Ranya's Ramblings

Overbrook is a station on SEPTA's Paoli - Thorndale line, located in the Overbrook Farms subsection of the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA.  History Overbrook station sometime around the 1970s Overbrook station was built in 1858 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, so named as it was built near a bridge for a now non-existent brook. It was built Over a Brook. Over-Brook. Overbrook. Thus, the entire neighborhood surrounding the station was named Overbrook after the station.  The station has not changed much at all since it was created.  Tour Station House I wonder how many forests worth of trees were felled and chopped down to make this station. Anything that could be made out of wood, is. The sheer amount of wood used here aside, the architectural style of this station is in line with architectural styles commonly used by the PRR for older train station buildings, like  Coatesville , among other similar stations.  Pennsylvania Rai

Germantown is a train station on SEPTA's Chestnut Hill East line.  History Old PG&NRR Germantown station building  the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad came to Germantown in 1832. Originally it had ended at Germantown and Price Streets at Shingle's Tavern. In 1855, a new station building was built, and it stayed in commission until 1863 or so. This station building remained standing until 1981, when it burned down.  After this, The Reading Railroad made a new station near Baynton Street, where the current station is. Much of the track between Chelten Avenue and Germantown avenue is gone, but the right of way still remains.  Third Germantown Station There used to also be a yard next to this station, the remnants of the portion of the right of way that went to Germantown avenue. This station remained until the late 1920s, when the line was rebuilt, and a new elevated station was built. This station is the station we see toda

Sedgwick is a station on SEPTA's Chestnut Hill East line, located at Mount Pleasant avenue in Northwest Philadelphia's East Mount Airy neighborhood.  History Old Sedgwick station Sedgwick station was built in 1880, in the same spot it's in today. Things stayed mostly the same until 1980, when the station building burned down.  Afterwards, some temporary shelters were constructed. In the 2000s, better temporary shelters were constructed, entirely on the inbound end.  Tour Silverliner IV at Sedgwick Station There's not much at Sedgwick at all.  There clearly used to be a shelter here The only bench at this platform Shelters on the other side. Why are they only on that side? Good luck if it rains.  Stairs Very old sign for the H bus Bus Connections There is one singular bus connection: the H, which goes between Broad and Erie and Cheltenham - Ogontz loop, with an ave

Holmesburg Junction station, also known as just Holmesburg, is a station on SEPTA's Trenton line located at Rhawn Street in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Philadelphia.  History Original station The original Holmesburg Station was built in 1833, on the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad. Eventually, that changed hands to become a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad.  Sometime later on, the station itself was rebuilt, with a new building, one that had been at the station to this day.  There used to be passeneger trains on the Bustleton Branch that linked the station to Bustleton, though these were discontinued in the 1930s, following service cuts from the PRR.  Tour The station building There is a lot at Holmesburg Junction station. For one, it has a station building and na actual shelter on the other end.  Train at the station This station is no average station, however. Quite the opposite, if anything.  Stairs It all s