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Proper-Code7794 t1_itzfbpy wrote

Did you know that NRG station is actually a double decker four track station

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electric_ranger t1_itzjod6 wrote

Shhhhh, we don’t talk about the secret subway

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dochim t1_iu17y3t wrote

I had friends for YEARS who didn't believe me that there were stations underneath the stations and that it was a "double decker" subway.

I remembered a train 45 years ago taking us down there to go to a game at the Spectrum.

For years I was told that I just imagined it or made it up.

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Sea-Nique t1_itzlu49 wrote

You can see down the stairs in some spots to the lower platform.

Do they ever use the lower station for revenue service? I've only ever seen it used for material and train storage.

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ntr89 t1_itzt11l wrote

That's where they keep the crane

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Acrobatic_Advance_71 t1_itzzu04 wrote

I have used it several times after I believe Phillies game maybe a sixers game once. Not sure what determines when they are used.

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ell0bo t1_itzyt2c wrote

I've only ever used it once. I was after a Flyers playoff game, so while I can't remember, I assume Phillies game might have been at the same time and they had incoming while we were loading.

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brk1 t1_iu11ld1 wrote

They used it for the world series parade in ‘08. Let’s hope we do that again!

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mortgagepants t1_iu0ck6q wrote

which is even more frustrating because they should just make it surface run to the navy yard from there. instead everyone talks about how difficult it will be to tunnel to the navy yard.

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AbsentEmpire t1_iu1mz4b wrote

A surface run has its own complications, but I believe the proposed plan, if it ever gets funding, is a surface loop in the navy yard.

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Proper-Code7794 t1_iu3mtai wrote

Where you going to come up through the surface through the rail yard through the highway through the water?

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oliver_babish t1_iu01jxn wrote

Per u/howwhywuz, I actually remember it being in service for a few years after Eagles games.

What I want to know is how long ago you'd have to go to find the platform-level news/snack stands open, if ever.

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zpepsin t1_iu3zu5k wrote

It gets so crowded down there after sporting events. I really do not understand why they don't put Express trains down low and local trains up top for crowd control and organization

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