PATCO Speedline
Info
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden County, New Jersey
Terminals	15–16th & Locust (westbound) Lindenwold (eastbound)
No. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Camden County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Lindenwold Station is a New Jersey Transit train station in Lindenwold, New Jersey, United States on the Atlantic City Line. of stations	13
Daily ridership	38,000
Operation
Opened	June 7, 1936
Owner	Delaware River Port Authority
Operator(s)	Port Authority Transit Corporation
Character	Underground and surface (grade separated)
Technical
Line length	14. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Delaware River Port Authority or DRPA is a bi-state Port district located within the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights ( 2 mi (22. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 9 km)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Line map 15–16th & Locust 12–13th & Locust 9–10th & Locust 8th & Market Franklin Square (closed) DELAWARE RIVER City Hall Broadway (Walter Rand) Ferry Avenue Collingswood Westmont Haddonfield Woodcrest     Ashland Lindenwold

The PATCO Speedline is a rapid transit system operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation, which runs between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden County, New Jersey. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Camden County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Speedline runs underground in Philadelphia, crosses the Delaware River on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, runs underground in Camden, then runs above ground in New Jersey until the east end of the line. The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known as the Ben Franklin Bridge) originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a Suspension bridge across the The City of Camden is the County seat of Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. The Port Authority Transit Corporation and the Speedline are owned and controlled by the Delaware River Port Authority. The Delaware River Port Authority or DRPA is a bi-state Port district located within the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Speedline operation began on February 15, 1969, with the first trip from Lindenwold, New Jersey, to Center City, Philadelphia. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lindenwold is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Center City is the " Downtown " and Central Business District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The line transports over 33,000 people daily,^[1] and operates 24 hours a day.

Contents 1 History 2 Trains and cars 2.1 Rolling Stock 2.2 Operation 2.3 Cabin 2.3.1 Upcoming Refurbishment 2.4 Route identification 2.5 Power 3 Fare collection 3.1 Magnetic system 3.2 Freedom system 4 Connections to other transit systems 4.1 New Jersey Transit connections 4.2 SEPTA connections 4.3 Amtrak connections 5 Union representation 6 Station list 7 See also 8 References 9 Notes 10 External links

History

The modern-day PATCO Speedline is composed of several separate rail lines, some dating back to the early 20th century. The Ben Franklin Bridge was designed to accommodate rail as well as road traffic; when it opened on July 1, 1926, it had two outboard structures under the main roadway for rail (in addition to two never-used streetcar tracks on the main roadway). The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known as the Ben Franklin Bridge) originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a Suspension bridge across the "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Construction of the rail line didn't actually begin until 1932, and the Bridge Line opened on June 7, 1936. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Relatively short, it only had four stations: 8th Street and Franklin Square in Philadelphia (the latter now closed) and City Hall and Broadway in Camden (connecting to the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines at Broadway). Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines ( PRSL) was a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading Railroad in southern New Jersey. Service was soon extended north along the Broad-Ridge Spur and Broad Street Line from 8th Street to Girard station. The Broad Street Line ( BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway ( BSS) or Orange Line) is a Rapid transit line operated by The Broad Street Line ( BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway ( BSS) or Orange Line) is a Rapid transit line operated by

In Philadelphia, the tunnel known as the Locust Street Subway was built from 8th Street to 18th Street in 1931, but tracks were not laid. 1936 plans to extend the tunnel west to 49th Street never surfaced. Trains didn't run through the tunnel until February 10, 1952, which now ends at 8th and Market station. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The last train ran from this line onto the Broad Street Line on August 23, 1968, and the line was reconfigured as a rerouting of the Bridge Line. The Broad Street Line ( BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway ( BSS) or Orange Line) is a Rapid transit line operated by Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[2] This section is owned by SEPTA, and leased by PATCO. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ( SEPTA) is a regional public authority that operates various forms of public transit &mdash bus ^[3]

The rest of the line from Camden to Lindenwold opened on February 15, 1969 along former Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines trackage. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines ( PRSL) was a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading Railroad in southern New Jersey. Woodcrest Station was added later, in 1980, between the existing Haddonfield and Ashland stations. In 2005, PATCO officials started talks of building a spur from the main PATCO line that would serve Gloucester County and end in Glassboro on the grounds of Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State College). Rowan University is a public university located in Glassboro New Jersey comprising 49 buildings ^[4]

Trains and cars

Rolling Stock

PATCO operates 121 cars of two different types which were acquired in three separate orders. The first two sets were the original cars, and they arrived in 1968. Cars numbered 101-125 are single cars, and cars numbered 201-250 are paired cars that cannot be detached from their partner car. These sets were designed and manufactured by Budd. The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The third set, delivered in 1980, and numbered 251-296, are sets of paired cars also. These were manufactured by Vickers Canada under a license from Budd. Canadian Vickers Limited was an aircraft and shipbuilding company that operated in Canada during the early part of the 20th century until 1944 [1]

Operation

Each train requires only one operator. 100-series cars have consoles at each end, since they can technically be operated alone. This permits either end to be the front. Cars in the 200- series have one console per car, since they are paired with one other. The operator's seat is surrounded by a 2-foot high plastic barrier, with a curtain pulled around during operation. The operator controls from the console at the front car of the train. This permits any car to be the front car of the train. The train operator controls the speed, makes the station announcements, and opens/closes doors. When not in use, a lockable cover sits over the console.

Cabin

Half of the seats in each car face the direction of travel, and half face backward. There are no side facing seats. Each bench, which is made of a foam filled plastic cover, can seat two people. Passengers enter and exit through two doors on each side of the car, and there is standing room in these areas.

Upcoming Refurbishment

PATCO has announced plans for the complete refurbishment of the entire fleet, with work beginning in 2009 ^[5]. The three to four year project will cost between 100 and 200 million dollars, with some funding coming from the federal government. Cars will be stripped to their exterior metal shell, and will be outfitted with new seating and electronic systems.

Route identification

One of the six possible routes is displayed on a fluorescent lit piece of glass in the car. There are six routes, cut through a dark tinted piece of glass. The light behind the correct one identifies the train route. There are also rolling signs on the car ends and sides displaying this same route. The routes are as follows:

• Lindenwold Local
• Lindenwold Express
• Philadelphia Local
• Philadelphia Express
• Woodcrest Local
• Ferry Avenue Local

An additional sign is displayed (Special) when the train is accepting no passengers. Currently, the only three service designations used are Lindenwold Local, Philadelphia Local, and Philadelphia Express. The only currently operating express service is westbound from Lindenwold towards Philadelphia, which operates six times daily between 7:30 am – 8:45 am, skipping only Haddonfield, Westmont, and Collingswood stations. There is currently no eastbound express service, and all eastbound trains terminate at Lindenwold, as opposed to terminating early at Ferry Avenue or Woodcrest.

Power

All PATCO trains are electrically powered. Power comes from a top contact covered third rail at 750 volts DC. A third rail is a method of providing Electricity to power a railway through a continuous rigid conductor alongside the railway track or between the rails Direct current ( DC) is the unidirectional flow of Electric charge. Each car has its own set of four motors. An electric motor uses Electrical energy to produce Mechanical energy. This adds extra reliability because if the motors in one car should fail, the train can continue operation.

Fare collection

Magnetic system

Since 1969, PATCO used a magnetic ticket as the sole means of collecting fares. The plastic tickets were purchased through vending machines in the stations. These machines required coins, so bill changers were placed in stations. Each vending machine was capable of selling two types of tickets, which the rider selected by pushing a button after inserting the correct fare. A vending machine is a machine that provides various snacks beverages and other products to consumers Several machines were needed in each station, since different types of one-way and two-way tickets needed to be sold. After the ticket was purchased, it was inserted through a turnstile gate. A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of Gate which allows one person to pass at a time To exit the station, it was inserted again, and if it had rides remaining, returned to the rider. A ticket with no rides was re encoded by the system and returned to use in the vending machine. Tickets could also be purchased in ten-trip passes, but these were obtained through mail or in office.

At its inception, this system was state-of-the-art, but it quickly became obsolete. Often, tickets were damaged by magnetic sources such as cell phones and PDAs that did not exist at the creation of the system. If something went wrong with a ticket, the best help that could be provided was through a call for help phone because most stations had no attendants.

Freedom system

In July 2006, PATCO announced that it would start the transition from a magnetic ticket fare system to an electronic smart card system. A smart card, chip card, or Integrated circuit card ( ICC) is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated Magnetic tickets are still sold, for the occasional riders, however they are now in a paper form and can only be purchased with cash. The new computer vending machines allow more advanced purchasing options for Freedom Cards (the term used for the smart cards). Payment can now be in the form of coins, bills, credit cards, or debit cards. A credit card is part of a system of Payments named after the small Plastic card issued to users of the system A debit card (also known as a bank card) is a plastic card which provides an alternative payment method to Cash when making purchases PATCO also says that balances can be reloaded on the Internet. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks

Each fare machine in the unpaid areas (i. e. outside the gates) performs all transactions. Also, to augment the call-for-aid phones, there are now exit fare machines located inside of the fare gates, so that if a rider has purchased the wrong fare, they may pay the remaining fare to exit.

The system is now being used by the general public at all PATCO stations, following a testing period by PATCO employees and some frequent commuters. For a time, some stations did not have the new equipment functioning. This had created confusion for riders who had purchased one of the new tickets for entry at an upgraded station, only to find out that the new ticket could not be used to exit at a station that had not yet been upgraded.

The system is being put into effect in an attempt to gain ridership, which has fallen sharply since its peak in 1990. The system was built in Tullahoma, Tennessee by Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.^[1]

Because of the system's flexibility, it could one day operate seamlessly with SEPTA and RiverLine rail networks, allowing an integration of the systems. ^[6]

Connections to other transit systems

New Jersey Transit connections

New Jersey Transit buses connect to most PATCO stations in New Jersey. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving The New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line also stops at Lindenwold Station, and the River Line connects at Broadway Station (Walter Rand Transportation Center). History In the 19th and early 20th century Atlantic City was the major seaside vacation destination for the Philadelphia area for both wealthy and working class alike The River Line (styled River LINE by NJ Transit and originally known as Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit or SNJLRT) is a diesel Light rail The Walter Rand Transportation Center is a Transportation hub located at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Broadway in Camden, New Jersey, named for

SEPTA connections

The SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) Market-Frankford Line connects to PATCO at the 8th & Market Station, which is five blocks away from SEPTA Market East Station, where all of SEPTA's regional trains stop. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ( SEPTA) is a regional public authority that operates various forms of public transit &mdash bus The Market–Frankford Line ( MFL) (also called the Market–Frankford Subway–Elevated Line ( MFSE) El or Blue Line) is a Rapid 8th Street is a subway station in Philadelphia Pennsylvania at the corner of 8th Street and Market Street Market East Station is an underground SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

SEPTA's Broad Street Line connects to PATCO at the Walnut-Locust station via a short underground walkway to PATCO's 12th-13th & Locust, and 15-16th & Locust stations. The Broad Street Line ( BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway ( BSS) or Orange Line) is a Rapid transit line operated by Walnut–Locust is a subway station on SEPTA 's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Broad-Ridge Spur connects to PATCO at the 8th & Market Station via a pedestrian walkway. The Broad Street Line ( BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway ( BSS) or Orange Line) is a Rapid transit line operated by 8th Street is a subway station in Philadelphia Pennsylvania at the corner of 8th Street and Market Street

Amtrak connections

The stations of the PATCO Speedline are a few miles from making connections with inter-city Amtrak trains at 30th Street Station. InterCity (commonly abbreviated IC on timetables and tickets is the classification applied to certain long-distance Passenger train services in The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To make the connection to 30th Street Station, one must either transfer at the 8th Street and Market Station to the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line, and then travel four stations west to 30th Street Station or walk through the Gallery Mall to the Market East Regional Rail station and then catch any Regional Rail train to 30th St Station. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ( SEPTA) is a regional public authority that operates various forms of public transit &mdash bus The Market–Frankford Line ( MFL) (also called the Market–Frankford Subway–Elevated Line ( MFSE) El or Blue Line) is a Rapid The Gallery at Market East, or more commonly The Gallery, is an urban mall in downtown Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States with over 170 stores and Market East Station is an underground SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While the MFL option involves less walking, the Regional Rail option is free for anyone holding Amtrak tickets (even though tickets are not normally lifted between the 3 Center City Regional Rail stations anyway). Alternatively, one can ride to 30th Street via the New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line from the Lindenwold Station. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving History In the 19th and early 20th century Atlantic City was the major seaside vacation destination for the Philadelphia area for both wealthy and working class alike Lindenwold Station is a New Jersey Transit train station in Lindenwold, New Jersey, United States on the Atlantic City Line.

Union representation

PATCO train operators are represented by Teamsters Local 676. TemplateInfobox Union for usage-->The International Brotherhood of Teamsters ( IBT) formerly known by the

Station list

State	Municipality	Station	Notes	Service
PA	Philadelphia	15-16th & Locust	End of the line and short walk to SEPTA Broad Street Line	All trains
		12-13th & Locust	short walk to SEPTA Broad Street Line	All trains
		9-10th & Locust		All trains, except when closed between 12:30 am - 5:00 am
		8th & Market	transfer to SEPTA Market-Frankford Line and Broad-Ridge Spur	All trains
		Franklin Square	closed since 1979	N / A
NJ	Camden	City Hall		All trains
		Broadway (Walter Rand Transportation Center)	transfer to New Jersey Transit River Line	All trains
		Ferry Avenue		All trains
	Collingswood	Collingswood		Local trains only
	Haddon Township	Westmont		Local trains only
	Haddonfield	Haddonfield	The only station east of Camden to be located below street level (in an open cut). The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ( SEPTA) is a regional public authority that operates various forms of public transit &mdash bus The Broad Street Line ( BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway ( BSS) or Orange Line) is a Rapid transit line operated by The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ( SEPTA) is a regional public authority that operates various forms of public transit &mdash bus The Broad Street Line ( BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway ( BSS) or Orange Line) is a Rapid transit line operated by 9–10th & Locust is a PATCO subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 8th Street is a subway station in Philadelphia Pennsylvania at the corner of 8th Street and Market Street The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ( SEPTA) is a regional public authority that operates various forms of public transit &mdash bus The Market–Frankford Line ( MFL) (also called the Market–Frankford Subway–Elevated Line ( MFSE) El or Blue Line) is a Rapid The Broad Street Line ( BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway ( BSS) or Orange Line) is a Rapid transit line operated by Franklin Square is an abandoned PATCO Speedline station located at Franklin Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. N/A or n/a is a common abbreviation for not available or not applicable, used to indicate the deliberate omission of information from a table or listing New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The City of Camden is the County seat of Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. City Hall Station is a PATCO station located at N 5th St & Market St Camden, New Jersey. The Walter Rand Transportation Center is a Transportation hub located at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Broadway in Camden, New Jersey, named for The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving The River Line (styled River LINE by NJ Transit and originally known as Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit or SNJLRT) is a diesel Light rail Ferry Avenue is a PATCO High-Speedline station located in Camden New Jersey. Collingswood is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Collingswood is a stop in Collingswood New Jersey on the PATCO Speedline between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Lindenwold New Jersey Haddon Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Westmont is a station on the PATCO Speedline in Haddon Township New Jersey. Haddonfield is a station on the PATCO Speedline rapid transit system	Local trains only
	Cherry Hill Township	Woodcrest	parking lot very close to interchange (Exit 31) with I-295	All trains
	Voorhees Township	Ashland	Original terminal	All trains
	Lindenwold	Lindenwold	transfer to New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line	All trains

See also

• List of rapid transit systems

References

• U.S. Urban Rail Transit Lines Opened From 1980 (PDF)

Notes

External links

• PATCO official website
• NYCsubway.org - PATCO
• Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society - PATCO
• PATCO Ride Video on YouTube

Cherry Hill Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. Woodcrest is a station on the PATCO Speedline rapid transit system Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) in New Jersey and Delaware is a bypass route from a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington Voorhees Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Ashland is a station on the PATCO High Speedline rapid transit system Lindenwold is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Lindenwold Station is a New Jersey Transit train station in Lindenwold, New Jersey, United States on the Atlantic City Line. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving History In the 19th and early 20th century Atlantic City was the major seaside vacation destination for the Philadelphia area for both wealthy and working class alike This is a list of rapid transit systems around the world Such systems are commonly called metros subways elevated railways rapid rail or underground railways Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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