Philadelphia Transportation Company
| Philadelphia Transportation Company | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Transit type | |
| Headquarters | 200 W. Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | January 1, 1940 |
| Ended operation | September 30, 1968 (taken over by SEPTA) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (Broad Street Subway) 5 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1,581 mm) (streetcar/trolley lines and Market–Frankford Line) |
The Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) was the main public transit operator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1940 to 1968. A private company, PTC was the successor to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT), in operation since 1902, and was the immediate predecessor of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).