soupnyc807: Pics and Stories

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This massive complex serves not only regional commuter trains and buses, but also AMTRAK and NJ Transit lines. One may be able to compare the necessity of the complex to New York City's Penn Station or Washington, DC's Union Station.

Interesting facts:

*Part of the 1985 film "Witness" (starring Harrison Ford and directed by Peter Weir) was shot here.

*The local subway trains serving 30th Street Station are not actually connected to the building; rather, commuters must ascend from the subway station and walk approximately a half-block to the main building.

*This is one of only four locations where all Philadelphia regional light rail commuter trains stop.

Boeing on building:

This is the Boeing manufacturing plant in Ridley Park, Delaware County, just south of Philadelphia. As of 2006, it is the county's major employer. It is situated alongside PA 291 and the Delaware River in the southernmost section of Delaware County.

Citizen's Bank Park:

Citizens Bank Park, completed in April 2004, serves as the home of Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies, who had shared Veterans Stadium (now demolished) with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles from 1971-2003.

Interesting facts:

*The playing field is actually sunk below street level.

*Popular Philadelphia eateries Geno's Steaks and Tony Luke's have concession stands in the park.

*The site at which Veterans Stadium stood now serves as a Citizens Bank Park parking lot.