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Paterson is a NJT commuter rail station in Paterson, the county seat of Passaic County, NJ. Paterson station is on the NJT Main Line, between Clifton and Hawthorne stations.  MNRR's Port Jervis line trains pass through the station as well, but do not stop there Tour/Gallery The station building Paterson is a standard elevated station, much like a station like Wilmington . Much unlike Wilmington, however, this station does not have a large waiting room, nor does it have shops, nor is it very ornate. This station has stairs to the platform, and elevators. Maps on the bottom floor Random plaque Old bus stop Upstairs on the platform, there are a lot more basic amenities, like signs, shelters, more maps, etc. There is also an elevator, as well.  Stairs More stairs Platforms Bench and sign Schedule and Shelter Steel girders underneath Train ...

Sign for Somerton Station Somerton Station is a train station on SEPTA's West Trenton Line. This train station is at the intersection of Bustleton Avenue and Philmont avenue in the Somerton neighborhood of Far Northeast Philadelphia.  Tour Station House Somerton is a station with a building, a very old building. The platforms are low but there are mini highs at the station.  Silverliner V train going towards West Trenton at Somerton Station Amenities The station has basic amenities, such as benches, platforms, a crossing light, map, schedule, and newspaper stand Basic amenities  The station also has a ticket office, inside the building. Speaking of the building: Empty This building has issues with being incredibly empty, I wonder why. There should be benches here, yet there are none. The sheer amount of empty space in this building is almost surreal.  More empty space Every piece of f...

Fortuna is a station on SEPTA's Lansdale - Doylestown line, one of three stations located in Hatfield Township (along with Colmar and Link Belt). This specific station is for the small village of Fortuna, located at the intersection of Cowpath road and Broad Street within Hatfield township, and named after the station. Fortuna Station often trades places with Angora for least used station on SEPTA's Regional Rail system. History Fortuna Station before it was rebuilt According to an old newspaper article from the Philadelphia Inquirer , Fortuna station was named after Fortuna, a cow that was named after Fortuna, the Roman god of fortune. The road it was on, Cowpath road, used to be an actual cowpath.  Sometime around the late 1880s, a Reading Railroad train struck and killed Fortuna, who was using the cow path. Fortuna had no chance to get away from the train. Cows of the time were unsurprisingly much slower than trains. The owner of Fortuna understood th...

Chinatown is a station on SEPTA's Broad Ridge Spur Line, the only station that's completely unique to the Broad-Ridge Spur, especially since the closing of Spring Garden (BRS). Tour I tried, okay? There's not much here. The station has what you'd expect of a Broad Ridge Spur station. Two tracks, platforms, a lack of seating, tiles, etc. The platforms are way too long for the trains that use them, though. That might be an issue... Another look at the platforms Much unlike some BSL stations, Chinatown has no interesting mosaic patterns on the walls, or really much at all, besides the station name being written in English and Mandarin Chinese (please correct me if I'm wrong on that). For some reason, the station feels off though, like something is wrong with it... Rusty stairs Something is  in fact wrong with Chinatown station. Many somethings, actually. It's unfortunate how much this station is actively deteriorating...