The photos above and below show the abandoned Huntingdon Valley station at Welsh and Terwood roads in Lower Moreland Township.
Now known as the Pennypack Trail, the railway served the Fox Chase/Newtown Railroad which allowed diesel-powered trains to head south towards Philadelphia.
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, SEPTA closed line north of Fox Chase on January 18, 1983, due to failing diesel train equipment SEPTA had no desire to repair. The shelter was subsequently demolished.
Surviving tracks were removed by Montgomery County in summer 2014 for the construction of the $2 million Pennypack Trail extension.
The Newtown Branch…