The Philadelphia Transportation Company was a private mass transit operator that ran buses, trolleys, and rapid transit lines in Philadelphia and it's surrounding suburbs.

It was created in January 1, 1940 with the concolidation of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company and other smaller private operators.

After steady decline post WWII it was absorbed by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in 1968.

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