by Miles Taylor | Apr 2, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA
The Chestnut Hill East Line takes a pretty odd route through Northwest Philly – it’s generally straight, except for what is essentially a deviation where the track goes out of the way from the path you would expect it to take. Of course, it’s to...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 1, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
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by Miles Taylor | Mar 18, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA
The 65 is a fascinating route. A crosstown along the often suburban-feeling City (Line) Ave, it runs surprisingly frequently and ends up attracting a decent amount of ridership! Well, I say it’s time for a trip along the literal outskirts of Philly to see what...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 12, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA
This station has an almost…enigmatic feel to it. When you’re inside it, it’s like being inside this mysterious place that appeared out of nowhere and hasn’t been changed in years. Such is the nature of the Haverford Regional Rail station. One...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 26, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA
The K really is an odd duck in the SEPTA canon. Forming almost an upside-down U, this route is a crosstown across North Philadelphia that completely overshoots the Broad Street Line, running through some of the northernmost reaches of the city. Despite that, it...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 19, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA
I reported this to SEPTA, so it isn’t an issue anymore, but the station page for the Girard Broad Street Line station showed a map of the Girard Market Frankford Line station! See, this is why you don’t give your stations the same name, because stuff like...
