Comments on: Frankford Subway Elevated Line – South Eastern Pennsylvania https://blog.model-train-help.com/2014/04/frankford-subway-elevated-line-south-eastern-pennsylvania.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frankford-subway-elevated-line-south-eastern-pennsylvania Model railroads and model trains Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:50:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Lukas Cheska https://blog.model-train-help.com/2014/04/frankford-subway-elevated-line-south-eastern-pennsylvania.html#comment-5486 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:50:50 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3116#comment-5486 In reply to Fred M Pohl.

Fred. Thank you for your reply. Yes, now that I think about it I believe his name was James Sparkman. I remember relating the operator’s name to the sparks the EL used give off as it rode down Market St. Remember that? His operating layout was one of the most popular at the show. I think it was a Greenberg’s show at the old Convention Center on Civic Center boulevard.

]]> By: Fred M Pohl https://blog.model-train-help.com/2014/04/frankford-subway-elevated-line-south-eastern-pennsylvania.html#comment-5460 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 17:52:56 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3116#comment-5460 Thank You Skip

]]> By: Fred M Pohl https://blog.model-train-help.com/2014/04/frankford-subway-elevated-line-south-eastern-pennsylvania.html#comment-5459 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 17:51:50 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3116#comment-5459 In reply to Lukas Cheska.

Lukas The gentleman you were reffering to I know him and have been for over 40 somerthing years James Sparkman who has since retired from SEPTA His models were scratch built The Vintage el car takes me back I rode them when I was a kid

]]> By: skip duld https://blog.model-train-help.com/2014/04/frankford-subway-elevated-line-south-eastern-pennsylvania.html#comment-5435 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 05:11:04 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3116#comment-5435 Looks like EL I used to ride that all the time when I was in Philly for 40 yrs. You didn’t have to use a car unless u had to. Im sure its expensive now when I was riding it was 25 cence with a transfer to catch the BROAD ST. SUBWAY. that tells u how old I am. Nice pic.

]]> By: Lukas Cheska https://blog.model-train-help.com/2014/04/frankford-subway-elevated-line-south-eastern-pennsylvania.html#comment-5430 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:34:58 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3116#comment-5430 I am from Philly too. I used to ride the Frankford El a few days a week when I was attending Temple U. in Center City Philly. I once went to a train show and one of the displays featured a running portion of the El. Very nice display.

]]> By: Andy https://blog.model-train-help.com/2014/04/frankford-subway-elevated-line-south-eastern-pennsylvania.html#comment-5415 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 02:30:02 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3116#comment-5415 Fifty years ago I rode this Subway-Elevated line 5 day a week for about 3 years. In the morning I started fron the end of the line so it was easy to get a seat. On the way home in the evening I usuall had to stand for a good portion of the ride. There was total chaos when the workers went on strike; I ended up riding the Reading RR. My wife had to drive me several miles to the station and meet me in the evening. In the vening at Reading terminal they would open the doors to a platform and it was just like water going through a nozzles with people being the water droplets.

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