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Station Review #148: Baltimore Avenue (SEPTA)

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Baltimore Avenue is a station on SEPTA's D2 line. The station is located at the line's intersection with Baltimore Avenue in the small town of Clifton Heights.  History Aerial photograph from the 1940s, showing the town and station, among other things Baltimore Avenue station was built in 1906 by the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company. It was unique in that it was built with an actual depot that one could buy tickets from. At some point between the P&WCTC rebranding as Red Arrow, Red Arrow absorbing the Philadelphia and Western railroad, Red Arrow closing at least half of its lines, and it eventually being absorbed by SEPTA, the depot was closed and boarded up. Not much else has happened since then. Tour The depot The old depot is all boarded up, and probably won't be fixed anytime soon.  Inbound platform There's really nothing much here.  Doors, a bench, and a bike rack A map ...

Station Review #147: Pennsauken Transit Center (NJT)

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Pennsauken is an NJT train station located on Derousse avenue in Pennsauken, New Jersey. This station was originally planned as an infill station for both the River Line and Atlantic City Line where one can transfer between the two lines without taking a different NJT bus to 30th Street in Philadelphia.  Services Bus stop Pennsauken station has two different main services, both provided by NJT Atlantic City Line - Regional trains from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City via Camden and Atlantic Counties. Runs about once every 90 minutes per direction, sometimes more or less depending on what day it is and what time.  River Line - Medium Rail trains from Waterfront Entertainment Center (Camden) to Trenton Transit Center Additionally, buses are provided, listed below: 404 - Philadelphia to Pennsauken Industrial Park (Most buses go to Cherry Hill Mall instead) via Westfield Avenue. This variant only runs a few times a day. 417 - 30th Street Station to Fai...

Station Review #146: Point Pleasant Beach (NJT)

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Point Pleasant Beach is a NJT station along the North Jersey Coast Line in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. The station is located along Hawthorne Avenue, which is the northern side of NJ-35.  History   Point Pleasant was first built sometime around 1880-1881 as part of an extension of the New York and Long Branch Railroad south to Bay Head from the now non-existent Sea Girt station. The station was rebuilt in 1903, with the original station depot to the north. This original depot was used for multiple purposes and finally demolished sometime around 2023.    The 20th century was a time of many changes at Point Pleasant. On April 28th, 1957, the station was renamed from Point Pleasant to Point Pleasant Beach. In 1987, the second depot was burned down in a controlled fire after being condemned. For almost a decade, the depot was replaced by a trailer, The new ADA compliant station started construction in 1994, and was finished by 1996.    Sometime a...