Remember riding these trains back in the mid-80's as a teen, the scenery looks way different now! Lot of the old rundown industrial buildings are gone. I used to think they looked pretty cool. Thanks for taking us along!

Thanks for the upload, I really miss seeing the old stations. In the late 70s and early 80s I use to get on and off the old stations like fishers, but my favorite stations were Tabor and Logan. I lived and grew up in Logan in the 60s, 70s, and early 80s. I really miss the Bethlehem branch, with all the freight action, like coal, iron ore, and tofc trains. OH Bethlehem branch in Logan, also had local way freights,and even some general merchandise freight trains.

From a former long islander I love your videos

The sight that greeted you as you pulled into Chestnut Hill must have made your day.

Temple University - along with Penn and Villanova, one of the original Philadelphia Big Five. (Because they are the Owls, I associate them with Hedwig (of Harry Potter fame); it doesn't hurt that the Temple Owl mascot is white in color.) Like Penn, Temple's primary *thing* is medicine. (Full disclosure - my oncologist is a Temple alumnus.)

Good video, surprising how slow the line goes. Your theme music in the intro is a good choice, very upbeat and energetic. Seems very fitting for passenger trains.

By the time you reach the northern terminus, you’ve gained enough elevation to be in a slightly different climate- about double the snowfall per winter on average than downtown. Will see what’s on the docket for this year tho, so far minimal or zero accumulation at the start of the end of Dec.

Love these end to end route videos! So great to see these routes from a whole new perspective!

Beautiful day for a train ride. couldnt ask for a better day.

Wow what a treat! Enjoyed this!

I enjoy the narration along the way with some of the history of these different lines. Excellent video!!

Nice i was at Jefferson Station at 6 pm today

I really wish that Septa could have at least held onto either a pair or maybe 4 Reading Blueliners and a pair of the SL-II's ,Pioneer Buds and III's, restored them, then put em all in storage for use in anniversary runs or other special occasions.

The reason why the trains on this line - SEPTA's Chestnut Hill East Line - move slowly is not because the line is uphill or because of all the curves in the track - it's because the stations are so close together. (With less than half a mile between most of the stations.) I have never traveled on any other commuter train line with stations that are so close together. But over on the Chestnut Hill West line, the stations are spaced further apart - so those trains go faster.

Thanks for the memories

Sometimes I wonder if Septa benefit from Chestnut hit lines into light rail and deliver higher frequency. Though I problem with that is the Chestnut hill East line you end up at Wayne Junction so you still have a decent frequency in trains. For the Chestnut hill West line you end up at North Broad and connect with The Trenton or the BSL but that's some walking to connect.

2:24 Temple University 13:20 Wayne Junction 16:45 Wister 18:16 Germantown 21:44 Washington Lane 23:48 Stenton 25:07 Sedgwick 26:38 Mount Airy 28:16 Wyndmoor 30:03 Gravers 32:16 Chestnut Hill East

Good video once again. I've never been on a SEPTA train before, but I will when I visit Philly, which is next weekend.

Wow! That's fast!

BTW i forgot to tell you that the weird curve at Germantown was because the line was supposed to run to Norristown but they abandoned that idea because the grade was to steep, so they hung a right and sent the line to Chestnut Hill.

There is a Germantown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - but unlike Germantown in Mongomery County, Maryland, it has no rail service. (The Maryland one is on the MARC Brunswick Line.)

Strange that SEPTA would have stations on a curve.

Wow that line runs slow probably walk faster

Chestnut Hill IS a neighborhood IN the city of Philadelphia.

Man this is a very slow branch line. It seems like there is a srltation every couple of feet...

Wow! What exactly does that work train do?

How does the ticket system work on septa? I have to buy a key card? That’s ridiculous, I only need to ride it once

34:33 long live the coment 1 cars There alive

Wayne Junction - has zero connection with the SEPTA Wayne station (Paoli/Thorndale Line) - or even that part of Pennsylvania, despite the station name.

nice video but in my prime i coild outrun this train

Nice i was at Jefferson Station at 6 pm today