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The Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society Established in 1936
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Railfan Pictures of the Week - 08/03/2003 Part Three
The Frankford
Swing is almost complete. The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article
about it here.
You can find a Yahoogroup devoted to Philadelphia Traction here.
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Not since my grandfather was younger than I am now has this block of Frankford Avenue seen the light of day. |
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While the station may be open tomorrow, the area around it will still be a bit disheveled for some time. | ||||||||||
One last glimpse of the old from the new. | ||||||||||
The first test train slowly moves through the new station. To my eye, the new building has a bit of old style train shed feeling. | ||||||||||
Compare this picture taken August 1 with the same intersection in the second picture here. | ||||||||||
And from the other side of the street, something no one has seen in 80 years. | ||||||||||
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All pictures August 1 2003 c. 2003 John P Almeida | ||||||||||
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