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Franklin Park is a station on METRA's MD-W line. The station is located on 25th Street and Pacific Avenue in Franklin Park, Illinois. This is not the Franklin Park station on METRA's NCS line, that is a different station that's nearby.  Tour Train at Franklin Park Platform If this was a SEPTA station, this would be horrible. But as a Metra station, these platforms are completely all right.  Ad posters and garden Many bike racks Schedule and map  Inside depot This would be far nicer with bathrooms, but is otherwise much better than anything you could find on most of SEPTA.  Parking meter Nearby 5 over 1 development  Countdown clock  Parking The station from afar Transit Connections Franklin Park has three transit connections: Metra NCS: This train goes from Chicago Union station to Antioch, IL via the CN W...

Secaucus Junction is a station on NJT's combined lines, serving the entirety of the commuter rail network of New Jersey sans the Atlantic City Line, along with the MNRR Port Jervis Line. The station was built and inaugurated in September of 2003 and has single-handedly been one of the most important completed rail projects in the entire northeastern US that was built this century.  Tour Map Secaucus Junction is a giant station, albeit a very well designed one . It's large enough to need a map of the station itself inside of it. There's also paper schedules for every single train that goes through Secaucus Junction as well The hallway that map is in Elevator Staircase TVMs and info screens Bus terminal The outside of the station Odd maintenance tunnel Bottom floor area This floor has escalators, elevators, and TVMs, among other things Stairs ...

Rising Sun & Olney Loop is a SEPTA loop located at Rising Sun and Olney Avenues in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia. This loop was not selected to be remodeled in the 2010s.  Bus Service and Connections There are two buses that go here:  26 - Pulaski-Rittenhouse and Olney Transit Center to Frankford Transit Center: The 26 is normally a crosstown bus linking northwest, north, and northeast Philadelphia. Here though, this loop instead is only used for some peak short turns of the bus.  57 - Whitman Plaza to Rising Sun-Olney/Fern Rock Transit Center: This is a vertical bus that goes all the way across the city, mainly along 3rd/4th Streets, and then American Street, and eventually Front Street and Rising Sun Avenue. Most trips of this route end at this loop, with only some continuing to Fern Rock Transit Center Additionally, there is one bus connection immediately nearby:  18 - Fox Chase to Cedarbrook Plaza: This is another crosstown bu...