PHILADELPHIA — The bus usually followed a route that started in North Philadelphia, rumbled south into Center City, and headed east for Penn’s Landing. Stephen Edwards learned how to maneuver that SEPTA bus through the narrow passages on 23rd Street, how to turn it onto Ridge Avenue, and then deal with the hustle of Market Street.
“Philadelphia is a tough place to drive a bus,” Edwards said. “I definitely didn’t want to do that too long.”
Edwards, born in West Philadelphia and raised in Uptown, drove a SEPTA bus for four years. The job was tough. And the schedule — which he received just a day before each shift — made it even more challenging.
