Posts

Station Review #176: 12th-13th and Locust (PATCO)

Image
12th-13th and Locust is a station on the PATCO Speedline. The station is located on Locust Street, between 12th and 13th Streets in the Gayborhood neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA.  History 12th-13th was originally a station planned for the Philadelphia Subway Loop. This would have been something comparable to Chicago's L loop, albeit completely underground. This wouldve been a loop that went along 8th, Locust, 16th, and Arch, and would've connected to a line that went up Ridge Avenue and Henry Avenue into Roxborough. Most of this never happened. What did happen though was the section of the ridge subway between Broad Street and 8th Street, and part of the loop.  The tunnels were dug out for the sections of the loop along Locust, 8th, and Arch, but after the 8th street segment north of Market got used for both the Broad-Ridge Spur and the Bridge Line, the rest of the loop tunnels stayed abandoned. Work resumed on the section of the loop between 8th and ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Station Review #174: King of Prussia Transit Center (SEPTA)

Image
King of Prussia Transit Center is a small bus station located in the parking lot of King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, PA.  History King of Prussia Mall used to have a transit center named Plaza Transportation Center . In 2025, the section of the mall where Plaza Transportation Center was in was sectioned off for construction, and a new transit center had to be made. King of Prussia Transit Center is that new transit center.   Services These SEPTA buses stop at King of Prussia Transit Center:  • 92 - King of Prussia Transit Center to Paoli and West Chester Transportation Center • 99 -  Oaks and Phoenixville t o Norristown Transportation Center • 123 - King of Prussia Transit Center to 69th Street Transportation Center • 124 - Chesterbrook to Gulph Mills and Center City • 125 -  Moore Park and Valley Forge t o Gulph Mills and Center City • 139 - King of Prussia Transit Center to Limerick Post-New Bus Network changes ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Station Review #173: Windsor Locks (Amtrak/ctTransit)

Image
Windsor Locks is a station along the New Haven-Springfield line, a line that has services ran on it by Amtrak and ctTransit.  History The first Windso r Locks station was opened in 1839 as part of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad.  The station was rebuilt in 1875, and the old station building still remains. In the 1970s, the entire Springfield line was bought out by Amtrak. The station was rebuilt by Amtrak in 1981 in its current site.    A new station is being built close to the original station, and it's expected to solve most of the problems this station has.      Services    These services run to Windsor Locks: Hartford Line:  This is a commuter rail service ran by ctRail and Amtrak between New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield, MA. 7 round trips a day run on this service, with some being Amtrak trains and some being ctRail trains Northeast Regional (Springfield Branch):  About two or so round trips a day of the no...
Post a Comment
Read more

Station Review #172: 36th Street (NJT)

Image
36th Street Station is a NJT station located along the River Line. The station is located along 36th Street in Pennsauken, New Jersey Tour Train 36th Street is an average River Line station in terms of design. It has most of the amenities you'd expect.  Benches Ramp and platform Unsigned crossing In order to leave the platform, you need to cross an unsigned rail crossing, which makes this station inaccessible.  Parking lot The roads in and out of this parking lot are very confusing and hard to understand  Bus Connections There are two bus connections near here: 419: Riverside to Walter Rand Transportation Center : This bus provides local service along River Road, directly paralelled by the River Line. The 419 runs hourly.  452 - Cramer Hill-Kroc Center to 36th Street Station: This bus runs in what's almost a loop, providing local bus service to much of Camden. This includes Walter Ran...
Post a Comment
Read more

Station Review #171: Levittown - Tullytown Station (SEPTA)

Image
Levittown - Tullytown is a station on SEPTA's Trenton Line, located in the borough of Tullytown, PA. Despite this, most people only call this station Levittown.  History   Tullytown was built in 1835 as part of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad. The same shelters were up as late as 1911, when the windstorm of 1911 possibly destroyed them. It's unknown what replaced the station afterwards, but a new, larger, station was built in 1953 to support the newly built community of Levittown. This newly built station lasted until about 2014, when it was torn down and replaced by a much better station that was actually accessible, this one built in 2017.  Tour Outside of the station in the parking lot Levittown is a very large station, and it's parking lot is similarly large. Considering how Levittown as a place is, this is an acceptable station to put lots of parking into.  Stairs and ramps This station is fully accessible....
Post a Comment
Read more