Ranya's Ramblings

Bells Corner Loop is a bus loop in the Bells Corner neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. The bus loop exists as a turnback point for the 59 bus.  History The 59 was inagurated as a trolley route in November of 1922, ran by the PRT from Arrott Transportation Center to Bustleton and Lott Streets. Bells Corner was built as a turnback loop for short turns.  Old post card photo of the first trolley in Bustleton, taken at the present day location of the Kelly's Seafood restaurant.  The old 59 trolley ran the same route as the present day 59, but instead would continue up Bustleton avenue (including what is now present day "Old" Bustleton Avenue) and then up Welsh road, before going back onto Bustleton avenue and ending in the middle of the road at Lott street. The old 59 had two turnback looks  This arrangement worked pretty well until the late 40s, when the PTC (successor to the PRT) wanted to run PCCs. PCCs are not double sided, and Bust

Southampton is a bus stop on the SEPTA Boulevard Direct bus line, located at Roosevelt Boulevard and Southampton Road in the Byberry neighborhood of Philadelphia.  Tour This is basically a standard bus stop with "Southampton" plastered on it. There is very little that distinguishes this from every other bus stop ever.  Rubbage Bins Bench Sign advertising the Boulevard Direct On the other side of Roosevelt Boulevard, it's the exact same story, except with more areas to walk to and from.  Bus Connections At Southampton Road, you can connect to these routes: 1: 54th-City to Parx Casino 14: Frankford Transportation Center to Neshaminy or Oxford Valley Malls 84: Frankford Transportation Center to Philadelphia Mills or Bustleton-County Line via State Road and Southampton Road Points of Interest in Byberry There are a couple interesting things in Byberry to visit, these include: The remains of B

Trenton Transit Center is a major train station located along Clinton Avenue in Trenton, NJ. This station has service from Amtrak, NJT, and SEPTA.  History Old postcard of the train station  Trenton has had train service for almost two centuries. Originally rail service to Trenton started in 1832, as Trenton was the terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad. This arrangement stayed the same until 1865, when a new Trenton station was built on the site of the current station. This station was then rebuilt two other times, first in the 1976 and then again in 2006, with the current station being finished in 2008.  Services Section with NJT bus schedules. The area for train schedules is on the other side, behind the point of view of this photo.  There are multiple types of services that run to Trenton Transit Center from multiple agencies:  Amtrak Many Amtrak trains use the Northeast Corridor to get to New York City/points north or south of that.