by Miles Taylor | Oct 22, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
We’ve looked at the Rail Terminal, now it’s time for the bus terminal! How do they compare? Let’s find out. The Atlantic City bus terminal is mostly reserved for NJT’s longer-distance routes, but all the local routes still stop outside the...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 12, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
Considering that it only gets twelve trains per day (or, at the moment, zero trains per day), five-track Atlantic City Station is surprisingly legit. According to ol’ Wikipedia, it was built in 1989, which makes the size of the station all the more surprising....
by Miles Taylor | Oct 4, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
“Beginning Wednesday, September 5 and continuing until early 2019, NJ TRANSIT will continue the installation of Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment on our rail fleet throughout the state. To accommodate this critical safety upgrade, all service on the...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 27, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
Today was the grand opening of the Trolley Portal Gardens, so it’s a perfect time to do our review of the 40th Street Portal trolley station! I attended the opening ceremony on behalf of the SEPTA Youth Advisory Council, and it was a great time. Among the...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 20, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
Ready to ride this express route from Plymouth Meeting Mall to Philadelphia? Ready to experience this super fast express ride into the city? Ready to travel down miles of local roads before running “express” on the infamously trafficked I-76? Yeah, that...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 16, 2018 | Miles on SEPTA
There are two ways of getting from the Norristown Transportation Center to the Plymouth Meeting Mall. One is the 98, which is as reasonably direct as you would expect a suburban bus route to be. The other is the 90. It is a mess. Well, the route starts out normal...
