That was a fun ride my favorite stations on the route were AB Blvd./46th Street, 30th Street Transportation Center, and all the CC/Downtown Philly stops.
1:45 - From here to Millbourne the Almond Joy motormen would give it Parallel till it reached 35 MPH, then reset the controller and quickly apply Notch 1 Series until entering the station. Those controllers made an audible sigh with each movement the motorman made. Easily heard outside the cab.
Hey Dash I was wondering if one day I could Meet you At a Train or Bus Stop,Loop Like during the Weekend Preferably In Philly Thanks Dash Love your Videos
There's a building going up behind Millbourne Station. i havent seen any construction signs to tell what it will be though. I think a Sears Warehouse used to sit there.
I grew up across the crik from DrexeLine in the 60's. In the Era of Graffiti-Free Almond Joys, they seemed to shriek like a white girl getting raped going 'round the approach curves. I suspect SEPTA re-laid these tracks as it's much quieter than my recollections.
69th St: Routes 21,30,65,68,101,102,108,109,110,111,113, NHSL, MFL and MFO Millbourne:township 63rd St:Routes 21 and 31 60th St: Routes 31 and 46 56th St: Routes 31 and G 52nd St : Routes 31 and 52 46th St : 31 and 64 40th St : Routes 30 40 ,Deverted Trolley Routes At Prespreteria Hospital 34th St: Drexel University And University Of Pennsylvania 30th St: Amtrak At 30th and Routes 10,11,13,34 and 36 15th St: Transfer to the BSL,BSR,City Hall and Suburban Station 13th St: Transfer To Trolley Routes 10,11,13,34 and 36 and Septa Costumer Service 11th St: Transfer To Regional Rail And Connecting Routes Plus Reading terminal Market 8th:Transfer To the BSR,PATCO And the Gallery 5th:Transfer To Independence Hall And Connecting Routes 2nd:Penn's Landing,Old City And Connecting Routes Spring Garden:Routes 5,25,43 and 43 and Delaware Ave Girard: Routes 5,15 and 25 Berks: Route 3 York-Dauphin: Routes 3,39 and 89 Huntingdon: Routes 3 and 39 and The Hospital Somerset:Routes 3 and 54 Allegheny: Routes 3,60 and 89 Tioga: 3 and 89 Erie-Torresdale: Routes 3 and 56 Church: Route 3 and 5 Arrot Transportation Center: Routes 3,5,59,75,89,J and K and Frankford Hospital Frankford Transportation Center: Routes 3,5,8,14,19,20,25,24,26,66,67,84,88 and R Transfer is Also Available To The TrolleyBuses Going To NorthEast Philly and Berks County
except you'd probably either 1, get hit by an incoming train and die. or 2, manage to avoid the incoming train but wind up on the third rail and get electrocuted and die.
I use to live north of Bridge and Pratt, would take the El to my job at the Philadelphia Bulletin Newspaper and actually remember many of the buildings along the tracks. Arrott use to be called Margaret Orthodox. Its too bad that they tore down many of the old homes and buildings and rebuilt them to look modern. I know in some places they rebuilt the older homes to match and fit into the neighborhoods. But in my opinion they ruined the character of the neighborhoods by building these "Jetson" style structures, especially in Fishtown. I have 8mm movie film of the ride in 1974 and if I can find a projector may try and film and upload.
And before Market East, it was simply 8th Street with entrances to Gimbels, Lit Brothers & Strawbridge and Clothier. The station used to have private vendors selling hot dogs, soft pretzels, candy, newspapers, umbrellas & hats etc. Back then every stop had candy vending machines and transfer machines. Transfers were free then. This is when it was the PTC, Philadelphia Transportation Co. Then Septa (or as we call it, INEPTA) took over in 1968. No more vendors or vending machines. No more free transfers, no more waiting less than 5 minutes for bus or trolley or train. Now...nothing!
@11:30 unless you are Billy Batson, do not expect anything to happen between here and the 34th Street station. Nothing happened to me when I said "Shazam!". No electric powers or ability to fly. :( #Shazam #billybatson #sivana #mrmind #saymyname But seriously, eastbound between 40th and 34th Street stations, that is where Shazam got his powers in the film. Did you know in the film, the Broad Street and PATCO line colors were switched? Fond memories of Philadelphia PA. XD
Only aerial very few shots were filmed in Philadelphia. All of the actual movie was filmed in Toronto, INCLUDING the fake Septa train which is a TTC train, nothing switched or to do with Septa other then a sticker. The platform used is closed and used for filming many many movies.
IDK...I used to live in Chicago, and although their El system is quite a bit larger, I can't say that most of their stations are any better, cleaner, or even safer than the ones here - Especially when comparing to the stations on the lines that run within close proximity to or actually in-between the expressways in Chicago! Those are atrocious!
Wrong. At 39:10, look to the road going right. The Bridge-Pratt station was over there. The name died with it, the new station you see now is when the name change came into place.
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El rides were always fun as a kid now it's just a way to get around
10:40 Whenever I pass by the hospital at the 40th St station I think of my late grandmother who passed away in 1984
RIP Mom Mom
Thats sad
You took her to the train?
That was a fun ride my favorite stations on the route were AB Blvd./46th Street, 30th Street Transportation Center, and all the CC/Downtown Philly stops.
1:45 - From here to Millbourne the Almond Joy motormen would give it Parallel till it reached 35 MPH, then reset the controller and quickly apply Notch 1 Series until entering the station.
Those controllers made an audible sigh with each movement the motorman made. Easily heard outside the cab.
I'm a Market frankford and I approve this message
5:45 I remember there was Geno's fast food restaurant at the southwest corner of 52nd and Market in the 70s
31:28 Allegheny Station. Stop for the legendary Kensington neighborhood. (See street level videos under "Kensington")
No thanks...I'll pass (Literally!)...
Not only the Allegheny Station, the completly neighboorhood of this Route to Frankfort is very bad.
Hey Dash I was wondering if one day I could Meet you At a Train or Bus Stop,Loop Like during the Weekend Preferably In Philly Thanks Dash Love your Videos
Very intresting
I'm a train and I approve this video!!
I always knew that one day a train would comment on a TH-cam video! The AIs are getting too advanced!!!
36:13 Frankford train making Doors are closing
There's a building going up behind Millbourne Station. i havent seen any construction signs to tell what it will be though. I think a Sears Warehouse used to sit there.
It was a Sears and the building is going to be a storage facility for a Children's Hospital per article online.
5th Street station has been renovated recently (it looks great now!).
I grew up across the crik from DrexeLine in the 60's. In the Era of Graffiti-Free Almond Joys, they seemed to shriek like a white girl getting raped going 'round the approach curves. I suspect SEPTA re-laid these tracks as it's much quieter than my recollections.
19:49 Also Philadelphia Visitors Center at 6th and Market
69th St: Routes 21,30,65,68,101,102,108,109,110,111,113, NHSL, MFL and MFO
Millbourne:township
63rd St:Routes 21 and 31
60th St: Routes 31 and 46
56th St: Routes 31 and G
52nd St : Routes 31 and 52
46th St : 31 and 64
40th St : Routes 30 40 ,Deverted Trolley Routes At Prespreteria Hospital
34th St: Drexel University And University Of Pennsylvania
30th St: Amtrak At 30th and Routes 10,11,13,34 and 36
15th St: Transfer to the BSL,BSR,City Hall and Suburban Station
13th St: Transfer To Trolley Routes 10,11,13,34 and 36 and Septa Costumer Service
11th St: Transfer To Regional Rail And Connecting Routes Plus Reading terminal Market
8th:Transfer To the BSR,PATCO And the Gallery
5th:Transfer To Independence Hall And Connecting Routes
2nd:Penn's Landing,Old City And Connecting Routes
Spring Garden:Routes 5,25,43 and 43 and Delaware Ave
Girard: Routes 5,15 and 25
Berks: Route 3
York-Dauphin: Routes 3,39 and 89
Huntingdon: Routes 3 and 39 and The Hospital
Somerset:Routes 3 and 54
Allegheny: Routes 3,60 and 89
Tioga: 3 and 89
Erie-Torresdale: Routes 3 and 56
Church: Route 3 and 5
Arrot Transportation Center: Routes 3,5,59,75,89,J and K and Frankford Hospital
Frankford Transportation Center: Routes 3,5,8,14,19,20,25,24,26,66,67,84,88 and R Transfer is Also Available To The TrolleyBuses Going To NorthEast Philly and Berks County
*Bucks County, Berks is Reading
I'm sure Retired Railfan Horn Guy would heartily approve of these trains being retrofitted with Wabtec AA-2 horns. (Think Silverliner II)
It looks like it would be easy to walk along the tracks between stations.
The 3rd rail will electrocute you alive in seconds
except you'd probably either 1, get hit by an incoming train and die. or 2, manage to avoid the incoming train but wind up on the third rail and get electrocuted and die.
Morristown had to get off, loving the engineering
17:46 Formally Market East Station
My favorite is the train we are riding and the 🚃 trolley
37:38 Formally Margaret-Orthodox Station
I use to live north of Bridge and Pratt, would take the El to my job at the Philadelphia Bulletin Newspaper and actually remember many of the buildings along the tracks. Arrott use to be called Margaret Orthodox. Its too bad that they tore down many of the old homes and buildings and rebuilt them to look modern. I know in some places they rebuilt the older homes to match and fit into the neighborhoods. But in my opinion they ruined the character of the neighborhoods by building these "Jetson" style structures, especially in Fishtown. I have 8mm movie film of the ride in 1974 and if I can find a projector may try and film and upload.
23:06 Formally Fairmont Station
did i see a stub for an unbuilt tunnel west of 40th? what's that large gap in the wall at 21:45?
The front of the car was roped off how are you able to get the head end ride
He is the operator of the train
no, there's a seat in the very front of the train that you can sit at to see the front window view. I sit there all the time when I ride this train.
18:05 formally Market East Station
And before Market East, it was simply 8th Street with entrances to Gimbels, Lit Brothers & Strawbridge and Clothier. The station used to have private vendors selling hot dogs, soft pretzels, candy, newspapers, umbrellas & hats etc. Back then every stop had candy vending machines and transfer machines. Transfers were free then. This is when it was the PTC, Philadelphia Transportation Co. Then Septa (or as we call it, INEPTA) took over in 1968. No more vendors or vending machines. No more free transfers, no more waiting less than 5 minutes for bus or trolley or train. Now...nothing!
that's strange how 15th, 13th, and 11 streets are spaced very closely.
Thats because its the shopping district.
they're 2 blocks away from each other
Damn that is close
I waited very patiently for this video to improve, but it never did. I hope you give it another try.
You ur so good
I also like the septa commuters
Like the train ride to 69 street station.
Love, bc ya
I’m From 63rd.
Folks, how many subway platforms can hold 8 cars?
@11:30 unless you are Billy Batson, do not expect anything to happen between here and the 34th Street station. Nothing happened to me when I said "Shazam!". No electric powers or ability to fly. :(
#Shazam #billybatson #sivana #mrmind #saymyname
But seriously, eastbound between 40th and 34th Street stations, that is where Shazam got his powers in the film. Did you know in the film, the Broad Street and PATCO line colors were switched? Fond memories of Philadelphia PA. XD
Only aerial very few shots were filmed in Philadelphia. All of the actual movie was filmed in Toronto, INCLUDING the fake Septa train which is a TTC train, nothing switched or to do with Septa other then a sticker. The platform used is closed and used for filming many many movies.
Why is this train going so slow? I’ve never been on an MFL train before that went this slow!
Frankfort train making ALL STOPS.
Bruh I dunno what you on about, for locals, these trains haul extreme ass.
Like I rarely see regional rail trains with this level of acceleration.
IDK...I used to live in Chicago, and although their El system is quite a bit larger, I can't say that most of their stations are any better, cleaner, or even safer than the ones here - Especially when comparing to the stations on the lines that run within close proximity to or actually in-between the expressways in Chicago! Those are atrocious!
And the market Frankford line has 27 stops
I never went on the septa same with chicago transit
Also 40th st was stable...it was probably an electricty accident...
And on philidepha doesn't the patco go there?!
Etie-torresdale yayyay, o k
The signage at Millbourne is an embarassment. It looks like the intern did it.
SEPTA
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Formerly Bridge-Pratt Terminal 39:40
Wrong. At 39:10, look to the road going right. The Bridge-Pratt station was over there. The name died with it, the new station you see now is when the name change came into place.
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