prefer the buses more than the trolleys because the move quicker so people will not have to stand at a bus stop to long. But trolleys hold more passengers. I would like to look to more into this trolley situation.