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maybe I misunderstood.... Today Woodland Ave ends at 38th Street. At one time it did continue all the way to Market in the vicinity of 32nd. The current SSL tunnel, I guess travels underneath what was Woodland Ave, but this area has since become pedestrian only parts off Penns Campus. From the post ...

That's fun. Coupla thoughts I have: why is Overbrook "B"? Are you trying to emulate New York by having A and C on the same trunk? The appropriate distinction between numbers and letters would be broad gauge vs. standard, and anything going into the loop would have to be standard. Also, I ...

What was the Woodland Avenue Subway? The subway-surface tunnel to 40th Street. Woodland Ave. used to continue to Market Street. You can see from the campus layouts of Penn and Drexel where it used to be. Are you sure about that. Prior to the mid 1950s the trolley that went into the Subway (SSL) did...

If you get off the trolley at 15th Street going east, there is a map on the platform from I believe 1968. It shows Franklin Square on the PATCO, the Subway Surface Lines are colored purple, and if you look at what is now the R6 it actually has an arrow and says "to Reading." Ive seen this...

I have heard alot about a propossed branch line of PATCO and I am all for it, however I hate to do this but here are some snags I see in the operations of this line. In my opinion, the original Lindenwold line should have been built with three tracks, the center providing peak express service. Even ...

For right now, here is the map. I am in the process of writing an essay for the map. That will follow.

The Subway Surface Lines run in the tunnel 24 hours. Wouldnt it make sence that the MFL and BSS also run 24. I know there would not be as frequent headways and 6 car trains, a two car train every 25-30 mins would be a huge improvement over the closer headway buses that know run, with there 20 minute...

Just a quick question to anyone who knows. I have always been into trains ever since I was a kid. If you asked me at age 7-15 what I wanted to do when I grew up I would have told you "to be an engineer".... After 15 my interestes change as far as what I wanted to be, however I still dug tr...

We have a dilemma here. First, we do not want to build a subway due to its cost. So we decide to build an elevated. When we build said elevated, it takes away from the relatively pleasant atmosphere of the tree-lined Roosevelt boulevard. But if we must, we go ahead and build the El. But if we build...

Hey Irish:::: Tell me what there is at Penns Landing worth doing, and then maybe Ill recant my opinion of it being a total failure.... When developers wont touch a piece of land its a a failure. Plus dont tell me about the new condo high rises, yes they are a good start, but Im talking commercial......

Although never officially owned by SEPTA, the Brill built BRIDGE CARS are my favorite Philadelphia rail cars. The Bullets come in a close second. The St Louis 1949 Double Ended PCC Look a likes on RED ARROW are a solid third.

The Chestnut Hill West Line should be connected to the the express tracks of the Broad Street Subway. Of course electrical systems and signalling would need to br retrofitted into Rapid Transit useage and a short connector would need to be built, but this would give the residents of Nicetown, G-Town...

Penns Landing for three decades now has been a total failure. This is largely because visitors to the city (us locals know how to get there) have a hard time getting there. I-95 basically cuts the riverfront off from the rest of the city. Sure there are a few plazas and bridges that link the Landing...

I know for a fact that there excists completed sections of subway tunnel (sans tracks) under Arch Street, The Henry Ave. Viaduct, and parts of Henry Av. Im wondering if any railroad fan clubs have ever been invited or asked to explore these tunnels... I would surely be up for a visit.

You want rapid transit service in Upper Northeast Philly? Try this on for size.... Extend both the BSS and the MFL. 1. To serve the west side of Northeast Philly, Extend the Broad Street Subway. South of Hunting Park station have the two inner express tracks leave the trunk and follow Hunting Park A...