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$3 million trolley to nowhere on Germantown Avenue

Forget the Bridge to Nowhere. How about the Trolley to Nowhere? The federal and state governments have just spent about $3 million for new trolley tracks, new trolley wires and new trolley poles along newly reconstructed Germantown Avenue in Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill. But will the iconic green-and-cream trolleys, which were "temporarily" removed from service there in 1992, return?

Construction on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill where federal and state money has been used to install new trolley tracks and overhead power for the surface vehicles. (Ed Hille / Staff Photographer)
Construction on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill where federal and state money has been used to install new trolley tracks and overhead power for the surface vehicles. (Ed Hille / Staff Photographer)Read more