Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Travel Diary on August 11, 2024

I got up around 3:40AM and boarded bus for 69th Street Transportation Center.

Inside bus


4:06AM


I arrived at 69th Street Transportation Center.

I walked around the station.

Inside building of 69th Street Transportation Center


Double track is Norristown High Speed Line, which is intersecting with Market–Frankford Line.

SEPTA M-4 series in 69th Street Transportation Center Station, Upper Darby, PA, US /August 11, 2024
Market–Frankford Line Train


Terminus of streetcar line. You can see green belt behind the terminus. Google map shows it lasts 3.6 miles(5.8km) to west side. It's ensured for future extension?


It's the first time for me to see DO NOT ENTER SEPTA ONLY


SEPTA "Better than driving? How May We Help You?"

SEPTA K-car 100 series in 69th Street Transportation Center Station, Upper Darby, PA, US /August 11, 2024
Streetcar

SEPTA CMC-2002 series in 69th Street Transportation Center Station, Upper Darby, PA, US /August 11, 2024
It should be inspection car.


I came back to 69th Street Transportation Center Station.


I boarded Market–Frankford Line Train.


I got off here.


Station Entrance

I walked to Girard Av & 63rd St Station.

It's Girard Av & 63rd St Station, but I found that no train is operated today at a section including this station.

I boarded Market–Frankford Line Train again to 30th Street Station.

Warning is written in 3 languages.

After getting off at 30th Street Station, I boarded street car to 19th St Station to take better pictures of SEPTA Regional Trains.
But, I could find no place to be able to do that. I walked back to 30th Street Station.

SEPTA Silverliner IV (417–460) in 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA, US /August 11, 2024
SEPTA Silverliner IV (417–460) at the station.

Amtrak Avelia Liberty in 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA, US /August 11, 2024
Avelia Liberty, new Acela Express, could be seen from the station.

SEPTA Silverliner IV (101–188) in 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA, US /August 11, 2024
Train I'll board came to the station.


I boarded train for Willington(Not shown on this image)


Stopped at Penn Medicine Station


I saw streetcar depot near Darby Station.


I got off the train at Sharon Hill Station.


I changed to bus, and went back to the hotel.

After eating breakfast, we boarded taxi to the point where Walnut St and Schuylkill Ave are crossing

We wait for bus departure for New York.


The bus ran on Interstate 95


Passed by Secaucus Junction Station.


Involved in traffic jam around Lincoln Tunnel.


After arriving at bus stop near Edge skyscraper in New York, we walked to Penn Station. This advertisement "Hello Kitty" is on our way to the station.

We met a Japanese friend who is travelling in the US.
We ate lunch with him at underground restaurant.
After saying goodbye, we boarded New York Subway to Times Square-42nd St.


We entered Disney Store.


And then, Souvenir Shop


T-shirt with Japanese letters is souvenir?


We left souvenir shop


We visited M&M World


M&M mascot and Tsing Tao Beer advertisement behind him(her?)


We can blend these chocolate candies as we like


We drank bubble tea at nearby Gong Cha.


What we drank


We boarded Peter Pan Bus to go back to Philadelphia.


On Interstate 95


There are 12 lanes from Newark to Trenton

After arriving at Spring Garden Bus stop in Philadelphia, we boarded taxi to the hotel.