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Date: 08/13/19 10:00
Private Varnish and Amtrak diner at Penn Coach Yard
Author: chuchubob

AMTK 68002 Atlanta, LAMBERTS POINT, CATALPA FALLS, COLONIAL CRAFTS, and SALISBURY BEACH are at Penn Coach Yard adjacent to Philadelophia 30th Street Station.



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Date: 08/13/19 10:02
Re: Private Varnish and Amtrak diner at Penn Coach Yard
Author: chuchubob

Photographed from the Cira Centre/Amtrak parking garage.



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Date: 08/13/19 10:36
Re: Private Varnish and Amtrak diner at Penn Coach Yard
Author: northridgeswitcher

Great series of Photos.  

Thank you for sharing.

Northridge Switcher

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Date: 08/13/19 11:29
Re: Private Varnish and Amtrak diner at Penn Coach Yard
Author: jridge

Not being an eastcoast guy, what's the history of the elevated line in the background?  Is that still active?

Jeff

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Date: 08/13/19 11:31
Re: Private Varnish and Amtrak diner at Penn Coach Yard
Author: swirsk53

Line in background is former PRR freight line bypassing 30th Street station.  Still very active. 

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Date: 08/13/19 14:42
Re: Private Varnish and Amtrak diner at Penn Coach Yard
Author: boejoe

swirsk53 Wrote:
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> Line in background is former PRR freight line
> bypassing 30th Street station.  Still very
> active. 
Known locally as the High Line
I think in the days of the PRR it was called the West Philadelphia Elevated Branch



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Date: 08/13/19 18:43
Re: Private Varnish and Amtrak diner at Penn Coach Yard
Author: RuleG

boejoe Wrote:
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> swirsk53 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > Line in background is former PRR freight line
> > bypassing 30th Street station.  Still very
> > active. 
> Known locally as the High Line

If I recall correctly, one or two of Amtrak's Autumn Express excursions went over this line.

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