Ranya's Ramblings

Asbury Park is a station on NJT's North Jersey Coast Line, located just outside of downtown Asbury Park, New Jersey.  Tour NJCL train at Asbury Park station The day I went to Asbury Park station, the main building was under construction. Fortunately, the rest of the station still exists and is usable.  Construction notice Inside the station building Building from afar Yet another construction notice But just because the station building was under construction, doesn't mean the entire station is unusable. You can still use the platforms, which most people at this station did.  Southern Platform One very odd thing about the station is that the platforms are not directly across from each other, rather the southbound platform being further north than the northbound platform.  The platforms have about everything you'd expect from them, from benches to maps and schedules. 

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

Bridesburg is a train station located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, immediately outside of Bridesburg. Bridesburg station is located along the Trenton line, where it intersects with Bridge Street and Aramingo/Harbison avenues, and the second closest station to Torresdale avenue (the closest would have been the now closed Frankford station that I believe was much closer to Adams avenue).  History I could not find a single historical picture of the station online. There is very little known about Bridesburg station's history. From what is known, a padt version of Bridesburg station was originally built in 1883, before being replaced by another station in 1892. In 1896, that was replaced with a shelter type station. As far as I know, that's this station.  Description  There is not much at Bridesburg station. The entire station consists of two shelters off the side of a bridge. That's it, that's all there is at Bridesburg

Trevose is a station on SEPTA's West Trenton Line. Trevose station is located in Trevose, PA, a small village located between Bensalem and Lower Southampton townships. Despite the station itself being located in Bensalem township on a technicality (the boundary between Bensalem and Lower Southampton Townships in this area is Brownsville road, which is a block away), Trevose is thought of by the locals as the main station for Lower Southampton, especially as most of Trevose is located in Lower Southampton Township.  History Trevose station in the early 1900s The old station house for Trevose station was built somewhere between 1888 and 1893, by the Philadelphia and Reading Company, and remained in service for almost a century afterwards.  A color photo of the Trevose station house from the late 1960s In 1970, Trevose station was torn down and rebuilt, downsizing it.  Station Tour Train departing towards West Trenton at Trevose Station