Empty Palace

Supplementing the light from the five story high windows, ten enormous Art Deco chandeliers hang from the 95' high ceiling ceiling of Philadelphia's 30th Street Station in Pe... (more)

On a beautiful spring morning, Amtrak ACS-64 no. 637 shoves train 644 through Overbrook on its way to Harrisburg. The historic station sports a curved interlocking complete with PRR signals and sw... (more)

The Great Valley Flyer passes through the Overbrook station with a train full of Philadelphia-bound commuters. Overbrook is a unique station with US 1 passing overhead and a curved interlocking th... (more)

Arriving Philadelphia. One of the many passenger trains to travel the NEC arrives at the 30th Street Station on this brisk morning. The Philadephia Museum of Art stands in the background.

With less than a week before Septa's PCC trolleys go away on Hiatus for route construction, I headed down to the City of Brotherly Love for a glimpse at living history. Here, Car 2322 heads down t... (more)

Hope is a good thing, perhaps the best of things. While SEPTA withdrew the PCC-IIs from service and that the Route 15 will have bus operation only indefinitely, concurrently construction seems to ... (more)

On Sunday, January 19, 2020, a vintage bus (1956 GM TDH 3714) was brought down and posed along side the PCC-IIs in a few places. Does the bus look old? It's actually younger than the trolley, alth... (more)

Before one of the final runs of the night, PCC-II 2324 sits on Girard Avenue near 63 Street on the Route 15 on the evening of Friday, January 24, 2020. SEPTA has announced that this is the last da... (more)

PCC-IIs 2337 passes 2331 on Girard Avenue near 63 Street on the Route 15 on the afternoon of Friday, January 24, 2020. SEPTA has announced that this is the last day for trolleys and it will operat... (more)

PCC-IIs 2335, 2320, and 2329 form a convoy on the lead to Route 15 on 59 Street on the evening of Friday, January 24, 2020. These cars would leave Callowhill Depot for Elmwood, where they will be ... (more)

PCC-IIs 2325 and 2331 approach 12 Street on West Girard Avenue on the Route 15 on the afternoon of Friday, January 24, 2020. SEPTA has announced that this is the last day for trolleys and it will ... (more)

PCC-II 2324 has arrived at Callowhill Depot and is "OFF DUTY" on the night of Friday, January 24, 2020. It was the last in service car on the Route 15 for the day and will head to Elmwoo... (more)

Reflecting on a the future of the Route 15. Septa's PCC-II 2322 stops at the Sugar House Loop on the afternoon of January 18, 2020, its replacement sits ahead ready to depart. SEPTA has announced ... (more)

On the morning on Sunday, January 19, 2020, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) PCC-II 2337 passes the “Welcome To Fishtown” mural on Frankford Avenue near East Wildey Stree... (more)