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Olney is a SEPTA station located in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. Olney station is the sixth station on the Fox Chase Line, and the first unique station on the line, going northbound. History Original Olney station, from the 1860s Olney station was originally built in the 1860s or so by the Philadelphia, Newtown, snd New York Railroad, as one of the first stations. The PNNYRR itself was then absorbed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, which then made a new station in 1906.  The original station remained for a while afterwards, and nobody knows when it was torn down. I hypothesize that it was torn down in the 1950s, or so.  Credit to West2K for the photos shown here I could not find any color photos of Olney station from before it was demolished, despite that happening fairly recently. I have seen the building itself before, and the building is brick, with the walls red. The roof was black, meanwhile, similar to many other roofs out there. Th

Lakewood Bus Terminal is a bus station in Lakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. Lakewood Bus Terminal is a regional center for buses in Ocean and Monmouth counties, signifying the importance of Lakewood itself in terms of regional transportation in the process. Services Provided Bus Multiple buses stop or end at Lakewood Bus Terminal: NJT: • 63: Lakewood Bus Terminal to Weehawken • 64: Lakewood Bus Terminal to Weehawken or Journal Square • 67: Journal Square Transit Center/Newark Penn Station to Toms River Park and Ride  • 130, 132, 136, 139: Port Authority Bus Terminal to Lakewood Bus Terminal. Note: all of these are basically the same route with different stop patterns • 137: Express: Port Authority Bus Terminal to Lakewood Bus Terminal • 317: Center City Philadelphia to Asbury Park via Lakewood Bus Terminal • 559: Lakewood Bus Terminal to Atlantic City Bus Terminal  Other:  Ocean Ride Route #4: Point Pleasant Beach to Lakewood Bus Terminal Rte#9: Lower

Sign Link Belt is a station on SEPTA's Lansdale - Doylestown line, located in the southern portion of the small village of Line Lexington, PA, near county line road.  History Link Belt Factory and Station Link Belt is a company that started in 1880 in Belle Mead, Iowa. Link Belt primarily makes machinery, such as cranes, among other things. In 1952, Link Belt opened a factory aling County Line Road, in Hatfield Township, Pennsylvania, just south of the villeg of Line Lexington. Not long after, the Reading Railroad made a rail spur that went to the factory, and then a platform for a station, aptly titled "Link Belt" after the factory. The Link Belt station was made for workers at the factory to get to and from their houses and the factory.  The Link Belt factory closed in 1983, after 31 years of operation, and was replaced with other factories. Sometime later, SEPTA not only took control of operations, but they also completely remodeled the station as well.  So

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 Bus C

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 furniture in thi