Last Sunday evening, I was interviewed by NBC10’s Lili Zheng about the return of the Chestnut Hill East train, scheduled to restart the following morning. I was enthusiastic about the return of the local service. I am considerably less so today.
Wednesday morning, I hoped to take the 7:39 a.m. train into town for a dentist appointment. I boarded the train at the CH East terminus; the train never left the platform. At 8 a.m., the conductor announced that signals were down and service was canceled. He suggested walking to the West line; unfortunately the next CH West train departed at …
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Last Sunday evening, I was interviewed by NBC10’s Lili Zheng about the return of the Chestnut Hill East train, scheduled to restart the following morning. I was enthusiastic about the return of the local service. I am considerably less so today.
Wednesday morning, I hoped to take the 7:39 a.m. train into town for a dentist appointment. I boarded the train at the CH East terminus; the train never left the platform. At 8 a.m., the conductor announced that signals were down and service was canceled. He suggested walking to the West line; unfortunately the next CH West train departed at 8:58 a.m., nearly an hour later.
I chose to wait on Bethlehem Pike for the 51/L bus to Olney. Two busses passed headed for Erdenheim. Only one came my way and it was off duty. Its banner should have read: “SEPTA OUT-OF-SERVICE.”
James H. Hill
Chestnut Hill
