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Noble is a station on SEPTA's West Trenton line, located in the small village of Noble, Pennsylvania, itself located in Abington Township, Pennsylvania.  History Photo of Noble immediately after being built Noble was built by the North Penn Railroad in 1889. Immediately after being built, the station was inaugurated by US President Benjamin Harrison.  In 1901, the Reading Railroad took over the West Trenton Line and tore down many of North Penn's stations, building new ones based on the standard Reading Railroad station template.  The main station house was used as a waiting room until 2001 or so, and now is abandoned. Tour Silverliner IV at the northbound platform of Noble Station Despite the fact that Noble station seems the type of station to have a lot going on, that could not be further from the truth.  Silverliner V at Noble Station On the southbound end of the station is the station house, which currently sits di...

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 2...

Thorndale is a station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale line, in fact it's the western terminus. The station is located along US-30 in the village of Thorndale, itself in Caln Township, PA.  Tour Train at Thorndale Thorndale station is on a hill, meaning that there are stairs and a ramp to it, shown below.  Both sides look about the same, they both have a ramp, and stairs and both have the same exact station shelters. Side of one of the station buildings On the inside of each shelter, there are three benches, and not much else.  Outside the shelters, there are also benches, as shown below Behind that, there is a giant parking sea for the station. I doubt you need this much parking for a station as small as this in a town as small as Thorndale. Why is there this much parking? This amount is expected for a large plaza, not for a train station!  Seriously? Gallery  ...

Sign Roslyn is a SEPTA train station located in Roslyn, Abington, PA, on the Warminister Line. The station is located along Easton Road, right outside a railroad crossing, and the intersection of Easton road and Susquehanna road.  Tour of a Greenhouse Not dated at all! While going down a hill on Easton Road, you spot this building. Immediately upon looking at it, the look of the building itself intrigues you. Depending on who you are, and your tastes, you think this building is one of two things, beautiful or hideous. It's not in the middle, this building is very divisive.  The station is on the side of a large hill off of Susquehanna road, a road that is fairly scenic due to the sheer amount of hills on it. You can tell this just based on the giant hill behind the station (and the Giant store as well).  The view behind the station Going to the station itself from Easton Road, you see a wooden staircase, like the one somewhere like Phil...