tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300947294999806492.post2617137799703649240..comments2023-11-22T05:26:44.399-05:00Comments on Crossing the Lines: The Odd Situation of Bala StationSteve Stofkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825368520377993845noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300947294999806492.post-34386411282709048482012-02-13T15:55:55.472-05:002012-02-13T15:55:55.472-05:00Not sure why SEPTA still sinks money into this 3-s...Not sure why SEPTA still sinks money into this 3-station line. It really shows the power of the wealthy and politics. No other towns have their own railroad line line Bala and Cynwyd. The line should be killed. Commuters should go to Overbrook where there is 30 min service and turn the rest of the Cynwyd line into a trail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300947294999806492.post-90846429162097815352011-08-29T15:18:11.394-04:002011-08-29T15:18:11.394-04:00Actually, yes. I had the opportunity to discuss th...Actually, yes. I had the opportunity to discuss this with a SEPTA bigwig before I wrote the post. His take is also that the station has really low ridership relative to potential utilization, and that--since Lower Merion is looking to extend the Cynwyd Heritage Trail down to Bala--the combined project could make a taking of that abandoned service station, for trail and rail station access, feasible.Steve Stofkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825368520377993845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300947294999806492.post-84723745770393570252011-08-29T11:53:32.428-04:002011-08-29T11:53:32.428-04:00Do you know what SEPTA's take on this station ...Do you know what SEPTA's take on this station is?Mike Cahillhttp://mikecahill.menoreply@blogger.com