"86 miles to NYC" Or, rather, 5 miles to Newtown, PA. This is what remains of SEPTA's R8 commuter line that was deactivated at Fox Chase where the catenary and electrification ended. Ori... (more)
The intersection of past and present. The SEPTA R8 line, formally the Reading Company, nee the Philadelphia and Newtown. There is hope for service to once again return on this line.
Southampton Station. This station was built by the Reading Company in 1892 and once saw Camelback's and RDC's up and until the time SEPTA stopped serving the line North of Fox Chas... (more)
85 miles to New York City. Let me tell you about a line called the SEPTA R8, the line that almost became a main lin... (more)