TODAY'S PENNSYLVANIA INTERURBAN CONNECTIONS
A few possibilities for interurban journeys exist from New Jersey into Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsylvania. But no connections exist further west. The possibilities are more interesting in the Pittsburgh area.
Philadelphia Area From New Jersey (2 possibilities)
Segment Transit System Route No.
Cape May-Glassboro NJ Transit 313
Glassboro-Philadelphia NJ Transit 412
Philadelphia-Plymouth SEPTA 27
Plymouth-Norristown SEPTA 98
Norristown-Pottstown SEPTA 93
Pottstown-Stowe Pottstown PUT Red
Segment Transit System Route No.
Atlantic City-Lindenwold NJ Transit 554
Lindenwold-Philadelphia NJ Transit 403
Philadelphia-69th St. SEPTA 21
69th St.-West Chester SEPTA 104
West Chester-Coatesville Krapf's A
Coatesville-Parkesburg Krapf's Coatesville
Western Pennsylvania
Segment Transit System Route No.
Windber-Richland Mall CamTran 21
Richland Mall-Johnstown CamTran 11
Johnstown-Latrobe WCTA 11
Latrobe-Greensburg WCTA 9
Greensburg-Wilkinsburg WCTA 4
Wilkinsburg-Pittsburgh PAT 71C
Pittsburgh-Ambridge PAT 16A
Ambridge-Chippewa BCTA 1
Connecting service exists east of Pittsburgh to Johnstown, something which never existed with the electric interurban railways. For a while, west of Pittsburgh, a connection existed west via New Castle into Youngstown Ohio, but that route has been suspended.
TRANSIT LINKS
Before attempting any of these journeys, it is strongly encouraged to check the official transit systems' Web sites for the latest information, linked to from these pages.
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW JERSEY