Septa SL5 RFW PHL to Cynwyd. Elusive and often threatened for closure service. 2/2/22
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Published 2022-02-03
All Comments (21)
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The Cynwyd Line has fascinated me for as long as I can remember! Interesting to see a front seat ride of America's weirdest commuter rail line.
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That Schuylkill River Bridge you mention at 4:00 is the landmark Manayunk Viaduct. It's most appreciated when driving along I-76. I enjoy and learn so much from your work. Please keep them coming.
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Awesome video! I'm a cyclist, and long time model railroader, I bike the trail, stopping for coffee at the cafe, always wanted to ride this line, could rarely meetup with the train to ride into Philly. Now that I'm retired, I'll plan a ride! Thank you! 👍🏿
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The majority of the folks who ride this line are lawyers who live in Lower Merion. So every time Septa makes a threat to cut it, these folks get together and basically put septa through litigation.
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Cynwyd Line is the SEPTA equivalent to NJ Transit's Princeton Dinky.
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We are to move into an apartment adjacent to the Bala Station. Truly loved this video and the history of this now truncated rail line. Thanks for sharing an educating me about SEPTA Metro.
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You're a wealth of knoledege Timothy enjoyed the ride along, not just a great video of a short SEPTA line but a fantastic one!
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Ridership on the Cynwyd Line would increase, if they went back to a regular schedule.
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Reading, Pottsville Service was a Reading Service. Came out of Reading Terminal via Norristown using F7s during the Diesel Era with one on each end. Service ended in 1983 due to Septa not wanting to run Diesel Service and funding did not exist. Septa should of revived it to help with Traffic Issues on 76 and 422. Even went to Allentown as well
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I have taken a ride on every regional rail line in the Philadelphia area, both Reading and Pennsy, even lines that don't exist anymore, with the exception of this line, the Cynwyd line.
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I was living in Philly when they cut the line back because they said the Schuylkill Rlver bridge was unsafe and too expensive to repair, although It's obvious okay for hiking. I'm amazed that it's still in use, and if they eliminate it, your video will be its permanent record!
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The Cynwyd line was part of a much larger network, create originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the Schuylkill Valley Branch, a line that let all the way up to Frackville PA to bring in coal from the PA coal fields, albeit the line was built some 50Y after the Reading Railroads main line was built which ultimately owned the coal traffic into the Philly Region. Major freight travelled over this line at one time, including heavy tonnage iron ore trains taking iron ore from the Philly docks to Allen Wood Steel in Conshohocken and other steel mills north and west. Sad so see its rail traffic eventually removed, but great to see the rail trail. Its a wonderful outdoor activity.
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Still the best is when Amtrak had a train run all the way to Cynwyd
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It is a fascinating line. Great trails nearby that utilize former rail line rights of way. The former rail bridge over to Manayunk is part of that trail & it’s amazing to walk over it…incredible views all around!
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16:15, WPHL (myPHL17) and their studios are a block away from that station (the studios was formerly an A&P supermarket)
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I really enjoyed your video. I grew up in Bala-Cynwyd starting in 1958.
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Oh how well I remember this line when it went to Norristown. It was also double tracked. Thank you for the memories😀😀♥️♥️
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The septa Cynwyd line is my favorite septa line Nice job 👍
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Wow the Cynwyd line is so fragile now
