• Railroads in Media topic... the Gallery at Market East

  • Discussion relating to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.septa.com. Also including discussion related to the PATCO Speedline rapid transit operated by Delaware River Port Authority. Official web site can be found here: http://www.ridepatco.org/.
Discussion relating to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.septa.com. Also including discussion related to the PATCO Speedline rapid transit operated by Delaware River Port Authority. Official web site can be found here: http://www.ridepatco.org/.

Moderator: AlexC

  by Launcher
 
I couldn't believe I just saw Market East station and a SEPTA train in an H&R block's taxcut.com commercial. I just saw the ad on yahoo.com.

I started a thread about it in the "railroads in media" forum. Some funny standouts that we locals can especially appreciate:

(1) Interesting use of a PA announcer in the clip. We don't even have one... I guess the robot (voiceover recording) wasn't good enough to make the film cut so they had to dub over him!

(2) The job interview in the clip appears to be somewhere over by Suburban station, but he gets off over at Market East and then takes a cab. Even though he looks to be in a hurry to make his appointment.

  by Lucius Kwok
 
I just saw that on TV. Good to see SEPTA have some exposure on the public airwaves.

  by nittany4
 
even better than that, is a commercial (national, regional??) being filmed in philadelphia. it certainly helps out local talent both on and off screen.

cheers