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Three of Amtrak's Avelia Liberty trainsets await the eventual call to service while sitting in storage adjacent to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. The debut of these trainsets in revenue service has been delayed due to various issues.
"The monument features a 28-foot (8.53 m) heroic-sized bronze sculpture, Angel of the Resurrection, that portrays Michael the Archangel lifting up a dead soldier out of the "flames of war". This is set upon an 11-foot (3.35 m) black-granite base, with two inscribed dedications and four bronze plaques listing the 1,307 names in alphabetical order. The work was designed and created by Walker Hancock (1901–1998), Instructor of Sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Hancock had been one of the "Monuments Men" who recovered art looted by the Nazis."
The number of games required for the Giants to win the Super Bowl this year. We need one more!
Explore: Jan 24, 2008 #228
In 2009, I took a trip from 30th Street Station in Philadelphia to New York's Penn Station on Amtrak. When I walked into the station after taking NJ Transit from Cherry Hill, I decided I needed to take a couple of pictures.
Knowing the history of how Amtrak treats photographers (badly), I sought out the Amtrak police kiosk and asked if I could take pictures. They said sure, of the lobby area - this room. As for trains, I could only take pictures as I was boarding or leaving. That was no big deal since they don't even let passengers onto the platforms until the train comes in anyway. The train ride was most excellent.
30th Street Station, officially William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, is a major intermodal transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The station opened in 1933 as Pennsylvania Station–30th Street, replacing the 1881 Broad Street station as the Pennsylvania Railroad's main station in the city. The station is third-busiest Amtrak station in the nation with over 4.1 million passengers as of 2023.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 39.955833, -75.181944
April 25, 2009
Redux of this picture
Tones adjusted, recropped, re-straightened, noise reduction and a few distraction touch-ups.
And here is the view from the other end
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The beautiful and classic Alabama limestone exterior of Philadelphia Pennsylvania’s William H. Gray III 30th Street Train Station which sits on the banks of the Schuylkill River in the University Heights area of the city of brotherly love. The powerful Pennsylvania Railroad constructed the 30th Street Station to replace the inadequate small & inefficient Broad Street Station in Center City. In this image in the background is the 29 story 437 foot silver glass curtain wall skyscraper the Cira Center, the design of Cesar Pelli which was constructed on a platform over the train stations tracks similar to New York City’s Hudson Yards. 30th Street Station is undergoing a massive renovation project that is expected to be completed in 2027. #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @visit_pa @visitphilly #omd #olympus #microfourthirds #micro43 #micro43photography @30thstreetstation
Cira Centre, Philadelphia, May 18, 2023
This is a view from the 17th floor of the Cira Centre in Philadelphia.
I've photographed the exterior of this beautiful building many times. In the right light, the exterior of the building has a phenomenally mirrored appearance.
In the bottom left of this picture you can see 30th Street Station.
This is a link to my exterior picture of this building.
And these links are other pictures I've taken of the Cira Centre:
Just off the Market Street Bridge which spans the Schuylkill River during Blue Hour. The 30th Street Station and Cira Centre are in the background.
Near to far: Schuylkill River, Market Street Bridge, 30th Street Station, Cira Center, Clouds. Another shot with a dark, overcast sky with the sun peeking through near the southwest horizon.
The Cira Centre building with it's red LEDs lit. This building changes colors and light patterns during the evening hours. Taken from across the river at Schuylkill Banks.
explore # 157 (my highest so far)
A little processing on a previous shot. In the 30th street station.
Opened in 1933 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia main railway station was designed in a Neo-Classical style, but its grand course features Art Deco fixtures. The station is currently in the course of renovation. The modern train information board lists Amtrak departures.