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blue5801 t1_jd6068v wrote

It depends on the site and park. Usually when walking and checking on the sites, most rangers are looking for sites with more adults than kids. Generally as long as you're not being loud or disturbing other sites, most rangers will generally leave you be. Biggest problems we had was booze which caused the most issues of people being loud and lead to their being ejected and cited.

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blue5801 t1_j5fmbas wrote

The problem with Elwyn is that it's in the middle of nowhere on the school grounds. Media probably got the most passengers on the line (those who don't want to take the trolley or 110 bus from 69th st).

Unfortunately past Wawa before Glen Mills, a lot of the line has issues. I believe there's several bridges that are falling apart which are the biggest projects and would cost the most to replace.

I'm not saying the service isn't there, but if they were to merge Cheyney into West Chester university and use it as an overflow school and them picking up some of the fare costs, for students, it might make Septa want to increase train service to West Chester. Until that time, increased service to Exton is probably going to be the best bet.

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blue5801 t1_j5f66e9 wrote

They can actively push all they want but unless they're going to pay to restring the catenary wire, rebuild several bridges and track, it's not happening. A look at the 104 bus shows that septa service to West Chester isn't particularly busy once you go past 476 on West Chester Pike.

There's a lot more pressing issues that the governor can fix in the Commonwealth that should probably come before we start looking at increased rail service on a system that needs to have it's board and management team axed... I personally would like to see more money funneled into repairing the bridges and roads over train service.

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blue5801 t1_j5f3k9s wrote

Unless septa somehow gets a huge property for parking in West Chester, I doubt they will restart train service to there. Considering Exton is right down the road and has both Amtrak and Septa service, service to Exton might be a better ride with more frequent service on the Keystone corridor. Even putting a park and ride at the Exton Mall (which is pretty dead) and a shuttle bus might work even better.

Septa no longer owns the track north of the Warminster station and is under the ownership of the New Hope and Ivyland railroad. The area just north of Street Rd is a pretty big freight transfer station so I doubt they will string wire all the way to New Hope.

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blue5801 t1_j5f2gfx wrote

Septa can't get the junkies off the El and you want them to buy hydrogen powered MU trains... That's laughable. Septa isn't going north of Lansdale for rail service on the old Bethlehem line as much as people want it. They would probably have an easier time getting a bus to go from the Lansdale station to Quakertown via 309 with stops in Perkasie and Sellersville (along with the Montgomery Mall) and then work out something with LANTA for service to Allentown and Bethlehem. Even service from Doylestown to Allentown would probably be better especially in the summer with folks wanting to go to Dorney Park.

I do like the fact that the Berks-Chester-Montgomery county rail authority is looking to contract with Amtrak for service on the 422 corridor. However septa will probably charge them an arm and a leg to run trains from the NE Corridor connection to Norristown. Also that service could be increased with a stop in Lebanon and seasonal travel to Hershey Park which would get a lot of patronage in the summer.

Personally I would prefer Septa to run hourly Sunday service to/from Trenton so you're not stuck waiting hours on end.

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blue5801 t1_ira3pkx wrote

It's common in PA. Drunks can't be locked up unless they're considered a danger to themselves or others. With DUI's once they're processed and if a third party is willing they're released with a court date.

Unlike a lot of states, when you're arrested in Pennsylvania, you're not automatically locked up in a county jail. Lancaster county also doesn't run a central booking center with the sheriff's office for processing of an arrested person. So they're released. More than likely this person went home, got his keys or spare keys and went got his car. Well as he was driving, he got caught in a DUI checkpoint where he was arrested again for DUI. This time he had a bail hearing before a district justice and was remanded to Lancaster county prison.

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