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tgolanos wrote:I missed my connecting train today at Wayne Junction so I had some time to explore the underpasses. On the wall near the stairs to the Chestnut Hill platform it said 'Out-Bound trains to New York, Trenton, Bethlehem, Lansdale, Doylestown, Hatboro...' There was no mention of Fox Chase or Newtown, but I assume that was just because time had taken its toll on the writing (there was clearly what was left of an X on the wall).
New York made sense, because trains went beyond West Trenton back in the day. But Trenton? There was no mention of West Trenton, nor did it appear that the word West was ever on the wall. Did the RDG ever enter Trenton proper? Or could this have been a B&O service that somehow went via Wayne Junction?
Kaback9 wrote:tgolanos wrote:I missed my connecting train today at Wayne Junction so I had some time to explore the underpasses. On the wall near the stairs to the Chestnut Hill platform it said 'Out-Bound trains to New York, Trenton, Bethlehem, Lansdale, Doylestown, Hatboro...' There was no mention of Fox Chase or Newtown, but I assume that was just because time had taken its toll on the writing (there was clearly what was left of an X on the wall).
New York made sense, because trains went beyond West Trenton back in the day. But Trenton? There was no mention of West Trenton, nor did it appear that the word West was ever on the wall. Did the RDG ever enter Trenton proper? Or could this have been a B&O service that somehow went via Wayne Junction?
Yes the Reading did enter Trenton proper. I do not know much about the history of their operations in around the area, however I do know they did go into Trenton by evidence of the WYE still in place at WT along with the track that comes off it now know as the Trenton Industrial. Someone can correct me if I am wrong but I believe West Trenton was also known as Trenton Junction.
JimBoylan wrote:and the Byberry - Trevose loop trains became Neshaminy Falls trains via Jenkentown.
There were also Langhorne electric locals, which could have been another replacement for the loop trainsPostby ExCon90 » Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:34 pm
limejuice wrote:
delvyrails wrote:Can you imagine the possibility that it was intended to operate steam-powered commuter trains out of Broad Street Station via the Oxford Road line and returning via Holmesburg Junction, just like they once looped via West Chester?
I believe the Reading did just that via a wye at Neshaminy Falls and the NY short line until the Great Depression.
I checked the Official Guide for February 1926, and the service is there, although spread over two timetables. The through table from Bound Brook via Trenton Jct. (as it then was) shows a couple of locals apparently originating out of nowhere at Trevose (and opposing trains dropping off the table at Trevose), while the Newtown table shows two branch-line stations of Bustleton and Byberry, with similar trains apparently originating and terminating at Byberry. Putting the times together produces the following (daily except Sun.):
Lv Rdg. Term. ....*... 4.45 pm, 5.38 pm.
Ar Trevose ....*... 5.44 pm, 6.37 pm.
Lv Byberry 8.09 am*, 5.59 pm, 6.57 pm.
Ar Rdg. Term. 8.43 am* 6.42 pm, 7.35 pm.
Lv Rdg. Term. 7.10 am, 2.08 pm, 5.04 pm.
Ar Byberry 7.50 am, 2.49 pm, 5.48 pm.
Lv Trevose 8.03 am, 3.05 pm, 6.09 pm.
Ar Rdg. Term. 8.52 am, 4.04 pm, 7.14 pm.
*Can't find an outbound to Trevose; I presume a deadhead move.
Sunday service consisted of 2 round trips in each direction. By Jan. 1930 most of it was gone, and by Jan. 1934, there were no trains originating or terminating at Trevose, and Bustleton and Byberry were gone from the Newtown schedule. I never heard of that operation before.
tgolanos wrote:...I'm curious to find out if there were any other stations along the line, what service was like...
westernfalls wrote:tgolanos wrote:...I'm curious to find out if there were any other stations along the line, what service was like...
Here's a snapshot-in-time from the fall of 1930. The 5xx series trains went to Reading Terminal while the 9xx series trains continued as Bound Brook Locals.
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