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Station Review #119: Beverly/Edgewater Park (NJT)

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Beverly/Edgewater Park is a station on the River Line located in Beverly, New Jersey.  Tour River line train going north This is just an average River Line station, most of these are fairly similar and are just copy-pasted everywhere along the line.  Trash bin and pillar of shelter The platform as a whole Bench Telephone box?  These telephone boxes are especially unique, but ubiquitous along this line.  Rest of platform Station from behind Parking lot near the station Informational plaque about the history of railroad crossings Bus Connections There are two bus Connections at Beverly, both operated by BurLink, these are:   BurLink B1 - Beverly/Pemberton: This is a long haul bus route that goes via Willingboro and Mount Holly, as well as Pemberton and Browns Mills to the small village of Country Lakes, where it is the only transit av...

Station Review #53: Waterfront Entertainment Center (NJT)

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Waterfront Entertainment Center is the southern terminus station on NJT's River Line located on the Camden Waterfront. This station exists to serve FreedomMortgage Pavillion, which oftentimes has things like concerts, and formerly a baseball team.  Tour River Line train This station is pretty similar to other River line stations but not quite.  Track 1 platform Industrial spur to Yorkship Track 2 platform Instead of there being a northern or southern track here, there are two terminal tracks and a switch. That's one of the only things making Waterfront Entertainment Center different from any other River Line station at all.  The surrounding area Much of the area around Waterfront Entertainment Center is just parking. So much parking. Do you need this much parking? Does anyone need this much parking? More parking FreedomMortgage Pavilion, which the station is basically named aft...

Station Review #52: Trenton Transit Center (Amtrak/NJT/SEPTA)

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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 ...