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Baltimore-Pennsylvania Station (aka Baltimore-Penn or just Penn) is the main train station of Baltimore, Maryland. This station is used both for MARC trains and Amtrak trains, most notably for the MARC PENN line and Amtrak's Northeast Regional and Acela trains, as well as other Amtrak trains. Baltimore-Penn Station is currently the 8th most used train station in the US. History Baltimore Penn Station is the third iteration of the train station in that exact location, and trains stopping here go back to 1873. The first station was a wooden station built by the North Central Railroad, a subsidiary of the PRR. This was demolished, and replaced by the Charles Street Union Station, pictured above. This was then also demolished and replaced by a new Baltimore Penn station in 1910, which is the station that is currently there.  Historically, all service was run by the PRR, which not only included service up and down the Northeast Corridor but also included service

Yardley is a station on SEPTA's West Trenton Line, located in the small borough of Yardley, PA.  History  Image from 1914 Yardley station was made operational in 1876, in time for the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Originally, Yardley station was called Yardleyville, as the town itself was.  In 2018, the station was completely rebuilt and elevated, and the low platforms were replaced by one single high platform. Because of this, the station is now accessible. One of the original shelters has been preserved. Tour Silverliner IV train at Yardley Station Yardley is a very simple station. It has everything you'd expect from a train station. The platform is a full high platform, making it fully accessible.  Shelter Yardley station has one trackside shelter and honestly, it doesn't need much else.  Inside the shelter Inside the shelter, there are a few benches and heat lamps, and again not much else. Does it really