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Station Review #185: Parkesburg (Amtrak)

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Parkesburg is an Amtrak stationl located at Maple and Culvert streets in the Borough of Parkesburg, PA History This station was first opened long ago, possibly in the 1830s/1840s, as an infill station that was originally used as a repair point. This station was eventually demolished and replaced by a newer station in 1897. This newer structure was then abandoned and replaced by another structure, which is the current station.  Built in 1914 was the nearby Parkesburg tower, a signalling tower that caused Parkesburg to gain even more significant importance for the Pennsylvania Railroad, especially as a junction for trains going west to Lancaster or Columbia. This was removed in 1972, along with the line to Columbia. This line is now the Enola Low Grade Trail. In 1984, the station was featured in the movie Witness .  From 1990 to 1996, this was the terminus for SEPTA trains along the Paoli-Thorndale Line, which would run from Philadelphia. This was then pulled back to...
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Station Review #184: Washington Lane (SEPTA)

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Washington Lane is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located near Washington Lane and Chew Avenue in the East Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia.  History The station with older signage. In 1878, the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad built a Walnut Lane station along their Chestnut Hill Branch. The PG&N was subsequently bought out by the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1907, work was underway to remove grade crossings along a few lines. In doing so, the PRR replaced the station with a new Washington Lane station. The depot fell into disrepair and was demolished to make way for more parking. Part of a shelter was kept from it, and not much else.  Tour The station from across the road. Washington Lane is a small station, or at least it's small enough that you can't see it past the very large trees. Those have been growing since the 1930s at the very earliest.  Inaccessible walking path. Parking lot.   This station has a l...
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Station Review #183: Hammonton (NJT)

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Hammonton is a station on NJT's Atlantic City Line. The station is located along front street, near the intersection of Line and Front streets in Hammonton, New Jersey.    History Old station building The first Hammonton station was built sometime around 1850. It was then bought out by the Pennsylvania Railroad and rebuilt sometime before 1907. In 1989, service was brought back to Atlantic City from Philadelphia and New York City from Amtrak, which necessitated a new station be built. That new station is the station used today. The old station depot is still standing.   Tour  Atlantic City Line train. Hammonton is a fairly decent station, especially as far as NJT stations are concerned (looking at you, Delawanna ).     Inside one of the two shelters. Hammonton station has benches, TVMs, and maps. No countdown clock, however.    Platform. The platform at Hammonton station is a full high level platform.     For accessibility...
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Station Review #182: Garrettford (SEPTA)

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  Garrettford is a SEPTA station located at Edmonds Avenue and Jones Street in the Garrettford neighborhood of Upper Darby. The station is served by the D2 trolley.    History   Garrettford station was built as part of the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company's Sharon Hill line in 1906. Theine has changed hands multiple times since then but this station has stayed almost exactly the same. There used to be a parking lot next to the station, but it's since been abandoned.  Tour Trolley and the southbound platform. This station is a lot like other D2 stations on the line. Nothing is accessible here.   The shelter. Considering how old everything on the D2 line is, this shelter is probably around 125-126 years old.  The platform. Bike racks. Inside the shelter. The shelter has no benches or seating, which is unfortunately common for a lot of D2 stations.  Outdated signage and map. A lot of the signage here and at other D2 stations is outdated...
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