It came out of the subway tunnel near where it emerges now, and became an elevated train, then turned right (east) onto Arch street, then turned right onto Delaware avenue, and continued to its terminus at South Street.
this section of the El, from Girard to 2nd street, was completely torn down and rebuilt in the mid to late 1970s to accommodate the construction of I-95. Even if there had been a tunnel that went to South street, it would have been demolished when the highway was built.
The old exit portal was removed in 1977, in 1922 the Frankford El was joined right at Front and Arch Streets, prior to that, just a curve existed. As the Subway emerged, it ascended above Front Street, it would then become an elevated, as it made a Sharp turn east towards Delaware avenue, it then made it's first stop over Delaware Avenue, the station was called Chestnut-Market, then it continued to its final destination at Delaware and South Street. It then made it's return back towards the subway. After 1922, the curve remained, only now switches controlled the junction where the Frankford El and Market street line made their connection. The Ferries Branch, as it was called, was only accessable on a northeast bound El train, trains coming South from Frankford could not switch on to the Ferries Branch tracks. In 1936 they built a high speed train line across the Delaware River Bridge, an extension of the Broad Street Subway. It was called the "Camden to 8th". After that line was put in service, the use of the Ferry line dwindled. The Ferry line El was dismantled and sold off for scrap metal in 1940.
Nice
That whistle noise scares me all the time
Better then the M3 cars screeching their brains out around the curve. a person could go deaf.
@@kevinhoward9593 not as bad as fern rock
I LIKE THE MARKET FRANKFORD LINE
Me too!
Does anyone know how the line went to south street from 2nd? it had to be done above ground because I don't an abandoned tunnel here.
It came out of the subway tunnel near where it emerges now, and became an elevated train, then turned right (east) onto Arch street, then turned right onto Delaware avenue, and continued to its terminus at South Street.
this section of the El, from Girard to 2nd street, was completely torn down and rebuilt in the mid to late 1970s to accommodate the construction of I-95. Even if there had been a tunnel that went to South street, it would have been demolished when the highway was built.
The old exit portal was removed in 1977, in 1922 the Frankford El was joined right at Front and Arch Streets, prior to that, just a curve existed. As the Subway emerged, it ascended above Front Street, it would then become an elevated, as it made a Sharp turn east towards Delaware avenue, it then made it's first stop over Delaware Avenue, the station was called Chestnut-Market, then it continued to its final destination at Delaware and South Street. It then made it's return back towards the subway. After 1922, the curve remained, only now switches controlled the junction where the Frankford El and Market street line made their connection. The Ferries Branch, as it was called, was only accessable on a northeast bound El train, trains coming South from Frankford could not switch on to the Ferries Branch tracks. In 1936 they built a high speed train line across the Delaware River Bridge, an extension of the Broad Street Subway. It was called the "Camden to 8th". After that line was put in service, the use of the Ferry line dwindled. The Ferry line El was dismantled and sold off for scrap metal in 1940.
Philly people know thier stuff