Ranya's Ramblings

Highland Avenue is a station on SEPTA's Wilmington - Newark Line, located on Highland Avenue in Chester, PA, very close to Trainer, PA.  History Aerial view of Highland Avenue station from 1940 Very little is known about the history of Highland Avenue station. What is known is that it existed by the late 1800s as an infill station. Highland Avenue station had two platforms, both with shelters, and a station house that you could get tickets from.  By the 1950s, almost everything was removed due to budget cuts. All that remained was a shelter on one of the platforms, which was subsequently modernized in the 1990s or so. The station has not changed at all since. Tour Uhhhh... Highland Avenue is a station that only the first two cars can reach, as the platforms are too short for more than the first two cars. This is very annoying for anyone who wants to get off at the station, as it is very hard to do so due to this.  Compared to everything below, th

Station Sign Doylestown is a train station located in Doylestown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Doylestown Station is the secondary terminus for the Lansdale - Doylestown line, and many trains often do not go to this station History Station in 1930 This is the first incarnation of Doylestown station, built in 1871 by the North Penn railroad. This is the only surviving North Penn station on the Doylestown Branch, as all the other stations on the Doylestown Branch got rebuilt by the Reading Railroad or SEPTA. Everything except for the cupola is exactly the same.  Tour and Gallery Outside of station building  Doylestown Station is an old and small building off the side of the road. a picture of it is shown above Trans-Bridge Lines service goes here Braille plate Back of the station Some trains Bench Train Full Station Building Inside the station buildin

Delaware Valley University is a station on SEPTA's Lansdale - Doylestown line, located in Farm School, Doylestown Township, PA, immediately outside Doylestown Borough.  History Old station shack wasn't much different This station was built by the Reading Railroad at some point in the late 1890s for National Farm School, and agricultural school. Unsurprisingly, this caused the station to be named Farm School, which caused the town itself to be named Farm School.  National Farm School ended up changing its name a few times, shown in the timeline below 1896: National Farm School - first name 1948: National Agricultural College 1960: Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture 1989: Delaware Valley College  2014: Delaware Valley University - Current Name Naturally, the train station changed names a few times as well to reflect this. While the university was changing names a few times, the train station ended up getting rebuilt some time around 2012 or

Meadowbrook is a station on SEPTA's West Trenton line, located between Rydal and Bethayres stations in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Abington.  History Old Meadowbrook station building and platform It's unknown when the original Meadowbrook station was built. If I were to wager a guess, I would say sometime around 1890 or so. What is known is that the station was burnt down on April 18th, 1995 at around 5 am. At the time, the now non-existent Meadowbrook post office was in the building as well.  SEPTA built the current station on the old station's site, and it has not changed at all since.  Tour Side of inbound shelter There is very little at Meadowbrook station. The inbound shelter has a bench with a septa Key Card reader next to it. There is also a lot of space for people to stand protected from rain and wind, as well.  The inbound shelter also has these signs in it.  This is the aforementioned key

Sign for Somerton Station Somerton Station is a train station on SEPTA's West Trenton Line. This train station is at the intersection of Bustleton Avenue and Philmont avenue in the Somerton neighborhood of Far Northeast Philadelphia.  Tour Station House Somerton is a station with a building, a very old building. The platforms are low but there are mini highs at the station.  Silverliner V train going towards West Trenton at Somerton Station Amenities The station has basic amenities, such as benches, platforms, a crossing light, map, schedule, and newspaper stand Basic amenities  The station also has a ticket office, inside the building. Speaking of the building: Empty This building has issues with being incredibly empty, I wonder why. There should be benches here, yet there are none. The sheer amount of empty space in this building is almost surreal.  More empty space Every piece of furniture in thi