Three Years Ago Today: December 30, 2010
I was visiting Philadelphia for the holiday season. I’d just got my Lumix back from Panasonic following a warranty-repair and I was happy to make some photos with it.
A wander around Center City on December 30, 2010 with my family made for ample opportunities to exercise the shutter. Sometimes the ordinary scenes make for interesting photos, and over time these tend to age well; witness below.
This view was exposed on the platforms of SEPTA’s Market East station (the 1980s replacement for Philadelphia & Reading’s Victorian train-temple, Reading Terminal—today a convention center, sans tracks).
Here I found a pair of 1960s vintage Silverliners working the R3 service. These elegant classics were nearing the end of their working careers. After nearly five decades, the last of these machines were withdrawn in June 2012.
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The link between former PRR and Reading Company suburban systems is one of the best things SEPTA has ever done. There’s a constant parade of trains serving the public at a convenient location in Center City. I wish Boston would have connected North and South Stations when they made the Big Dig 20 years ago.
Brian Solomon
Astounding photograph! There are so many different light sources and types in this picture.
I love that train station, too–the new heart of Philadelphia.
I guess the Reading and the Pennsy both had to go out of business before their systems would interconnect. Now if Boston would only connect North and South Stations…