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Railfan Pictures of the Week - 11/24/2013
| SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line Norristown and Bridgeport PA November 11 2013 |
| On the first day back in service across the Schuylkill, the Norristown High Speed Line ran a rather uneventful early morning rush under the watchful eyes of a number of SEPTA personnel. |
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| By mid-morning, a problem became apparent at the entrance to the Norristown Transportation Center. After a number of loaded cars passed over the floating switch, the track began to settle more than anticipated, causing a loss of connection with the third rail. |
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| By 11:00 it was determined to suspend rail service to Norristown while they worked on the switch area, and a small army of workers descended on the track. |
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| In a bit of deja vu, the temporarily closed ADA-compliant station in Bridgeport was temporarily reopened and passengers were being bussed once again to and from Norristown. |
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| Thankfully, by 15:00 that afternoon, the track had been mended and a test train was run over the section to verify that all was once again right with the world, or in this case, the third rail. |
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| Service across the bridge resumed in time for the evening rush. |
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All pictures November 11 2013 Copyright © 2013 John P. Almeida Photographs for personal use only. All rights reserved by original owner of image. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is prohibited. |
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