5/25/2023 0 Comments Old septa busEven today some longtime residents, transit historians, and the local news media still refer to this operation as SEPTA's Red Arrow Division. This was one of the last privately owned transit operations left in the United States. SEPTA took over Red Arrow Lines on January 29, 1970. Since that time the Ex-PTC routes have been eliminated or consolidated into the current route system. The Philadelphia Transportation Company's "PTC" Folsom Division bus routes (former Routes 71, 76, and 77 trolley lines as well as bus Route 82) were taken over by Red Arrow Lines on January 20, 1961. Today, Routes 114, 117, and 118 are leftovers of the old Southern Penn system. Routes in the Chester area of Delaware County as well as Chester Pike operations were once operated by Southern Penn Bus Lines, which the Red Arrow took control of on June 30, 1960. These routes were once operated by the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, better known by its nickname "Red Arrow Lines". This also includes Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100 before 2009), 101 Media, and 102 Sharon Hill rail operations. These routes are operated from the Victory District, located at the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County. The Suburban Transit Division is broken down into three districts: Victory (Formerly: Red Arrow Division), Frontier, and Contract Operations. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority operates or contracts operations of these routes serving points in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties, with a few routes operating into the city of Philadelphia. SEPTA New Flyer D40LF #5888 in Norristown, heading to Plymouth Meeting
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