Septa SL5 RFW PHL to Chestnut Hill East. 3/9/23

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Septa SL5 RFW PHL to Chestnut Hill East. 3/9/23

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Жыл бұрын

Sitting in a good spot to observe this former Reading Company branch. We see stations, areas of abandoned stations and interlockings. Traversing the old PG&N.

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@juniatapark54 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video and the commentary.

@WWIIREBEL 7 күн бұрын

Thank you for posting this!. Brought back a TON of childhood memories!. When i was little, I used to ride the old Reading Blueliners from CHE station (grew up in Erdenheim,PA) to the Reading Terminal, to go downtown and shop, during the holidays. I used to get a lot of rides on the old blues, because my dad, at the time was a transit police officer for the Reading, then Conrail and ultimately for Septa, until after, which he transferred over to Amtrak the last 20 or so years of his working life (now retired).As of today, I am working on some HO scale models of the Old Rdg Blues. I miss them that much,lol.

@samuelbennie7690 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos. So much history you know about the Philly area. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽😎😎😎

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

I’ve been going there for over a half a century so it has always been an intriguing place for me

@JimAllen-Persona Жыл бұрын

@@3985uprr That's a fair description of Philly.. intriguing.

@brianfalzon6739 Жыл бұрын

Awesome ride

@scottyerkes1867 Жыл бұрын

Great ride. Thanks Tim for the memories. 😀💚

@nah_144 Жыл бұрын

You sure do love Philly!

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

You bet!!!!!

@NeedtoSpeak Жыл бұрын

I love the Philly videos, especially the old Reading lines. Something unique about them.

@carlossanchez-kz4wh Жыл бұрын

Philly is his 2nd home away from home😅

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

@@carlossanchez-kz4wh Philly has its problems but you can’t let it get to you. I just try to be vigilant and go to the better areas.

@carlossanchez-kz4wh Жыл бұрын

@@3985uprr yes I do know that I see KZfaq videos too heartbreaking of people on drugs on Kensington underneath the subway line there all I can do is pray for them and yourself that you are safe....I love you videos and the history you have on them keep up the good work🙂🙏

@jimpern Жыл бұрын

You mentioned top speeds for Silverliners. I once rode in a SEPTA Silverliner train from NY Penn Station to 30th Street! Why? It was Thanksgiving Day and SEPTA had loaned the train to Amtrak because of the unusually high volume on that route on the holiday. In the first car I could watch the engineer and his speedometer, and that train got close to 90 mph.

@gregorymontgomery6666 Жыл бұрын

The buzzer on the train where the engineer is operating in the cab giving the engineer to go and proceed to the next stop.

@kevinhoward9593 9 ай бұрын

Its interesting to think this line was originally intended to go to Norristown but they abruptly abandoned that idea and changed direction at Germantown, which is why there is that weird sharp turn.

@danahc4851 Жыл бұрын

You're right! Morris Arboretum is in Chestnut Hill and Awbury Arboretum is in Germantown.

@NeedtoSpeak Жыл бұрын

Btw….the old North Broad Street station not only had 4 immense passenger platforms, but the main ticket station, located a bit away and connected by tunnels to the platforms, was magnificent in and outside. It closed in the 1960’s and was turned into a hotel…which quickly failed.

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

I remember the hotel in the early 70s. It looks like a dive.

@jimpern Жыл бұрын

One thing I find interesting about the two Chestnut Hill branches is that they are entire within the city limits of Philadelphia. I think that's fairly unique about commuter rail lines anywhere in the country.

@kevinhoward9593 9 ай бұрын

When the lines were built that part of the city wasn't part of the city yet. before 1854 it was part of what was Germantown Township.

@NeedtoSpeak Жыл бұрын

Question…you mentioned the Blue Liners and pea green MU’s. Why did they shake and grind (so much so you thought you would loose a filing from your tooth) when they started to move out from a station?

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

I don’t think I was talking about those.

@NeedtoSpeak Жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? At 17:00 you mentioned them when you note your first ride on theChestnut Hill line was in the early 1970’s on the racing pea green Bethlehem cars and their traction motors!! 🤨

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

I know some of the horns that I’ve heard made me feel like I was gonna lose the fillings in my teeth. They had loud traction motors when they engage the throttle. Deep buzzing grinding sound

@debbiekerr3989 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I remember those cars, and you're right they would shake your teeth loose.

@TomHoffman-uw7pf Жыл бұрын

That train was SLOW!!! Track work or slow orders? It must drive regular commuters up the wall. Wasn't one of the CH lines suspended for covid?

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

The West Line was

@averyzucco220 Жыл бұрын

Lots of curves, you're going uphill, and the stations are very close together.

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

@@averyzucco220 Chestnut Hill is at a much higher elevation. 442 feet. Philadelphia is at 39 feet

@JimAllen-Persona Жыл бұрын

Am I seeing that right, SEPTA is zoned fares and it's checked as you exit the station like the Metro in DC?

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

Only the downtown city stations. Temple, Market East, Suburbsn, 30th Street Station, University City.

@ChesterGlover Жыл бұрын

Did the reading company ever shared the same lines as the New York Central?

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

No, they didn’t to my knowledge

@THEFORT89. 3 ай бұрын

That’s not a slow approach at the end it’s a restricting Norac Rule 80 Applies. A slow approach can’t be obtained on a two headed signal. You normally get a restricting going in to yard aka non signaled territory

@3985uprr 3 ай бұрын

Yes, I found that out. I did that on a couple of those I know better now.

@THEFORT89. 3 ай бұрын

@@3985uprr ROGER DODGER! 👍🏻