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Route 18; One of SEPTA's strangest routes
Topic Started: Nov 5 2008, 08:09 AM (1,045 Views)
Trainwizard
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Which route can I truthfully say that I've seen artics, NABIs, Ikaruses, Flyers, 440s, AND ElDorados on? The 18 Express...that's the ONLY route so far that I've seen all 6 bus types on duty.
That's not the only odd thing I've noticed. When you arrive at Cheltenham and Roumfort going northbound to Cedarbrook, the destination announcer says "Cheltenham avenue for route...Seventy-SEVEN, Fort Washington station". not only does the announcer sound like she's out of breath when she says 77, but I looked around the area and I didn't remember seeing a Fort Washington R5 train station or a Route 201 within sight.
When You arrive at Broad-Olney going eastbound the announcer also says "Broad street, Olney Terminal, for routes G, 8, 22, 55, C, L and the Broad Street Subway, Einstin Hospital, and Girls High School" I thought the G was a Southern route far, far from Olney Terminal; and nobody would know where route 6 is if this was their first time at B&O
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buswizard
Nov 5 2008, 08:09 AM
Which route can I truthfully say that I've seen artics, NABIs, Ikaruses, Flyers, 440s, AND ElDorados on? The 18 Express...that's the ONLY route so far that I've seen all 6 bus types on duty.
That's not the only odd thing I've noticed. When you arrive at Cheltenham and Roumfort going northbound to Cedarbrook, the destination announcer says "Cheltenham avenue for route...Seventy-SEVEN, Fort Washington station". not only does the announcer sound like she's out of breath when she says 77, but I looked around the area and I didn't remember seeing a Fort Washington R5 train station or a Route 201 within sight.
When You arrive at Broad-Olney going eastbound the announcer also says "Broad street, Olney Terminal, for routes G, 8, 22, 55, C, L and the Broad Street Subway, Einstin Hospital, and Girls High School" I thought the G was a Southern route far, far from Olney Terminal; and nobody would know where route 6 is if this was their first time at B&O
I have seen all six buses on another midvale base route that run out of olney. I seen them on the C & L at times most rush hour. Also whenever thier is a shortage at midvale u can catch a el dorado on the broad & erie 23 runs during school days.
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PhillyBadBoy09
Nov 6 2008, 08:42 AM
buswizard
Nov 5 2008, 08:09 AM
Which route can I truthfully say that I've seen artics, NABIs, Ikaruses, Flyers, 440s, AND ElDorados on? The 18 Express...that's the ONLY route so far that I've seen all 6 bus types on duty.
That's not the only odd thing I've noticed. When you arrive at Cheltenham and Roumfort going northbound to Cedarbrook, the destination announcer says "Cheltenham avenue for route...Seventy-SEVEN, Fort Washington station". not only does the announcer sound like she's out of breath when she says 77, but I looked around the area and I didn't remember seeing a Fort Washington R5 train station or a Route 201 within sight.
When You arrive at Broad-Olney going eastbound the announcer also says "Broad street, Olney Terminal, for routes G, 8, 22, 55, C, L and the Broad Street Subway, Einstin Hospital, and Girls High School" I thought the G was a Southern route far, far from Olney Terminal; and nobody would know where route 6 is if this was their first time at B&O
I have seen all six buses on another midvale base route that run out of olney. I seen them on the C & L at times most rush hour. Also whenever thier is a shortage at midvale u can catch a el dorado on the broad & erie 23 runs during school days.
Oh yeah, I saw it on the C too, but the 23!?!?!?!?
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buswizard
Nov 5 2008, 08:09 AM
Which route can I truthfully say that I've seen artics, NABIs, Ikaruses, Flyers, 440s, AND ElDorados on? The 18 Express...that's the ONLY route so far that I've seen all 6 bus types on duty.
That's not the only odd thing I've noticed. When you arrive at Cheltenham and Roumfort going northbound to Cedarbrook, the destination announcer says "Cheltenham avenue for route...Seventy-SEVEN, Fort Washington station". not only does the announcer sound like she's out of breath when she says 77, but I looked around the area and I didn't remember seeing a Fort Washington R5 train station or a Route 201 within sight.
When You arrive at Broad-Olney going eastbound the announcer also says "Broad street, Olney Terminal, for routes G, 8, 22, 55, C, L and the Broad Street Subway, Einstin Hospital, and Girls High School" I thought the G was a Southern route far, far from Olney Terminal; and nobody would know where route 6 is if this was their first time at B&O
On Broad and Lindley, route J, the bus would announce "Lindley Avenue and Broad Street For Route C and The Broad Street Subway", but the Display would Say "Route 44: 5th-Market"
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When you get to Fox Chase, the bus will announce Fox Chase loop for routes 16, 24, and FOXCHASE Shuttle. After crossing Broad Street to Fox Chase, the bus also reads Olney and Park for B & O Routes. There are no routes called B & O.
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septaman
Nov 6 2008, 03:43 PM
When you get to Fox Chase, the bus will announce Fox Chase loop for routes 16, 24, and FOXCHASE Shuttle. After crossing Broad Street to Fox Chase, the bus also reads Olney and Park for B & O Routes. There are no routes called B & O.
B & O stands for Broad & Olney. My mom uses that term all the time
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buswizard
Nov 6 2008, 09:41 PM
septaman
Nov 6 2008, 03:43 PM
When you get to Fox Chase, the bus will announce Fox Chase loop for routes 16, 24, and FOXCHASE Shuttle. After crossing Broad Street to Fox Chase, the bus also reads Olney and Park for B & O Routes. There are no routes called B & O.
B & O stands for Broad & Olney. My mom uses that term all the time
There is TWO B&O's: Broad and Olney up north, and Broad and Oregon down south.
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rest in peace to all AN440's that ran the Philadelphia area streets
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buswizard
Nov 6 2008, 09:00 AM
PhillyBadBoy09
Nov 6 2008, 08:42 AM
buswizard
Nov 5 2008, 08:09 AM
Which route can I truthfully say that I've seen artics, NABIs, Ikaruses, Flyers, 440s, AND ElDorados on? The 18 Express...that's the ONLY route so far that I've seen all 6 bus types on duty.
That's not the only odd thing I've noticed. When you arrive at Cheltenham and Roumfort going northbound to Cedarbrook, the destination announcer says "Cheltenham avenue for route...Seventy-SEVEN, Fort Washington station". not only does the announcer sound like she's out of breath when she says 77, but I looked around the area and I didn't remember seeing a Fort Washington R5 train station or a Route 201 within sight.
When You arrive at Broad-Olney going eastbound the announcer also says "Broad street, Olney Terminal, for routes G, 8, 22, 55, C, L and the Broad Street Subway, Einstin Hospital, and Girls High School" I thought the G was a Southern route far, far from Olney Terminal; and nobody would know where route 6 is if this was their first time at B&O
I have seen all six buses on another midvale base route that run out of olney. I seen them on the C & L at times most rush hour. Also whenever thier is a shortage at midvale u can catch a el dorado on the broad & erie 23 runs during school days.
Oh yeah, I saw it on the C too, but the 23!?!?!?!?
I think I remember the block # that I used to see an El Dorado on the 23... no I don't... lol but I seen 4562 on the 23 several times before. I had to get a double take on it... and seen it coming back from Chestnut Hill going to Broad and Oregon.

But the 18, you will see everything but a cutaway on that route.
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You Know what...I forget to add another route to this list...the 26.
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Some other routes are the C, 22 and L.
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