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Transformer fire interrupts El, trolleys

Posted on 15 March 2011 by Mike Lyons

A fire early this morning at a transformer at the SEPTA sub-station at 33rd and Market Streets disrupted rush hour El and trolley service. As of 9:30 a.m. service on the Market-Frankford Line had been restored, but shuttle buses are still carrying passengers on several trolley lines.

The Philadelphia Inquirer has reported that one SEPTA worker sustained a “non life-threatening” injury.

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Trolley collision at 48th and Woodland

Posted on 03 February 2011 by Mike Lyons

Philly.com reports that 14 people reported injuries this afternoon when a Route 11 trolley collided with a SUV on Woodland Avenue near 48th Street. Eight trolley passengers, three passengers in the Mercury Mountaineer involved in the collision and three people outside the trolley reported minor injuries. The collision was the second in as many days involving a trolley and another vehicle.

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