Ranya's Ramblings

What used to be the sign Orange Street is the westbound terminus station for SEPTA's D1 line. The station is located at State and Orange Streets in Media, PA.  History Media waa a borough formed in 1850, its borders formed from the sale of four farms. Much of it was quickly built and made the county seat of Delaware County. In 1913, the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company made two new interurban lines from their terminal at 69th Street Transit Center: one to Sharon Hill and one to Media. These two lines are the only remaining lines made by this company. The Media line terminated at Orange Street, and nothing about that has changed. The line changed hands multiple times but was never extended or cut back.  Sometime in the 1990s-2000s or so, a shelter was built here. It's been almost exactly the same since then.  Tour The station as a whole This is essentially just a modified bus stop. Bench inside station ...

Pennsauken/Route 73 is a station on NJT's River Line. The station is located at 9435 County Route 523 in the Delair neighborhood of Pennsauken, NJ.  Tour River line train At least at the platforms, Pennsauken-Route 73 is an average River Line station Average River Line station amenities Southbound platform Both platforms look about the same.  Bike rack Parking Much of this station is a large parking lot, which is unsurprisingly empty.  Unprotected crossing There is no crossing light or any audible warning for any trains that may be approaching. This is the only way to or from the southbound platform.  Bus Connections There are two bus connections at Pennsauken/Route 73 station: NJT 419 - Camden-Pennsauken Transit Center-Riverside: This bus essentially paralells the River Line, going along River Road/River Avenue. It connects to every River Line station south of Delanco. It...

Aronimink is a station along SEPTA's D1 line at its intersection with Burmont Road in the Aronimink neighborhood of Upper Darby, PA. Aronimink has the highest ridership of any SEPTA D1 station outside of the combined section.  Tour Trolley Like every other D1/D2 station, this is inaccessible. It's also generally not good.  Platforms The inbound shelter  A closer look at the shelter   The shelter at Aronimink seems slightly fancier, and has old shutters. This is clearly a fancier shelter than many of the other shelters along the D1/D2. It also has bike racks.  Bench Old signage   This map clearly hasn't been updated since 2014. The D1/D2 both seem to have many issues with outdated signage, including maps.    Parking??? Parking indeed. Much unlike most other D1 stations, Aronimink has parking for some reason. Do not let this decieve you t...

Marshall Road is a station on SEPTA's D2 Line. The station is located at Marshall Road in the Garretsford neighborhood of Upper Darby, PA.  Tour The full station There's not much here of note. This is essentially a trolley stop in the middle of a residential area. Most of the people who use this live nearby.  Outbound shelter Bench The outbound shelter is very small. This is common for a lot of SEPTA D1/D2 stations, or really a lot of tram/trolley/streetcar stations in general.  Outbound platform from the inbound platform Inbound platform, with outdated signage advertising the "102" Inbound bench The inbound shelter is larger, but not by a huge margin. Still, it's enough that multiple people can actually have shelter at once in the rain.  This is typical for many older D1/D2 stations as well. This shelter was probably made in the early 1900s, considering that many of those stations...

Burns Commons is the northern terminus station for the M-Line of The Hop. The station is located on Ogden Avenue between Farwell and Prospect Avenues in the Yankee Hill neighborhood on the southern edge of the East Side of Milwaukee. Tour There's a bench and a schedule, and little to nothing else.  Notice about the Festival Line service The trolley itself There's not much else here.  Bus Connections There's only one connection to the MCTS bus system here, and that's the 30 bus. This bus runs from the Upper East Side, along Wisconsin Avenue and then along Sherman Boulevard to the North Bay Shopping Mall. The M-Line streetcar goes to many of the same places that the 30 bus does in Downtown, it just does so at a snail's pace in comparison.  Points of Interest Near Burns Commons Immediately next to the station itself is the Burns Commons park. The Jewish Museum of Milwaukee is also nearby, as well a...

Walnut Street is a station on SEPTA's D1 and D2 lines. The station is located at Garretsford Road and Walnut Street in downtown Upper Darby, PA Tour Trolley Walnut Street is a generic trolley stop, not much interesting or important here. Not accessible, but the D1/D2 aren't accessible at all anyways.  Bench and platform Signpost I think there used to be a sign here advertising the new SEPTA Metro signage, but someone tore it down.  Inside the shelter This really is just a generic trolley stop. There is nothing special here to distinguish this stop from any other trolley stop along the combined D1-D2 line. Bus Connections Walnut Street Station has no bus connections, and it probably doesn't really need them. If you want to connect to a bus from the D1/D2, do it at 69th Street. In fact, none of the stations between Fairfield Avenue and Lansdowne Avenue have bus connections either. There is one...