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Rydal is a station on SEPTA's West Trenton line, located at Susquehanna Road and Washington Lane in the small village of Rydal, PA, itself located in Abington Township, PA.  History Rydal station was originally built either in 1883 by the North Pennsylvania Railroad, or in 1888 by the Reading Railroad, though the former is more likely due to the architectural style being more in line with NPRR's depots. At some point around the 2000s, there was a station restoration.  Tour The station nowadays Rydal station hasn't changed all that much in the past few decades.  Doorway Post office sign Much of the depot nowadays is a small post office.  Waiting room Rydal has a waiting room, usually only open on weekdays between 5:30 AM and 12:30 PM. It's extremely small and only has a few benches.  Notice board with a notice on it from 2001 Inside of the post office Unsig...

96th Street is the current terminus station for NYCMTA's 2nd Avenue Subway. This station is mainly served by the Q train, and currently nothing else.  Tour Train Escalator Platforms This station has an island platform, though I'm fairly certain all of the 2nd Avenue subway stations do.  Upper mezzanine I'm not sure why this is needed. When this was finished in 2016, it was hilariously over-budget. This is the definition of hubris, of pointless waste from endless streams of consultants. If the bloat of modern day US transit projects was a place, it'd be here. Area before fare control Bulletins, maps, and such Outside of station    Besides all of this, 96th Street-2nd av is a pleasant station, and it seems to do most things well enough to be usable by those who need it.  Bus Connections There are only three bus connections you can make here that are actually convenient ...

Newark Transit Hub is an important station serving many DART bus routes in Newark, DE. The station is located between Delaware Avenue and Main Street.  Services These buses go to Newark Transit Hub:  DART 6 - Kirkwood Highway: This bus goes from Wilmington Transit Center to Newark Transit Hub via Kirkwood Highway. This is one of the most used buses in the DART system. The 6 runs every 20 minutes or so for most of the day.  10 - Wilmington-University Plaza-Newark: This bus goes from Wilmington to Newark Train Station via Christiana and many other places. This is by far the slowest of the Newark-Wilmington buses. The 10 runs every 30 minutes to hour or so.  33 - Christiana Mall-Newark: Wilmington Transit Center to Newark Transit Hub via Christiana Mall. This is the fastest of the Wilmington-Newark routes. Ir goes on the highway from Wilmington to Cheistiana Mall, moving to Chestnut Hill Road after. This bus runs about once every 30 minutes or s...

Eastwick is a station on SEPTA's Airport Line. The station is located along Bartram Avenue near 84th Street in Philadelphia's Eastwick neighborhood. There were plans to rebuild that station and make an Eastwick Transit Center, extending the T5 to it. Considering the capital funds are being siphoned for operational expenses now, it's unknown if this will even happen.   Tour Everything here is made out of wood. At least unlike Highland Avenue or County Line almost everything is on the ground or not all that far from it.  Crossing Shelter and sign Bench Wheelchair ramp Another end It brings me joy to think about how the map is basically zip tied to the fence.  Do you trust that bench? I don't ??????? Bench with small kiss-and-ride I wonder if there's any space here to actually park cars. The actual parking lot is on the other side of the station, and ...