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Trolley Layout at a Glance
Name: HO Philadelphia (Philadelphia terminal)@
Prrnortheastcorridor.com
Scale: HO
Size: 15x 18 feet
Prototype: SEPTA surface trolley lines
Locale: City of Philadelphia
Era: 1980’s to Present
Style: Island with penisulas
Operations: 9 Trolley Routes
Mainline Type: street
Longest Mainline Run: Route 9 @ 90 feet
Trolley System: Stratchbuilt
Min Radius: 7”
Min turnout: no. 4
Max Grade: 6 percent
Benchwork: plywood on 2x4s
Height: 36”-44”
Track: Atlas code 100 Flex
Scenery: Foam with buildings ground to ceiling
Backdrop: Photographic background printed out on 36” x 100”
sheets
Control: Bachmann DCC Dynamis
Name: HO Philadelphia (Philadelphia terminal)@
Prrnortheastcorridor.com
Scale: HO
Size: 15x 18 feet
Prototype: SEPTA surface trolley lines
Locale: City of Philadelphia
Era: 1980’s to Present
Style: Island with penisulas
Operations: 9 Trolley Routes
Mainline Type: street
Longest Mainline Run: Route 9 @ 90 feet
Trolley System: Stratchbuilt
Min Radius: 7”
Min turnout: no. 4
Max Grade: 6 percent
Benchwork: plywood on 2x4s
Height: 36”-44”
Track: Atlas code 100 Flex
Scenery: Foam with buildings ground to ceiling
Backdrop: Photographic background printed out on 36” x 100”
sheets
Control: Bachmann DCC Dynamis
HO Scale Philadelphia is model city that is comprised of essentially two separate model train layouts. The largest being the Electrified PRR Northeast corridor
layout and the other the Septa Surface Lines Layout. The two layouts are intertwined on three levels. There are various grade separations throughout the city. But in
West Philadelphia the two layouts meet at two grade crossings similar to the Darby crossing of the CSX & SEPTA route 11 except in this model city Catenary
meets Trolley wire at grade.
Operations of the Septa surface transit lines
The Septa Surface lines are comprised of routes that serve city sections and or travel from neighborhood to City center, just like the Prototype. There are a total of
9 routes in the city. There is a trolley track on almost every street just like there was back in the day.
Below is a list of routes with the total amount of city blocks per route & return trip
Route 1- short route (6 blocks of North Philly) loop@ Broad & Cameron St
Route 2 - North Philly (8 blocks of North Philly) Loop @ Broad & Christopher St.
Route 3 – Crosstown North Philly (14 blocks of North Philly/Mt airy)Loop @ Cameron & Sylvia St.
Route 4 – Downtown Loop (11 blocks of Center City ) via a loop
Route 5 – Downtown to 30th st. (13 blocks) Loop @ 30th st
Route 6 – Mt airy, North Philly, Downtown & 30th St. Station. (30 blocks Loop @ 30th st
Route 7 - North Philly, Downtown & 30th St. Station. (17 blocks) Loop @ 30th st
Route 8 - North Philly, Downtown, 30th St. Station, West Philly, Darby.(30 blocks) Loop @ Somer Maintenance Facility
Route 9 - Mt Airy, North Philly, Downtown, 30th St. Station, West Philly, Darby, Broad st Station & City Hall (54 blocks) Loop @ City hall
Somer Maintenance facility is the Heart of the Trolley system with a 3 track maintenance building trolley storage yard and Offices. Another area of action is the
North Philly Transportation center located next to Temple university. All trolleys are individually controlled and obey local traffic laws.
layout and the other the Septa Surface Lines Layout. The two layouts are intertwined on three levels. There are various grade separations throughout the city. But in
West Philadelphia the two layouts meet at two grade crossings similar to the Darby crossing of the CSX & SEPTA route 11 except in this model city Catenary
meets Trolley wire at grade.
Operations of the Septa surface transit lines
The Septa Surface lines are comprised of routes that serve city sections and or travel from neighborhood to City center, just like the Prototype. There are a total of
9 routes in the city. There is a trolley track on almost every street just like there was back in the day.
Below is a list of routes with the total amount of city blocks per route & return trip
Route 1- short route (6 blocks of North Philly) loop@ Broad & Cameron St
Route 2 - North Philly (8 blocks of North Philly) Loop @ Broad & Christopher St.
Route 3 – Crosstown North Philly (14 blocks of North Philly/Mt airy)Loop @ Cameron & Sylvia St.
Route 4 – Downtown Loop (11 blocks of Center City ) via a loop
Route 5 – Downtown to 30th st. (13 blocks) Loop @ 30th st
Route 6 – Mt airy, North Philly, Downtown & 30th St. Station. (30 blocks Loop @ 30th st
Route 7 - North Philly, Downtown & 30th St. Station. (17 blocks) Loop @ 30th st
Route 8 - North Philly, Downtown, 30th St. Station, West Philly, Darby.(30 blocks) Loop @ Somer Maintenance Facility
Route 9 - Mt Airy, North Philly, Downtown, 30th St. Station, West Philly, Darby, Broad st Station & City Hall (54 blocks) Loop @ City hall
Somer Maintenance facility is the Heart of the Trolley system with a 3 track maintenance building trolley storage yard and Offices. Another area of action is the
North Philly Transportation center located next to Temple university. All trolleys are individually controlled and obey local traffic laws.
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