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Take A Ride on SEPTA—July 2017.

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This is my variation of the old ‘Take a Ride on the Reading’, since SEPTA is part Reading. (That’s the old Reading Company.)

SEPTA’s also part Pennsy—the late great Pennsylvania Railroad.

Buy Independence Pass on the train, and ride transit all day to your heart’s content.

Most of these photos (but not all, see captions) were made using my Lumix LX-7 compact digital camera over the course of a few days wandering around Philadelphia last week.

I’ve found that this low-key image-making device is great for urban environments. It’s small & light, easy to use, flexible & versatile, features a very sharp Leica lens, makes a nice RAW file and a color profiled JPG at the same time, and, best of all: it’s reasonably inconspicuous and non-threatening.

Lumix LX7 photo at SEPTA’s Philadelphia Airport station. The train goes directly to the terminals, no mussing about with people movers or bus connections. Hooray for SEPTA!
Exposed at West Trenton with my Fuji Film X-T1 digital camera.
Lumix LX7 photo.
Suburban Station Center City Philadelphia. Lumix LX7 photo
Lumix LX7 photo
Lumix LX7 photo
Lumix LX7 photo
Chestnut Hill West, Lumix LX7 photo
Lumix LX7 photo
Lumix LX7 photo at Chestnut Hill East.
Buses work the 23 route, which at one time was America’s longest City Street Car line.
Lumix LX7 photo
Market-Frankford Subway. Lumix LX7 photo
Broad Street Subway at City Hall. Lumix LX7 photo

Tracking the Light posts daily!

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Take a Spin on Metro-North; West Haven to Grand Central Terminal.

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On Thursday December 10, 2015, my father and I traveled on Metro-North to Grand Central Terminal.

West Haven, Connecticut is a modern station with long high-level platforms that opened just a few years ago.

Grand Central remains as impressive as always.

Our train was well-patronized and nearly at standing room by the time we departed Stamford.

This is impressive ridership, considering Metro-North operates a half-hourly inbound service from New Haven, with even more frequent rush-hour service from Bridgeport, and additional trains from Stamford. Not to mention Amtrak’s long distance trains to Penn-Station.

As always, there’s always opportunities for photography

I exposed these photos using my Lumix LX7 digital camera.

The sky was clearing when we arrived at West Haven. Check yesterday's post for views of a train of antique Metropolitan cars.
The sky was clearing when we arrived at West Haven. Check yesterday’s post for views of a train of antique Metropolitan cars.
Amtrak ACS-64 618 leads an eastward Regional train at West Haven.
Amtrak ACS-64 618 leads an eastward Regional train at West Haven.
My MetroCard that was good on Metro-North, the New York City Subway and PATH.
My MetroCard that was good on Metro-North, the New York City Subway and PATH.
Metro North train 1541 glides to a stop at West Haven. A good few passengers were ready to board.
Metro North train 1541 glides to a stop at West Haven. A good few passengers were ready to board.
In the bowels of Grand Central.
In the bowels of Grand Central.
America's most famous railway terminal!
America’s most famous railway terminal!
New Haven Line departure boards.
New Haven Line departure boards.

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