Before 30th St station was built in Philly, how was the north /south trains routed? Did all trains heading for Washington and west, pull and back out for their stop in Philly or was there a station where 30Th street is today? Thanks in advance. Conductorbob
Probably all trains went to Broad St once upon a time, but that ended long before 30th St was built. In the 1920s most? all? NY-Washington trains would stop at West Philadelphia station, and most but not all? trains to the west would stop at North Philadelphia and then head west at Zoo.
In the 1920s there were three bridges across the Schuylkill. Trains out of Broad St toward Washington would take the north bridge and then curve left thru West Phila station; trains out of Broad St toward NY or the west would take the south bridge and curve right thru West Phila station.