In the s construction of the Quaker City Elevated Railroad halted after the erection of the first pillar on Market Street because of public opposition to such a structure running up the main business thoroughfare. The Union Traction Company continued to operate trolleys without any competition until June , when John Mack of Philadelphia sought to aggregate miles of track and establish seven companies to operate surface cars.
His proposal was submitted to the City Council, which passed ordinances to approve the routes. Included in the incorporation was the establishment of five companies to operate elevated railroads, among them the Market Street Elevated Passenger Railway Company. To remove this threat of competition, the Wideners and their associates, the principal investors in the Union Traction Company, organized the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company to absorb their own company and that of John Mack; they purchased all of the latter's stock and in January , leased the Market Street Elevated Passenger Railway Company for years.
Construction was underway by April , and regular service began in March HAER The stations at 46th, 52nd, 56th, 60th, and 63rd Streets are suspended from the elevated tracks. A departure from the usual American practice, the Market Street "El" had a concrete sub-floor to prevent rain and 'operational fluids' from soiling the roadway below; ties were then laid on rock ballast over the concrete in an attempt to dampen the noise of trains.
The support girders were placed using foot cranes travelling on the completed deck, thereby avoiding interruption to the trolley lines below, which continued operations throughout the construction of the Elevated. Our engineers, architects, and materials scientists have expertise in developing solutions for all aspects of new and existing structures. Our team has investigated, tested, and repaired more than , projects involving almost every type of construction material, structural system, and architectural component.
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Subway-Surface Trolley. Surface Media and Sharon Hill Trolley. Route 15 Trolley. Please see station page for bus connections. Free transfer to Subway-Surface Lines. Spring Garden. Arrott Transportation Center. Frankford Transportation Center. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
The east end of the station has full tie and ballast construction. There is a crossover outside the glassed fare control. The I-beams are wrapped in stainless steel and feature a big blue "2" tile.
There is a mosaic westbound outside the paid area but is visible from inside. Tile is vertical blue tile. The station is very nice. We arrive at 5th Street and the tracks are trough construction.
The station has the secondary name of Independence and features a historical theme on the metal wall panels. The I-beams are wrapped like at 2nd St. The ceiling is longitudinal metal slats which also exist over the track area. There is no free crossover. The floor has brown hexagonal paving stones. The station has terrazzo floors and is several steps below the Gallery shopping center. There is a crossover and mercury lights are used. This station is soon to be renovated.
The tile floor is brown and has cream accents. The 11th Street exit is a high wheel. A free crossover is at the west end. Columns are wrapped with stainless steel and feature a number "11" tile. The lighting is fluorescent. The booth is near platform level several steps difference. The station has been totally renovated. The platform tile is gray and blue with yellow tactile edging. The walls separate the station from pedestrian concourses and are glass with a blue strip that says "13th Street" in white letters.
Both levels have fluorescent lighting. Upper level ceiling is transverse slats over platforms and longitudinal slats over the tracks. The lower level Subway-Surface station is low platform construction as are all stations in the subway for the subway-surface cars. The floor is terrazzo and the walls are white brick. There is a free crossover. Near the west end a view of the subway surface cars rising from the lower level can be had through the chain link fence.
There is a closed crossunder and there are transverse metal slats as the ceiling. We pass through 19th and 22nd Streets on the center "express" tracks, while the subway-surface cars serve these local stations on the outermost tracks.
We cross under the Schuylkill River and arrive at 30th Street. The island platform has a brown tile floor. The main wall color is cream. There is a full mezzanine which once had a direct entrance to the 30th St. Station which serves Amtrak and the Regional Rail lines , but was closed due to crime concerns. Signs are blue and the I-beams are wrapped with stainless steel.
This station was recently renovated with accessibility improvements. These include new signage, tactile warning strips, elevators, and entrance improvements. The existing entrances became sort-of kiosks and a new "master kiosk" entrance was created. It includes benches, skylights, an elevator and stairs. The stairs and elevator lead underground where there is still a big space, open to street level.
It should be seen in person to really understand what I'm saying. The line reverts to two tracks and this station has an island platform.
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