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Lawndale Station is a SEPTA station on the Fox Chase line, in the Lawncrest neighborhood of Philadelphia. As the portion of the Fox Chase line this station is on is also part of the Philadelphia city line, Lawndale Station is also in Cheltenham, PA. However, Lawndale station cannot be accessed from Cheltenham, PA. Lawndale Station is a Zone 2 station.  History Lawndale station on an old map Lawndale Station has a very vague history. The station itself was established in the 1890s, leading to the neighborhood gaining that name. That much is known. Information gets much murkier when trying to figure out what the station originally looked like. What is known is that the current shelters most likely date ti the 1960s, most likely predating SEPTA's acquisition of the station.  Station Tour The shelter View of the entire station from south to north As you can tell, there is very little at Lawndale Station. A closer look at the s

PCC Trolley at Mattapan Station Mattapan Station is the southwestern terminus station for MBTA's Mattapan Trolley. The station is located in the southern portion of the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, immediately north of the Neponset River (and thus north of Milton).  History The old station in 2006, before renovation.  Credit to Frank Herbert for the photo Mattapan station was made in the late 1920s and opened on December 21st, 1929 . The station used this stone depot for many years until 2006 or so when the new station was built.  Station Tour View from Mattapan Station Mattapan Station has shelters with benches, as well as shelters without them. The architecture style is similar to  Temple University Station (SEPTA) , but only specifically with the bench spacing and the general resemblance to gas station canopies. The station also has two bus loops, for all of the bus routes that either deviate to or terminate at the station.  I'd write

  Hi everyone! I'm making this post today to show everyone something I've decided to make, to help keep track of where everything is. Earlier today, I made a map of the locations of everything I've reviewed to this point. I realized that other people would probably want this too, so I've decided to make this blog post for that purpose! Every station is on the map, and each station on the map will have a link to its related blog post.  The map itself can be found here .  I plan on updating it as I review more things, and will probably post a new mini blog post like this one mentioning that I have every few posts, or might add it to the bottom of every post, maybe? That all is currently in the planning stage, and I'd like your thoughts on what I should do with it. Until then, see you all next blog post! 

Richmond - Westmoreland Loop is a bus station in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. Richmond - Westmoreland Loop serves the bus portion of trolley route 15, as well as bus routes 60 and 73. The loop's existence is integral to the SEPTA network in the River Wards.  Station Tour:  The main section of the Richmond - Westmoreland loop has a structure that looks like this: The main structure of the loop Inside that, there are benches for people to sit on and maps, and those are on the outside as well. Maps at the station can be seen below: Route 15 map Route 60 map Route 73 map, note that it shows Northwood on the map when Northwood is in an area to the northwest not shown on the map at all  Unfortunately, the station also has quite a bit of hostile architecture, the "leaners" all too familiar to those who use SEPTA nowadays. These leaners are completely inaccessible and I honestly despise them, and c

Allegheny Station is a SEPTA train station located on 22nd and Allegheny, in the Allegheny neighborhood of Philadelphia. This station is the southernmost station on the Manayunk - Norristown line that us unique to the line, as North Broad also serves the Lansdale - Doylestown line. Allegheny is a Zone 1 station.  Train at the station Allegheny Station is located on the side of an overpass, and this means a lot of things for the station. More specifically, a good train station on the side of an overpass would not only have the good views that stations of this type are known for, but need more features for accessibility.  22nd and Allegheny 22nd north of Allegheny The sign from above For what it has in views, this station does not make up any of that in terms of accessibility. In order to get to the station, you have to take two fairly steep staircases (one for northbound, one for southbound). There is no ramp. And to make every

Fox Chase Station's Main Sign Fox Chase is a train station in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Philadelphia. Fox Chase station is the northern terminus station for the Fox Chase Line. Train Stoppers at Fox Chase Station. Fox Chase station is located in a very central spot in the Fox Chase neighborhood. It's between the intersections of Rhawn and Oxford and Rhawn and Verree, though much closer to the former. Because of it's location, Fox Chase station is fairly easy to get to from other parts of the neighborhood.  What's at the Train Station Fox Chase Station's building Fox Chase Station has one platform, and the structure of the station itself is on the northwestern side of said structure. There is a platform (with a ramp at the ends for those who are disabled), benches, a main building, canopy, and signs among other things. Behind the station, there's a parking lot. The benches under the canopy Unsurprisingly, this s