SEPTA Lansdale Rail Substation
USA /
Pennsylvania /
Lansdale /
World
/ USA
/ Pennsylvania
/ Lansdale
World / United States / Pennsylvania
railway, electrical sub-station
Auto-transformers (2) that convert 24kV 25Hz transmission power to 12kV traction power for the overhead catenary. Still using original circa 1931 equipment. Its PCBrific!
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPTA's_25_Hz_traction_power_system
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°14'38"N 75°17'6"W
- Reading Plymouth Branch (Abandoned) 14 km
- PRR Phoenixville Branch (Abandoned) 31 km
- PRR Frazer Branch (Abandoned) 36 km
- Reading Chester Valley Branch (Abandoned) 37 km
- West Chester Railroad 41 km
- Reading / SEPTA Bethlehem Branch (Partially Abandoned) 42 km
- PRR Philadelphia & Thorndale Low-Grade Freight Bypass (Abandoned) 46 km
- Reading Railroad - Wilmington Northern Branch (Partially Abandoned) 51 km
- Norfolk Southern Reading Yard 57 km
- PRR Schuylkill Branch (Mostly Abandoned) 92 km
- Lansdale, Pennsylvania 0.6 km
- Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania 4 km
- Kulpsville, Pennsylvania 4.8 km
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 7 km
- Spring House, Pennsylvania 8 km
- Harleysville, Pennsylvania 9 km
- New Britain Township 10 km
- Hilltown Township 11 km
- Evansburg State Park 12 km
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania 18 km