Philadelphia's Subway & Light Rail Network Evolution
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2 жыл бұрынFrom its beginning in 1895, Philadelphia's subway and light rail network has grown to 109 stations, spanning 164 kilometres (102 miles). This animated video takes you through the timeline of when new stations were opened, forming the SEPTA, PATCO, and New Jersey Transit network that we know today.
Thanks to SEPTA 101 and Classy Whale for their assistance with this video:
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- Population given is the sum of all counties and independent cities with stations in them.
- Future extensions are shown only if a construction tender has been awarded for their completion, at the time of video publication. If a construction tender has been issued for a project not included in the video, feel free to leave a comment, and we'll add it to our list to update.
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Philadelphia Broad Street Line subway
Philadelphia Broad Ridge Spur subway
Philadelphia subway-surface trolley
Philadelphia Market-Frankford Line subway
Philadelphia PATCO Speedline subway
Philadelphia 101 Media trolley
Philadelphia 102 Sharon Hill trolley
Philadelphia Norristown High Speed Line
Philadelphia River Line
Philadelphia Ardmore busway
@ClassyWhale 2 жыл бұрын
Happy to provide footage for this one. Good production!
@Punksarepunk 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like I relate to Franklin Square station on a personal level at this point. I hope it sticks around this time lmao
@calinahernandez6775 Жыл бұрын
I'm sure it will this time. Back in the 70s it wasn't a lot of development around the station, plus them renovating it I'm sure it'll be permanently open. A perfect example is back in the seventies and eighties City Hall station in Camden as well as 9th and 10th & Locust used to be closed after the 9 p.m. on week days and would be closed all weekend before they permanently opened it back up.
@krumbleme2 Жыл бұрын
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@pizzajona Жыл бұрын
Not sure how busy it will be if the rendering showing it being surrounded by a large park on all sides is true
@josephheston9238 10 ай бұрын
@@pizzajona Well this time you have the National Constitution Center, the American College of Physicians, Temple Foot & Ankle, Metroclub Condominiums, and the new houses on Race Street. Plus, it would be a waste of money to close up a station after installing an elevator and escalator.
@alanthefisher 2 жыл бұрын
Very funny how many times Franklin square has been reopened, hopefully this time it's for good haha. Also congrats on finishing this video! Philly has probably one of the most complex histories with rapid transit in the US.
@VanishingUnderground 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alan! Probably my most research intensive video to date
@terencehill2320 Жыл бұрын
Not funny, its an eyesore especailly after their '79 closure, but atleast PATCO is fully in charge of it instead of SEPTA-PATCO so now it isnt our problem anymore.
@terencehill2320 Жыл бұрын
@@VanishingUnderground Remember its Olney, not Onley!
@krumbleme2 Жыл бұрын
Goes to show the wastefulness and inconsistencies in Philadelphia. Historically that station has shown an inability to draw significant ridership to stay open. Why is this being opened for a fourth time? This makes little to no sense, especially when considering the millions from this project that PATCO could be putting towards improving it's existing stations in Philly.
@malachimuhammad76 Жыл бұрын
@Vanishing Underground It's so sad to see the Market-Frankford Line Skip-stop Service eliminated.
@RipCityBassWorks 2 жыл бұрын
It sucks that Philadelphia has stagnated for so long: they could have one of the best metro systems in the country if they had kept with their original expansion plans.
@nyrmetros 2 жыл бұрын
What were the original plans?
@RipCityBassWorks 2 жыл бұрын
@@nyrmetros I think KZfaq is deleting the link, but it was for a similar concept to Chicago with the loop but with less lines.
@PhilipSalen 2 жыл бұрын
Sadly, even with the stagnation and non completion of plans, SEPTA probably is the 2nd best "metro" system in the US after the MTA.
@RipCityBassWorks 2 жыл бұрын
@@PhilipSalen Um, Chicago? DC? San Francisco? I have Philadelphia about tied with Boston at 5th and 6th.
@PhilipSalen 2 жыл бұрын
Your opinion noted. SEPTA's combination of subways, regional rail, trolleys, trolley buses, and buses does an incredible, for the US, job of accessing almost everywhere in Philadelphia and many of the near suburbs for an affordable price more so than DC, with no rail connection to Georgetown, or Chicago, the El is great but limited to parts of the city. SEPTA combined rail systems are more utilized and extensive than Bart's. However, other than NYC, mass transit is incredibly underutilized and underfunded. I look across the border at Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Vancouver and I'm jealous of the effort, planning, and expenditure that Canada is putting into mass transit. Check out RMTransit's videos, he also rates SEPTA as the 2nd best transit system in the US.
@yoyobass100 2 жыл бұрын
Facts not mentioned: - The BSL is one of the 2 rapid transits in America to use express services outside of New York - The MFL is the least recognized el line, because most people are more familiar with New York and Chicago - The trolleybus network is the oldest in the States and the 2nd oldest in the world - The NHSL is one of America's surviving interurban railways and the only one to use what I call electric rail buses - The Market St. Tunnel is the only subway tunnel in America, if not the world, where trolleys and subway trains run parallel to one another - The Boulevard Direct is SEPTA's BRT route - The River Line is America's first diesel light rail - The PATCO train is the only rapid transit train to ever traverse over a suspension bridge (Ben Franklin Bridge) outside of NYC; it is also Philly's version of the PATH trains.
@yoyobass100 2 жыл бұрын
You also forgot to talk about the Girard trolley line, aka Route 15. It is Philly's heritage trolley line that uses refurbished PCC streetcars. Due the ongoing track reconstruction and intense trolley maintenance, the route is currently bustituted until further notice.
@terencehill2320 Жыл бұрын
why dont you make your own video and stop critizing this video. He makes mistakes, and so do you.
@krumbleme2 Жыл бұрын
@@yoyobass100 Great insights. Thanks for the info!
@yoyobass100 Жыл бұрын
@@terencehill2320 I wasn't, so shut up!
@Owenmcginley22 Жыл бұрын
@@terencehill2320 i dont think this comment was particularly mean, just informative from someone who knows the area
@momentogabe 2 жыл бұрын
YES! I'm so glad you uploaded again! I hope you're doing well. I went to Philadelphia 4 months ago and it was pretty nice. But it's very plagued with issues. Trains are slow, dirty, stations are also dirty, and it seems like (at least when I rode it) that there was almost nobody else riding. SEPTA also has a very nice transit store where they have things like large maps of the system and a Broad Street Line t-shirt. They even had a whole PCC Streetcar in the Basement that was connected to the Subway!
@shamarmays3577 Жыл бұрын
Depends what you ride and what day and time your also riding
@momentogabe Жыл бұрын
@@shamarmays3577 True, I almost always rode on middays or a Sunday. But I was standing in a center city station at like 2 PM a Friday and I was like the only person in the entire station. And when I rode the regional rail there was, I would say 15 people on the entire train. System feels wayyyyyyyyyy underfunded and dirty. But who knows, maybe I was there at a bad time of day at a bad station.
@momentogabe Жыл бұрын
@Enmity the Kindhearted SEPTA, it's a very weird and underfunded transit system that hasn't really expanded in 40 years. But I hope with reinvestment and people's attitudes changing towards transit things will get better. Extensions and new lines are necessary, upgrading of trains and stations are crucial, and better connections are needed. Even with all of this the network is surprisingly useful. I hope I get to go back one day soon and ride more of the network, I didn't even get to ride the trolleys!
@Co_rr_up_ted Жыл бұрын
@Enmity the Kindhearted eh I could kinda say Frankfort TC is low income so if people say that is then the MFL serves low income place
@krumbleme2 Жыл бұрын
@@momentogabe Did you ever ride SEPTA pre-2020? Clearly the windfall of revenue loss and severe decline in ridership per CV19 devastated the system. I used to ride the system back in 2015-17 and had positive and memorable experiences. Hoping Philly and SEPTA get back on its feet.
@jetfan925 2 жыл бұрын
You should've double check on Olney not Onley, got it! Also, glad to be back after three months.
@CreightonRabs 2 жыл бұрын
I was surprised you didn't mention the 15/Girard Ave trolley line in this video. SEPTA does consider that part of it's trolley network, despite being separate from the five "green" subway-surface trolley lines.
@caseybechtel7518 Жыл бұрын
Also 23 to chestnut hill.
@Poisson4147 Жыл бұрын
@@caseybechtel7518 The 23 was replaced by a bus decades ago. 😢
@martincruz8319 Жыл бұрын
@@Poisson4147 The 15/Girard trolley has been temporarily suspended. It's slated to reopen with brand new trolley cars. Unsure if the 23 trolley line will reopen.
@Poisson4147 Жыл бұрын
@@martincruz8319 My comment to casey was in reference to the 23. I've clarified the post. I've heard differing stories about the 15, that it will get new cars or that the PCC-IIs are being restored. No solid info, unfortunately. Sadly I doubt the 23 will ever come back full length. I took it to school as a grad student decades ago and even then the narrow clearances were a problem. That said, there's been talk (but no action) of restoring service on the upper (Chestnut Hill) end where there's more space.
@Trolleyman541 Жыл бұрын
No it’s not slated to re-open with brand new trolleys. It will resume operations with the again rebuilt PCC-II (III). When SEPTA purchases new trolleys for it’s lines all lines will get the new cars. City Routes 10, 11, 13, 15, 34 & 36 and Media (101) & Sharon Hill (102).
@AjaniDGleason 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. One thing: Olney*
@AA_8184_1 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great video! Philly local here so only one piece of feedback: name is Olney (vs. Onley). Keep up the great work!
@VanishingUnderground 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the correction! I’ll get that fixed when I update this video
@jimparisho7457 2 жыл бұрын
Now known as the Olney Transportation Center with several SEPTA bus llines conncting.
@RAYGEEZ92 Жыл бұрын
Another Philly born & raised person here. Loved the video, keep up the great work! More feedback, we have a streetcar route, the 15 that runs on Girard Avenue that connects with both the Broad Street & Market-Frankford Lines at each Girard station that has been running electrified since 1895, was "temporarily" substituted with buses from 1992-2005 & then reactivated with rebuilt original streetcars; a BRT called the Boulevard Direct that travels for more than 10 miles from Frankford Transportation Center north to Neshaminy Mall (with a second phase designed to head south from Frankford to Wissahickon Transportation Center w/ connection to the Broad Street Line @ Hunting Park) & the entire trolley system (along with the 15) will be modernized to current light rail standards in the next decade with stations outside of the trolley tunnel 🚉 & new vehicles
@jprodigyyy 2 жыл бұрын
Another Legendary Transit System Evolution done. One of my most anticipated evolution videos by far.
@TheHistorySoldier 2 жыл бұрын
Props for pronouncing the name of our river correctly 😉
@Stache987 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't hear him say "sure-to‐kill"
@jimparisho7457 2 жыл бұрын
Construction just started a few days ago (July, 2022) for reopening the Franklin Square Station on the PATCO Speed Line. I first discoverd the closed station in 1962 riding the Del. River Bridge Line during the Cold War. Looking out the window I could see emergency food ration boxes on the platform of the dimly lit station.
@IamTheHolypumpkin Жыл бұрын
Franklin-Square Station is like Futurama (the TV show) it refused to die.
@johnathanl2663 2 жыл бұрын
Always makes my day when I see a new Vanishing Underground
@bigdaddyl-rob7445 2 жыл бұрын
GREAT video of Philly's underground subway and light rail systems! Thx for giving my hometown Philadelphia a great Vanishing Underground video!!
@Co_rr_up_ted Жыл бұрын
Same I live in Philadelphia
@calinahernandez6775 Жыл бұрын
So do I Thank you 💖
@cedricye1767 2 жыл бұрын
Great as always! Good job on managing to cover the entire history, it seems to be quite a long one. I'm a little sad at the amount of things that were turned over to cars, like the other suburban light rail lines, trolley tunnel, and transitway... (Or the lines and branches that were closed for 'low ridership') The King of Prussia Rail Extension (to the NSRL), while stupid, is currently being constructed and would probably justify/qualify being included.
@moosesandmeese969 11 ай бұрын
KOP Extension has been cancelled entirely, thanks to local Philadelphia lord and savior Alan Fisher. Federal funding for it was rejected because the department of transportation recognized it as being a dumb wasteful project. We need to build and reopen routes within Philadelphia rather than routes to strip malls in the middle of nowhere
@GojiMet86 2 жыл бұрын
I wasn't aware that the Norristown line had a Stratford branch, nor that there was (or is) an underground trolley station at Vine Street.
@calinahernandez6775 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen pictures of the old Strafford line, they're amazing. Also the station on 5th street under vine it's they're. I see it all the time, it's a cut in lol all this time I never knew that was a trolley stop for the old route 50 trolley.
@davekautz5068 Жыл бұрын
Most of that line is now a walking trail in Radnor Twp.
@christopher6740 2 жыл бұрын
Yay, he’s back!!
@SCANNO21 2 жыл бұрын
So happy to have you back, and be travelling with one of your excellent videos again ! Thanks Zach !
@daltonm6276 2 жыл бұрын
We missed you! Great vid as always!!!
@alexharris2495 2 жыл бұрын
Threw me off for a minute cus I knew you guys did Philly already, then I realized this was strictly subway/light rail. Great vid overall. Could've sworn that the broad street line was first though.
@roberthansen2008 2 жыл бұрын
I look forward to your videos every time. Great job on this
@humanecities 2 жыл бұрын
I love these videos! So fascinating to see the development of this transit system.
@jameskennedy7093 Жыл бұрын
Interesting that a lot of the Upper Darby based lines came first. I always assumed they were extensions from the El as an Upper Darby native.
@usernameusername4037 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you're back!! Nice video once again.
@phillyzfynest7 2 жыл бұрын
This was the one I was waiting for.
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow 10 ай бұрын
In September 2023, trolley service on Girard Avenue will be restored, with PCC Streetcars now running in the old tracks.
@TajmirTheRandomFan 2 жыл бұрын
I loved SEPTA, I remember riding on a trolley for the very first time.
@redfacejoe7129 Жыл бұрын
Great video; I was waiting for this one! Also, on an unrelated note you misspelled Olney.
@cubedmax 2 жыл бұрын
Subtitle: the trials and tribulations of Franklin Square station
@MatthiaGryffine 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome back, Zack!
@VascoRoblox-yp5rw Жыл бұрын
The legend is back!!!!!
@Dom_Loves_Trains2024 2 жыл бұрын
nice i love your videos
@williamkeffer8234 2 жыл бұрын
I live across the street from a piece of that original right of way, it's now used as a bus lane and emergency vehicle lane, so it was cool and almost jarring to see that right off the bat lol
@juliaz12345 Жыл бұрын
SEPTA actually services three states, with regional rail going to Wilmington, DE and Trenton, NJ.
@jimpern Жыл бұрын
He has a separate video on the Regional Rail network.
@tealmer3528 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering Philly! Only thing I'd have liked to see is the Eakins oval spring garden street trolley tunnel
@alancutler6453 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Philadelphia and remember a lot of the changes made in the 50s = 80s.
@krumbleme2 Жыл бұрын
@Alan Cutler That must of been some rough years
@pflanagan19 2 жыл бұрын
love your videos you should do one for Amtrak
@benjackson3257 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Would love to see a video about Chicago's CTA, PACE and Metra maps in the future.
@VerdictsDC Жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Have you ever considered interspersing some at-stop/on-train footage in order to break up some of the graphics? Maybe when you've got more time/resources. I'll keep watching either way!
@jimpern Жыл бұрын
Having ridden a number of these lines in the past (mainly the 102 trolley and the Market-Frankford Line) I congratulate you on a good job on a most difficult topic. Keeping track of the continually changing skip-stop services on the subways and the changing fortunes of the Franklin Square station must have been a bit of a nightmare. But I never knew that the Market St. line ever went to South St. (I wish it still did!) I also wish the West Chester trolley would be brought back in some form.
@kaylacarter6368 2 жыл бұрын
Hello I see you've did SEPTA Reginol Rail & Light Rail/Subway I appreciate the videos there really great. Are you going to do a video of the trolleys 10, 11,13, 15, 34, & 36?
@Poisson4147 Жыл бұрын
Great video as always! As a longtime resident it's encouraging to see what we still have, but sad to see what was lost or what could have been. The West Chester trolley was lost to highway development despite strong citizen support for keeping it. National City Lines devastated much of the city trolley network in the 1950s. Reportedly they even tried to convert the underground trolleys to bus routes but couldn't figure out how to do it. The P&W Strafford branch might have survived if it could have hung on for a few more years; by the early 1960s that area started to grow with new residents and jobs. The Ardmore trolley also could have survived if Red Arrow had been in better financial shape. They didn't have enough money to replace damaged cars and killed the Ardmore line as a cost-saving move.
@arjunamin9399 Жыл бұрын
You should do a video about the Oakland Key and its related systems! Super fascinating history in its own right that goes far beyond just MUNI, BART, and the like.
@PhilipSalen 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@VanishingUnderground 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jaybee9110 2 жыл бұрын
Say all-knee not only nice video as usual
@ryancouts2430 Жыл бұрын
I was overjoyed to see this upload and your pronunciations were on point- until Olney lmao.
@tonytwostep_ Жыл бұрын
Love this video, learn something new each time i revisit it. Any reason the girard ave trolley was omitted from the video?
@DominicMV 12 күн бұрын
I'm going to be entirely honest, as someone from the Philadelphia suburbs I just don't see the Franklin square station staying open. Don't get me wrong I would love to have more Transit options within the city of Philadelphia and the suburbs, but I just can't see it for that station. If you're coming from Philadelphia to go to Jersey, you're almost guaranteed to be going through 8th and market, it's so much more well connected. SEPTA provides two free transfers, as well as a bonus free transfer if your navigating through certain hubs. You're not going to take this station to go into the rest of philly, because there's a bus station right across the street. You're just going to take the bus to 8th and market and get on rest of the system from there. So if you are in the immediate vicinity of the station, and you're going to New Jersey, then you will use the station, otherwise most of that capacity is going to be going through 8th and market. On the flip side if you're coming from new jersey, unless you're going to one of the tourist destinations, you're going to take the train to 8th and market so you can get on septa system. Who knows, maybe I'm wrong, hopefully I am. But I just don't see it for this station
@wolfythewolf4457 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the video! A bit disappointed you didn't add the route 15 though ☹️
@terencehill2320 Жыл бұрын
Its Olney, not Onley. Also, it is sad to see the Franklin Station close 3 seperate times just to reopen once again for a 4th chance in 2023!
@malachimuhammad76 Жыл бұрын
Wow, Franklin Square just closed for 3 times. That's really sad.
@williamkeffer8234 2 жыл бұрын
Part of the discontinued branch to strafford is used as a walk and bike way
@QuarioQuario54321 2 жыл бұрын
Chicago probably coming
@dangelohartley5977 2 жыл бұрын
I can sense it coming
@terencehill2320 Жыл бұрын
Spring Garden Station on Broad-Ridge Line was closed due to a massive drug epidemic that was making safety impossible at that area. Thus closing, but in '91, not '89.
@kennethrembert7925 2 жыл бұрын
Next time, can you do New York City's Subways, please?
@nyrmetros 2 жыл бұрын
You could do an episode on the BMT, IRT, and the IND!
@kennethrembert7925 2 жыл бұрын
@@nyrmetros Actually, Vanishing Underground gonna do it in his next video, but still
@Co_rr_up_ted 2 жыл бұрын
Can we appreciate how long the editing took bro a entire 3 months!
@johnwalker3167 2 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks for the follow up! I had a few questions though, Where did that vine trolley station connect to? Also would’ve loved more detail on the route 15 trolley (might be what connected to vine?) On another note there a lot of semi covered trolley tracks running north south on like 13th but I can’t find their history
@calinahernandez6775 2 жыл бұрын
Vine street trolley station was part of the old route 50 trolley which ran from South Philly to Olney in North Philly. It ran south up 4th Street at street level because it could clear the bridge and north on 5th street but since the entrance to the bridge was at street level at 5th street they dug under the bridge so it wouldn't interfere with bridge traffic. The trolley as well as 5th street traffic went under the bridge where the trolley stop is before coming back above ground at Callowhill Street. The station is visible when you drive or bike under the bridge .
@markknudsen1755 Жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to see the evolution from the surrounding counties. Grew up in Willow Grove and my dad in Ardsley/Roslyn area. He always talks about the Trolley system they had.. BEFORE the R-line connection to Warminster and down
@Poisson4147 Жыл бұрын
The 6 trolley ran all the way to Willow Grove Park. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aaqHpM6Y0JPMhZ8.html
@Kishanth.J 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Do you have plans to do other video like your old history of transit or abandoned stations. Or are you going to be mostly evolution of transit.
@VanishingUnderground 2 жыл бұрын
As of now, my plan is to finish off Evolution of the Network videos for my remaining American cities, and then transition back to my other video series in 2023. I’ve filmed a bunch, but haven’t gotten around to editing them yet
@Kishanth.J 2 жыл бұрын
@@VanishingUnderground that great. Sorry if I sound a bit aggressive in my comment but I do enjoy those history videos a lot . Can’t wait to see them.
@Kishanth.J 2 жыл бұрын
Also are you covering the closure of Toronto’s Line 3? I heard it closing but I don’t know when.
@malachimuhammad76 Жыл бұрын
NOOOOOOO!!!!!
@staysafe187 2 жыл бұрын
nyc transit needs to be ur next vid pleaseeeee
@TrainsFerriesFeet 2 жыл бұрын
That was a tough one; talk about a plethora of changes!
@Stache987 2 жыл бұрын
I wish this video was available when I was stationed/stuck there in 1983 for 2 years, and visiting for 12 later on. Not much mentioned like Doylestown on the regional rail that I caught at least. Nor the airport line, and I thought lines were renamed to eliminate the R# and just used its terminus. There was a Germantown pike trolley we followed into town many nights, is it gone?
@n1thmusic229 Жыл бұрын
Hello, I see now why you haven't uploaded much recently, this must've taken a long time. Anywa Nice Job but I'm still waiting on that last Via Rail video. You told me back in like September 2021 that it'd be out by the end of that year, so when's that going to happen?
@ThatCuteMacaw 2 жыл бұрын
It's genuinely sad just seeing the trolleys die out.
@krumbleme2 Жыл бұрын
I love Philly trolleys
@andrewpollard_ Жыл бұрын
New trolleys are coming soon.
@Poisson4147 Жыл бұрын
The PTC sold out to National City Lines back in the mid-1950s. Within 3 years they'd replaced two dozen trolley lines with buses and completely discontinued three more. SEPTA inherited that mindset, wrecking the 23, 56, etc.
@malachimuhammad76 Жыл бұрын
GRRRRR!!!!
@terencehill2320 Жыл бұрын
I am in favor of SEPTA reopening the Ridge-Spur's Spring Garden Station so that people dont have to look at that abondonment as it has been for the past 3 decades.
@michaeljoyner7336 Жыл бұрын
They didn't mention the extended Broad Street Line that splits off after Erie Avenue and goes up Roosevelt Boulevard
@Poisson4147 Жыл бұрын
It's still a dream.
@mello_man Жыл бұрын
If you could whenever you get the chance too display NYC and chicago , Ik just based on the shear size and changes both transit systems went through post 1940 Not just in terms of they're Metro but also their respective commuter rail systems as well which would have too be they're own videos
@michaelderamo1115 11 ай бұрын
I would like to see them do some kind of underground service under Roosevelt Blvd from at least Southampton road and possibly the Broad Street line.
@Hre4Snyder Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe the MFL used to go to South St!! I would love that today
@krumbleme2 Жыл бұрын
Agreed, that would be cool if it did
@josephheston9238 10 ай бұрын
It was the Market-Delaware Line back then before the Frankford extension.
@amfm889 Жыл бұрын
Hey Zach- great job, welcome back. Noted that you say Philly's "first subway began... running along an elevated track..." When you get to doing Chicago, it ought to be "Chicago's Elevated and Subway Network". Colloquially, it's the 'L', of course, never "El"! Will save you grief in the Comments section. 🙂
@krumbleme2 Жыл бұрын
In Philly they call it the 'El' though
@Poisson4147 Жыл бұрын
@@krumbleme2 Correct. "L" is specific to Chicago, "El" is definitely Philly.
@pinkprint487 2 жыл бұрын
Do you have any plans for LIRR
@justinwhite6278 Жыл бұрын
Could you do a video on the Mexico City subway?
@fawfulfan Жыл бұрын
The River Line is actually hybrid rail, not light rail. Although to be fair, the term "hybrid rail" is such a new concept I'm not sure it even existed at the time you made this video.
@xjnxi 2 жыл бұрын
btw AT&T just bought out the naming rights to the station, there's no mention of AT&T in the sports complex at all
@maxfoote7502 Жыл бұрын
What about the Paoli/Thorndale, Manayunk/Norristown, Cynwyd lines? 😢
@TG4164 Жыл бұрын
When you do NYC will you include the 14th Street Busway (M14A/M14D)?
@nihalthandi4175 2 жыл бұрын
Can you do the evolution of the TTC street car system?
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow Жыл бұрын
It's so sad to see the Market-Frankford Line Skip-stop service eliminated😪😪😪😪😪😪.
@thetrainhopper8992 Жыл бұрын
Yes, evolution of the grade separated network only.
@jbreezy101 Жыл бұрын
19:45 4th time is the charm. Actually they used the station for an emergency a few years ago. And during the lantern festival, that station probably should be opened.
@sgtdebones 2 жыл бұрын
Lmao, Franklin Square has been through some rough times
@YaoboyProd2K15 Жыл бұрын
Interestingly, they kept certain portions of the trolley corridor as a high-frequency transit lifeline.
@vejolta Жыл бұрын
Surprised you didn't mention the norristown/manyunk line. I don't jnow much about trains but that's the line I take into Philly lol
@VanishingUnderground Жыл бұрын
It’s in my Philadelphia Regional Rail video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKqAeMR4va62lqs.html
@sarcrazy530 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video, but just so you know it’s “Olney” not Onley
@buckscountyeasarchive8995 9 ай бұрын
I guess this wouldn’t count as light rail but seeing the regional rail included would’ve been cool too.
@bjt81366 Жыл бұрын
Nice work, however, you failed to discuss the many trolly lines that started and disappeared in North Philly. Also, no mention of the 34 trolleys, the 10, 11, 13, and 34 routes.
@CABOOSEBOB Жыл бұрын
Philly really deserves better transit
@brendanu1680 11 ай бұрын
Do you think Fulmor,Tabor and Logan regional rail stations should reopen? Me: DUH! THEY'RE ON THE WARMINSTER LINE!
@Transit_NYC 2 жыл бұрын
So What’s Next MNRR or LIRR or NYC Subway ?
@brendanu1680 2 жыл бұрын
My Money's On Either Nashville's Brt And Commuter Rail Network Or Detroit's Rapid Transit Network(Light Rail, People Mover And Commuter Rail).
@QuarioQuario54321 2 жыл бұрын
@@brendanu1680 why those? They’d be over in like 5 minutes. He would have done them by now.
@jaeinnmoon3279 Жыл бұрын
Septa services 3 states, namely Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
@Tom-dt4ic Жыл бұрын
In 2026 Franklin Square will once again shut down due to low ridership.
@malachimuhammad76 Жыл бұрын
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! THAT'LL MAKE ME SO ANGRY😠😠😠😠😠😠!!!!!
@harveyschwartz6789 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe not mention renaming of stations to speed things up and including pictures of the stations you are mentioning and/or what the rolling stock and right of way looks like would make for a more interesting viewing experience I think...
@BashJP Жыл бұрын
Slight correction but “Onley” is actually “Olney”
@johnli25 9 ай бұрын
So… are you gonna do New York City subway one day lol
@alexisdespland4939 Ай бұрын
what do you think of the recent massive bus map redo in philly.
@Dark0Shadow79 9 ай бұрын
can u do Long Island Railroad?
@kinkisharyocoasters 10 ай бұрын
Forgot the 15 trolley
@danzena4059 10 ай бұрын
The biggest issue I have with Philly's transit system is the safety. Its hands down the sketchiest and most unsafe transit system I have taken in the states. Baltimore is almost tied but Philly was just very bad. And I've been riding the NYC transit system my whole life and never felt as unsafe as riding the SEPTA in Philly.
@Ddych81 Жыл бұрын
Philly born and raised.