Septa SL5 RFW round trip 30th Street Station to Cynwyd. 8/9/23

[@scottyerkes1867]

I remember riding this line to Norristown when it was 2 tracks.. Thanks Tim😀💚

[@randydobson1863]

hello retired railfan horn guy it's is randy and i like yours video is video is cool thanks friends randy

[@eprohoda]

total nce editing! goodnight!🔥

[@3985uprr]

Go to bed early

[@RSTPhillyrailfan114]

Awesome shot 👍🏿 The Cywnyd line may be short, but It's still one of my favorite Septa lines

[@billclements3879]

Cool, thanks for the ride along 😊

[@rdg2124]

Nice video Tim. In the old days, from "Valley" thru "Jeff" and to Wynnefield Avenue, the line was triple-track (catenary towers show that) with the passenger trains running on the north side than 3rd track on the south as the entrance to 52nd. Street Yard. A lot of freight came down the Valley and the grade was called the Bala Grade with pushers used from north of Manayunk to Bala. At 13:33, you can see the widened catenary towers where there was a 3rd track for the pushers to cross over and lay out of the way of the commuter trains. The 52nd Street Viaduct had a passenger platform up on it in the old days too.

[@3985uprr]

I know how important it was years ago. Didn’t know it had 3 tracks. I know 52nd had an upstairs platform.

[@rdg2124]

@@3985uprr The PRR had an extensive system of tracks that serviced the anthracite region and you could ride a passenger train over much of it, including going to Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre directly from Philadelphia. Thanks for the great video.

[@SteveGettingAroundPhilly]

Nice to see SEPTA's shortest branch get some love. The second shortest branch of any commuter rail line in the U.S., second only to the Princeton Dinky if I recall. There's actually a nice little poke and ramen place in the old Cynwyd station building, and the Cynwyd Heritage Trail, while it's sad that it's not a rail line any more, it's an enjoyable place to walk. The Manayunk River Bridge particularly is really nice.

[@josiahdabotYT]

very nice!

[@toy4x4nj]

I took this train for the first time on July 31th. also the 730 car I boarded at Suburban station witch could use a good cleaning. I only rode it to Cynwyd and than walk along the Cynwyd Heritage Trail to Manayunk. Love walking over the Manayank RR bridge. Took the Manayunk Norristown Line back to Jefferson Station and onto Patco to go home.

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

22:35 wow! Talk about a steep grade! Looks like the tracks disappear!

[@glensherman8691]

😂Great video as usual. Reminds me of the West Hempstead branch on the LIRR.

[@3985uprr]

I think that branch is longer (WH)

[@harveywachtel1091]

​@@3985uprr And full of grade crossings.

[@RSTPhillyrailfan114]

Awesome shot 👍🏿 The Cywnyd line may be short, but It's still one of my favorite Septa lines (I am commenting from Jamaica 🇯🇲)

[@Fantech0104]

That's a very short line SEPTA has. Cool that they only need one train car for this route.

[@3985uprr]

Not much ridership

[@NeedtoSpeak]

That’s a lot of switching!

[@bigdaddyl-rob7445]

Right across the street from Wynnfield Avenue Station is WPHL-TV Channel 17 which was a mainstay for folks my age (55 yrs and up) back in the mid to late 60's and early 70's!!

[@christophercancel934]

Your train looks like a trolley. It's only one car. XD

[@RSTPhillyrailfan114]

Well, it's one of Septa's shortest lines

[@nickcef]

There was a lot of talk of making this line the Reading to Philadelphia route that's been in limbo for years now. Really makes sense in my opinion.

[@averyzucco220]

Talk when? 2003? SVM is deader than a doornail.

[@albertcarello619]

@nickcef: That's a great idea and SEPTA should seriously consider doing that.

[@jimpern]

For the benefit of the people who do use the line, I hope that SEPTA keeps it. It can't cost them too much to run occasional one-car trains.

[@DJSalDellaPia]

@Retired Railfan Horn Guy the western portion of Zoo is not Stiles interlocking that is JO interlocking part of Zoo . I was Harrisburg Line Dispatcher Section B/C and formerly Train director Zoo Tower.

[@3985uprr]

Oh, I never knew anything about JO. What I mentioned is information I got from other sources. I did notice the Stiles bungalow box was a bit way west of that switch.

[@JaeisJustJae]

Why is it only one car?

[@3985uprr]

Low patronage

[@JaeisJustJae]

@@3985uprr what does that mean?

[@3985uprr]

@@JaeisJustJaeNot much ridership

[@laurelcreek7]

“Pittsburgh subway trench” cries out for explanation

[@3985uprr]

Trains from New York, used to go that way to head to Pittsburgh and points beyond

[@harveywachtel1091]

​@@3985uprrThat was when North Philadelphia was a reasonable place for the only Philly stop. The route of, among others, the Broadway Limited.

[@mygins5820]

This line is worse than the end of the LIRR main line, but great video explaining it tim

[@malachimuhammad-dy2ow]

Does the Cynwyd Line act like a shuttle service but using single (1 car) trains?

[@3985uprr]

I wouldn’t call it a shuttle service as the service is not frequent throughout the day. They generally use one Car trains, the concentrated in the a.m. and p.m. rush, and have one midday round-trip

[@zazaranger5]

This line is almost as short as NJT's Princeton dinky

[@3985uprr]

Slightly longer

[@Leon-gb1vl]

Why does the railcar crawl so slow?

[@3985uprr]

Slow speed limits

[@joecarter3614]

R6

[@jipingzhang4690]

How did you find a one car train so fast

[@3985uprr]

That line always has one car train

[@jasonneal745]

The Will Smith comment was perfect 😂.

[@timsanders5779]

Hope SEPTA doesn't market that as "high speed rail". Man, that thing is slow. LOL.

[@3985uprr]

It’s a short branch. No way they can go fast