Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Almost all Philadelphia trolley cars (PRT/PTC/SEPTA) ran exclusively down the center of the numerous streets they ran on back in the day, few lines ran on private right-of-ways within the city boundaries. Passengers often exited in front of a traffic lane, but the local regulations prohibited passing a stopped trolley car on the right. This rule was was complied with by drivers, pretty much like few drivers pass stopped school buses.
Extra wide streets sometimes had an island for passengers to enter and exit the trolley cars and passing was allowed to the right of these islands.
Don't know what the setup is now on the few remaining trolley lines in Philadelphia, presumably they still run down the center of the streets.
https://ggwash.org/view/71769/philad...ut-interesting
Yes, when you have street cars, you have to come up with an arrangement that accounts for the fact that they can't pull to the curb, and different systems use different setups, and you'll see different setups in the same system varying for the conditions on the street. Here's the more elaborate center of the boulevard platform approach in Brookline, MA:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3419...7i16384!8i8192