FY 2012 Operating Budget and FY 2013-2017 Financial ... - Septa

Glossary
currently consists of three variations—Silverliner II, III, and IV. These railroad cars feature
stainless steel construction and represent the majority of SEPTA’s railroad fleet.
Streetcar - See “Trolley”.
Subsidy - Funds received from another source that are used to cover the cost of a service or
program that is not self-supporting.
Subway-Surface Lines - A combination of five trolley lines serving various neighborhoods in
West Philadelphia or nearby suburban communities above ground, reaching Center City
Philadelphia through a subway tunnel partially shared with the Market-Frankford Line.
Surplus - The amount by which revenue and subsidy exceeds total expenses during a given
accounting period.
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TEA-21 (The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century) - TEA-21 was signed into law
by President Clinton on June 9, 1998, and provided a six-year reauthorization of the federal
transit program and the necessary contract authority needed to fully fund the fiscal year 1998
obligation limitations contained in the fiscal year 1998 Department of Transportation
Appropriations Act.
Total Vehicle Miles - The sum of all miles operating by passenger vehicles, including mileage
when no passengers are carried.
Trackless Trolley - See “Trolleybus”.
Trapeze - Software utilized by SEPTA for scheduling and management of transportation
operations.
Trolley - A powered rail car, usually driven by electric power drawn from overhead wires via a
trolley pole or pantograph. The vehicle usually operates on shared rights-of-way. Also known
as “trolley car,” “streetcar” and “light rail car”.
Trolleybus - An electric, rubber-tired transit vehicle, manually steered, propelled by a motor
drawing current through overhead wires from a central power source not on board the vehicle.
Also known locally as “Trackless Trolley” or “Trolley Coach”.
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