Train trip to Philadelphia

This is the building where our company has an office. It is in Center City, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I took the train to go there for training. I love taking the train.


This office occupies many floors in this building. I had a nice time, meeting my counterparts and learned a lot. It's time to leave.


I walk a few block from the office to the Amtrak 30th Street Station. There it is up ahead. I walk across the bridge to the train station.

Here we are inside. Isn't it grand.

I don't have much time before my train leaves. I don't want to miss it.

I find a seat. Some seats face forward and some seats face backwards. I want to make sure that I get a seat that faces forward. Look, they even have plugs so people can plug in their laptops.

The train pulls out of the station. Good-by Philly.

This is a Septa Station. Since it is late afternoon, most everyone is getting off.

We travel through the suburbs into the countryside. My favorite part of the trip is when we go through the beautiful farmland of Lancaster County.

Further on down the line we look out to the left. There is the Susquehanna River right along the tracks and Three Mile Island.

There are the cooling towers of the power plant. Do you remember what happened March 28, 1979? If you lived in Pennsylvania, you remember where you were and what you were doing. Where were you? Whew, that was a close call.

Three Mile Island is in Middletown, just south of Harrisburg, so we are almost at our stop. I better get my stuff together.

The end of the line. We arrived at Harrisburg and disembark. I have to walk two blocks to the parking garage where I parked my car. I'm glad it's still daylight outside.

Did you enjoy the train ride? The next time you have to go on a trip, why not consider the train?

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