SEPTA - City Transit System
Part of collection: John F. Tucker collection on transit history (2046)
Dates
- From the Collection: Creation: 1895-2002, bulk 1920-1990
- From the Collection: Creation: Majority of material found within 1920 - 1990
Scope and Content
Covers the SEPTA City Division with particularly extensive coverage of Tucker's involvement with streetcars and light rail. There are collections of schedules for both the Regional Rail and City Division, mostly from the 1970s and 1980s, a complete history of each of the City Division routes down to 1978 and another of changes on the Regional Rail lines between 1983 and 1988. There are reports relative to the purchase of PTC by SEPTA in 1968, the takeover of commuter rail service in 1982-1983, and a press kit for the closing of Reading Terminal. There is material on one of the many unbuilt proposals for the development of air rights over the 30th Street rail yards by Atlantixenter Properties and the Gerald D. Hines interests, including a copy of the master plan by Dan Peter Kopple & Associates and Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham and a preliminary architectural design by Charles W. Moore.
Extent
From the Collection: 30.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository