SEPTA - Downtown 1999 (My 1,000th Video Post)

With no fanfare or party, here it is, nine years after my first video post, it's the big 1,000th post.
Presenting downtown Philadelphia, better known as Center City, and all the transit action as it was back in 1999. Shot over the course of a single day, this covers SEPTA, NJ Transit, and other transit operations that pass by my camera lens.

[@ghostengineer]

This is how I remember philly. That was also the year the el died to me. The almond Joy's were outta service by the middle of July except the money train.

[@RRansomSmith]

Facts

[@ghostengineer]

@@CrimpyWall you must be talking about the market street el which was entirely red. I grew up 2 blocks from the Frankford el in Frankford and it was red near me but mostly green and blue in other stretches. I watched the Frankford el get rebuilt. It was heartbreaking to say the least

[@ghostengineer]

@@CrimpyWall the market street el was a classic design especially the old stations. Now it's all generic looking.

[@ItsTheCostanza]

Someone go back in time and tell people in Philadelphia in 1999 that the Eagles won the superbowl in 2018 lol

[@trainman1971]

LOL

[@urbancombat1000]

Back when NJ Transit had good buses before the NovaBus era. Metro B and D, MCI MC-A and B, Volvo, and Eagle Coach

[@wallyprice515]

Only us real phillyans know what real buses were

[@wallyprice515]

Railfan Cody those neos was them workhorses

[@1980Triumph]

Does anyone know when Septa retired the RTS bus, I don't see any in this video

[@KevinCNYC1991]

1997

[@1980Triumph]

@@KevinCNYC1991 - Thanks sir

[@danielpedricothe2nd376]

Septa Broad Street Line Travels Back To The Past And Saves The Almond Joy's Forever

[@elirosen1391]

Whoa! Elwyn had an express set in that time? Do you remember what symbol is what or what time it ran out of Philly?

[@trainman1971]

I don't recall the train numbers, but it was probably about the same time as now. There were several alternating AM and PM expresses, with the cycle being express to Secane, local to Elwyn, followed by local to Morton, express to Media, then a Secane local, then the second express to Secane, local to Elwyn, and then another local to Morton, express to Media.
It reversed in the mornings: Local from Elwyn to Secane, express to Center City, then express from Media to Morton, local to Center City, then a local from Secane, then repeat. The express zone got shrunken from Secane to Morton at some point; I can't remember the year.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Nothing but Express trains in that one shot lol

[@phillip5260]

In The Video, Many Things Happen, Oh And There Are News Vans

[@phillip5260]

14:05
Your Watching KYW 3 Philadelphia, The Switch To Digital Happens Now

[@TrainSounds]

I can’t read the ad on the back of the NABI at 21:20

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Hey Joe
What part of 99 was this filmed in?
Looks like summer but IDK.

[@trainman1971]

Yep, summer of 99.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Was Alvin making live announcements at Market East or was that an automated system back then?

[@trainman1971]

Alvin has always been automated from the start.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

@@trainman1971 they must've tweaked it cuz it sounded raw and rushed back then lol

[@RRansomSmith]

Are you ever putting Downtown 333.3 online or no?

[@trainman1971]

I've already put various clips from both Downtown 2.22 and 333.3 on here in various titles, so they kind of sneaked in already.

[@RRansomSmith]

@@trainman1971
I was hoping to see where I made cameos. I'll keep an eye out lol

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Miss that old chime at Juniper St. The new male voice is too deep and hard to hear.

[@danielpedricothe2nd376]

Your Video Is Longer Then dash Transit version

[@trainman1971]

I think he did some editing here and there when I gave him the OK to use my footage.

[@danielpedricothe2nd376]

@@trainman1971 Agreed Also The Trolleys Had The Septa Logo on the window Before 2020