Brill Rail Substation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Pennsylvania /
Yeadon /
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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World / United States / Pennsylvania
railway, Amtrak, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), electrical sub-station, railway traction substation
Substation at the junction of the SEPTA Airport line with the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. Converts 138kV 25hz transmission power to 12kV 25Hz traction power for the overhead catenary. Built new in the early 80's for SEPTA's R1 Airport Line expansion, also feeds the Northeast Corridor main line.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak's_25_Hz_traction_power_system
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°55'45"N 75°13'26"W
- Fairmount Park Trolley (Abandoned) 8.5 km
- Reading Co. Port Richmond (Defunct) 11 km
- North Penn Railroad ROW/Reading North Penn Line to old Berks St. Depot (abandoned) 14 km
- Reading Frankford Branch (Abandoned) 16 km
- PRR Bustleton Branch (Abandoned) 19 km
- PRR Cresheim Valley/Fort Washington Branch (Abandoned) 22 km
- PRR Main Line (Northeast Corridor) - Original Alignment 35 km
- PRR Trenton Cutoff (Original Grade) (Abandoned) 36 km
- Norfolk Southern Morrisville Yard 43 km
- Reading Trenton Branch (Mostly Abandoned) 51 km
- Mount Moriah Cemetery 1.3 km
- Cobbs Creek Park 2 km
- Former Philadelphia Refinery and Tank Farm - Sunoco Inc. 2.6 km
- Pacific Atlantic Terminals 2.7 km
- University of Pennsylvania 3.2 km
- University City 3.4 km
- Southwest Center City/Graduate Hospital Area 4.2 km
- South Philadelphia 4.8 km
- West Philadelphia 5.3 km
- Delaware County, Pennsylvania 16 km