Railfanning in Philadelphia pa.

[pcctrolleyII]

Sorry i had a bad link in the first post i had to repost.


Will i've been railfanning over the past year and would like to show off some of my pictures. Please let me what you think.  If you like you can shair some railfanning pictures as well i wouldn't mind seeing them


http://s684.photobucket.com/albums/vv202/Railfaner83/

hopefully i can get my videos up to show too.

[jettrainfan]

Great..... WHERE IN THE BLOODY WORLD IN PENN. DID YOU FIND A HHP-8?! they have electric lines?! what area?

[pcctrolleyII]

In Philadelphia Pa. yes we do have electric lines in Pa and HHP-8 was entering 30th st station in Philadelphia Pa.

[pcctrolleyII]

just added videos to my list. 

[jettrainfan]

Great videos! I only have been to Altoona so i don't know much about railfanning down their!

[pcctrolleyII]

Thanks. i never been to Altoona yet maybe i can help you if you ever come down this way again.

[ebtnut]

Back in the 1960's Philly was the unofficial "world's largest trolley museum".  They had PCC's running through downtown and out to west Philly; various trolleys running out of the 69th Street terminal in Upper Darby to Media, Ardmore and Sharon Hill; MP-54's on the old PRR suburban lines and the "Blueliners" on the old Reading commuter lines.  Then there was the Norristown high-speed line with the Bullet cars (and briefly, the old ex-North Shore Electroliners).  Add in the somewhat more modern Market-Frankford subway-elevated, the PATCO line, and Amtrak back in the GG-1 days and it was a wonder to behold.  Today, of course, all the classic stuff is long gone, but there are still trolleys in town and out at 69th Street plus the electric commuter lines under SEPTA's umbrella. 

[pcctrolleyII]

That is intrusting sadly i wasn't around in the GG-1 days i love them too to bad i can't see one run. Thank you very much for shairing that wonderful information with us.