Septa SL5 RFW 30th Street Station to Norristown. 4/5/22
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- Опубліковано 5 кві 2022
- Most of the ride is covered. No narration early on as I was in quiet car. Graphics included. Interesting ride. Finally covered all Regional Rail lines with this trip
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Excellent video. I live in Georgia now and it was a real treat to watch the old region. When the N5 Norristown High Speed Line cars arrived, my brother Robert and I rode the new Norristown High Speed Line N5 from 69th Street Terminal to Norristown and took a SEPTA Regional Rail Silverliner home. I too never saw the tracks or stations past the transportation center. I didn't know about the two Dodger greats being from Norristown. I must call my brother Donovan the sports guru and see if he knows. Enjoyed the previous ride inbound from Norristown to Temple. Temple has torn down lots of our Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood and built in it. We live around Broad and Erie.
The N5 cars on the route 100 high speed line were built by ABB, they were almost 3 years late on delivery that they ended up giving Septa an ALP-44 electric locomotive.
9:21 I really like the abandoned industrial sidings. Not sure what that building was on the right, but the siding goes up the steep embankment and had to cut into the main line at a sharp angle, You can see where the switch was removed near the bridge. Must have been fun to watch them shoving cars up that hill long ago up a sharp turn and incline. Great video!
I’m from Queens and moved to Philly. I ran the Schuylkill trail right next to that line many times. Nice to see I’m not the only NYer around these parts lol
You are an EX- new yorker now. 💯
I used to live less than a block from Wissahicken station, and I rode this line for many years. This video seriously needs a do-over, because all the spectacular views are on the LEFT side, when traveling outbound. Like seriously, ALL of them! It doesn't matter before you get to East Falls, and quite frankly, you could have skipped everything before that. As soon as I realized that you weren't going to show the slightly scary view from the bridge between East Falls and Wisshickon, I realized the rest of the video was going to be nothing but train tracks. Really disappointing! Literally everything worth seeing is on the left, including the view facing downhill in Manayunk, the historic (defunct) Shawmont Station, the quaint Miquon waterfront, and the soothing river between Conshocken and Norristown. I used to work in Norristown, and it was such a beautiful ride.
I agree with you this was the one video I didn't particularly enjoy because as you said all of the interesting things are on the left side.
Starting at about 29:02 one can see the rail trail on the former PRR alignment off to the right. The lines really were side-by-side for a while!
Just an FYI it wasn't Red Arrow till 1954, prior it was the Philadelphia and Western Railroad. Lehigh Valley Transit ended service in 1951.
0:20 Philadelphia - 30th Street Station
1:59 Suburban Station
5:20 Temple University
7:41 North Broad
13:30 Allegheny
15:56 East Falls
18:17 Wissahickon
20:41 Manayunk
25:22 Miquon
29:30 Spring Mills
33:27 Conshohocken
40:05 Norristown Transportation Center
43:33 Main Street
46:03 Elm Street
I notice many of the Silverliner 5s have spinslide and flat wheel issues
Really enjoyed the video...used to be my old stomping grounds years ago. Living in Harrisburg area I would often drive down US 30 or the turnpike to go here and check out the action. Now in Huntingdon County love very close to the East Broad Top soon to be reopened with steam.
@Retired Railfan Horn Guy When I grow up, I wanna be a Regional Rail operator and run express on the Manayunk/Norristown Line.
Being a 62 year railroader from the EL in Hoboken as a Sr road foreman of engines i now know why many people dont ride commuter trains here. huge dwell periods and slower than hell....WHY THIS! i DONT EXPECT TGV SPEEDS BUT after a long day at work its like walking backword's no wonder people are not riding the rails NJT is just as bad TOO MUCH DWELL TIMES AT STATIONS.. I USED TO RIDE OUR TRAINS AND CHECK CREWS FOR STATION DWELL TIMES. WE MOVED AND I MADE SURE OF THIS THAT WE DID!!!
Sad to see that the crossings in Norristown are being upgraded
strong strom, week strom, mager quark
Been many of many moon since I was on that RR
Ride this line everyday.
46:30 the Stony creek freight line to Lansdale. I cross those going to the office. They go off to the left there.
I call the expressway the shur kill craw way
Retired Railfan Horn Guy.
13:43 squirrel is crossing ...🐿😊
When is the express from Norristown to Philadelphia coming out?
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@@3985uprrI think he means Center City to Norristown express trips. 7204 and 5250.
Is that the old Pennsy line to Norristown on the right?
Indeed it is.
Railfan, I laughed out loud when you said you had never travel from the Norristown Transportation Center to the final stop at Elm Street (in your 50+ years of coming there). It must have been a tremendous letdown :)
You haven't covered the Media/Elywn line yet
Take a look now!!!!!! I load the videos in chronological order. Most recent first
@@3985uprr ok now I see it. It wasn't there until now 😂
@@3985uprrRetired Railfan Horn Guy?
@@3985uprrThat's my brother's favorite regional rail line. Express trains begun running on that line.
@@3985uprrI got something cool to tell you.
A lot of cross overs for traffic.
This is the only video I didn't enjoy it lacks narration and there are very few posts giving information about the interlockings and the other trains shown.
Back then I hadn’t started doing that on the videos. There are other videos of that line I did later that have graphics.
And people use this service? Does the word "speed" not come in to equation? Be faster riding a bike, this is a joke!!
Oh yes the train is packed everyday
Top notch video
Thx
C.C.C.&St.L Ry
Every time I get miffed that my NJ Transit train is traveling ‘too slow’ I think if SEPTA and no longer feel annoyed.
@@MidnightAspec I rode the Norristown line from 1969 to 1971 and the trains were faster .The schedule quoted 33 minutes from Dekalb Street to Reading Terminal.
@@rutheliz75 today it’s a faster railroad on paper as it’s mostly 50 mph with a couple stretches of 60 mph running. Back in the day 50 was the MAS the whole way. But in practice it’s slower now. The cab signals and PTC force the train to slow down prematurely. Most commuter rail lines are slower than they were 50 years ago despite the vastly improved fixed plant.