Yes, during the Reading days that was a fabulous place to be. I was there from about the time of 1976 through 1979. I saw Reading freight trains, from coal and iron ore trains to local way freight trains. And passenger trains that went to Quakertown. What wonderful memories.
I remember the days in the 90s, the conductors would look for tickets saying the next stops name, if he found one, he would call out the stops name. There was no pre-recorded announcement, and they have crowded those with safety instructions to limit liability in a lawsuit (although it wouldn't do jack to inform a deaf person)
Interesting. Of course now, they just announce every stop on the PA and ask if anybody's getting off at the less busy stops (Angora, Eddington). Did they stop at the stations if nobody was on the platform and they didn't find tickets for that stop?
@@NorthEastCoastRailfan it was puzzling to see cars beyond the platform, do they prewarn people to move front? One train stopped where people were standing not completely filling the platform. I watch the CTA elevated videos. They are strange with how the car stops too. Some are far forward than needed. As a person with some disabilities, extra walking isn't pleasant especially where there's no benches to take breaks. To compare, walking from the tire department at Walmart and spending 5 minutes at the counter to check in, grabbing an abandoned cart, by the time I'm nearly halfway across the stores back, near electronics, I'm needing a rest. I eventually had to get a motorized cart [which BTW front door help feel your on your own to get one.] Hey @Walmart if you hear this, these stores are within 25 miles or so of I-80 in Iowa. If I were told early enough like JR does in Japan, I could start my journey to the proper place on the train to disembark early enough. Japan's subways also are very sympathetic to persons wanting to preplan their boarding, near elevator, escalator, restrooms and so on at your destination.
@@Stache987 SEPTA will oftentimes run off-peak Regional Rail trains with half the cars open to passengers. This reduces the number of conductors needed. If so, they'll sometimes stop only those cars on the platform. I think they try to stop them where most passengers will be, although there will sometimes be situations where passengers aren't standing where the train is. As for announcing what car to get off at for stations, I don't think I've ever been on a SEPTA train that does so (but I could see an announcement being made right after the station is announced).
People don't like Philly being called filth-a-delphia, I was stationed there 83-85 and lived 50 miles away, visited it enough, and have reason to call it so. That one train has a final car in its consis, that's absolutely filthy and missed the washer.
I wonder if septa plans to make Jenkintown High floor if they rebuild it
I think they have plans to do so, but I'm not sure when. I hope it happens soon as it's one of the busiest stations on the system.
Not sure when but they are doing it south of the bridge.
During the Reading days, this was the place to be. Saw everything here.
Yes, during the Reading days that was a fabulous place to be. I was there from about the time of 1976 through 1979. I saw Reading freight trains, from coal and iron ore trains to local way freight trains. And passenger trains that went to Quakertown. What wonderful memories.
Nice rock music
Lived there for many years. Still go there if I need to go into the city or airport.
Awesome
Nice video! Can you show the Roslyn station in a future video?
Maybe 😉
I remember the days in the 90s, the conductors would look for tickets saying the next stops name, if he found one, he would call out the stops name. There was no pre-recorded announcement, and they have crowded those with safety instructions to limit liability in a lawsuit (although it wouldn't do jack to inform a deaf person)
Interesting. Of course now, they just announce every stop on the PA and ask if anybody's getting off at the less busy stops (Angora, Eddington). Did they stop at the stations if nobody was on the platform and they didn't find tickets for that stop?
@@NorthEastCoastRailfan it was puzzling to see cars beyond the platform, do they prewarn people to move front? One train stopped where people were standing not completely filling the platform.
I watch the CTA elevated videos. They are strange with how the car stops too. Some are far forward than needed. As a person with some disabilities, extra walking isn't pleasant especially where there's no benches to take breaks. To compare, walking from the tire department at Walmart and spending 5 minutes at the counter to check in, grabbing an abandoned cart, by the time I'm nearly halfway across the stores back, near electronics, I'm needing a rest. I eventually had to get a motorized cart [which BTW front door help feel your on your own to get one.] Hey @Walmart if you hear this, these stores are within 25 miles or so of I-80 in Iowa.
If I were told early enough like JR does in Japan, I could start my journey to the proper place on the train to disembark early enough. Japan's subways also are very sympathetic to persons wanting to preplan their boarding, near elevator, escalator, restrooms and so on at your destination.
@@Stache987 SEPTA will oftentimes run off-peak Regional Rail trains with half the cars open to passengers. This reduces the number of conductors needed. If so, they'll sometimes stop only those cars on the platform. I think they try to stop them where most passengers will be, although there will sometimes be situations where passengers aren't standing where the train is.
As for announcing what car to get off at for stations, I don't think I've ever been on a SEPTA train that does so (but I could see an announcement being made right after the station is announced).
There are plans to make this station wheelchair accessible.
Would you recommend this place for railfanning, as a visitor to Philadelphia?
@@RailsByBilly Absolutely
@@NorthEastCoastRailfan Ok, thank you!
People don't like Philly being called filth-a-delphia, I was stationed there 83-85 and lived 50 miles away, visited it enough, and have reason to call it so. That one train has a final car in its consis, that's absolutely filthy and missed the washer.
Hahaha
My mother lived on that line and I took it a lot to visit her. In the old days that train went directly to the airport.
Still does