43 (Richmond-Cumberland to 50th-Parkside)

43 (Richmond-Cumberland to 50th-Parkside)

Our last SEPTA review was on the 64, a route that runs crosstown along a wide, close-to-the-city road in South Philadelphia and runs more infrequently than it should. The 43 is the northern version of that! Oh wait, let’s review the 50th-Parkside Loop first. The...
CCRTA: Boston Hospital

CCRTA: Boston Hospital

So…funny story, I actually have ridden a big chunk of the CCRTA. But, er, all the pictures are on my other computer. Which is back at school. So for now, we’ll have to cover the one CCRTA route for which I have photos, and this one is…well,...
Goodbye, Lechmere

Goodbye, Lechmere

Over seven years ago, I opened up my Lechmere review by saying that it was a station on its last legs. Seven years later, those legs have finally crumbled: yesterday was the 98-year-old terminal’s last hurrah, with the station now in the process of getting...
64 (50th-Parkside to Pier 70)

64 (50th-Parkside to Pier 70)

Some routes make a ton of sense as crosstowns. Take the 15: it runs straight across Girard and operates frequently all day every day to really maximize its usefulness. SEPTA has lots of routes like that. But then…there’s the odd, odd case of the 64....