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