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1878 West Philadelphia. Passenger Railway Company Stock commuter rail
1878 West Philadelphia. Passenger Railway Company Stock commuter rail

1878 West Philadelphia. Passenger Railway Company Stock commuter rail

$ 10.55

Availability: 100 in stock
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    Description

    1878.  Very  Fine condition.   Shipped flat.
    The
    West Philadelphia Passenger Railway
    was an early
    commuter rail
    that opened on July 2, 1858.
    Initially tracks ran from 3rd Street to 41st street along
    Market Street
    .
    Tracks ran over the
    Permanent Bridge
    that was completed in 1887.
    Passengers were transported by "
    horse-drawn omnibuses
    ".
    The railway was the second
    street railway
    to be chartered in Philadelphia when it was chartered on April 28, 1857.
    ]
    Portions of the railway leading to
    Darby
    followed a route similar to that of
    SEPTA's Route 11
    today
    People of color were not allowed to use the railways until an Act of the
    Pennsylvania General Assembly
    in 1867; however, they were permitted to stand on the platform with the driver.