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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 One
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The Frankford
Swing is in full swing. The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article about
it here.
You can find a Yahoogroup devoted to Philadelphia Traction here.
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Demolition started almost immediately after the last train left at 8:01 PM on July 25. Barely 36 hours later, most of the southern end of the structure has been demolished. |
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| The roof of the new Frankford Transportation Center can be seen behind the partially dismantled station. | ||||||||||
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| This looks easy, doesn't it: Just cut along the fluorescent green line. SEPTA wishes it were so. | ||||||||||
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| The terminal building on the west side of Frankford Avenue is to be restored, but the fate of the east side building here is unknown. | ||||||||||
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| The new support structure being put into place. | ||||||||||
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| What remains of the old station can be seen in the distance. | ||||||||||
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| The new look of the Frankford El, with trackless trolley lines built-in. | ||||||||||
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| All pictures July 27 2003 c. 2003 John P Almeida | ||||||||||
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Last Updated August 3, 2003
