Earlier this week, two suspects robbed a bank in Media and tried to escape on public transportation. They boarded Route 101, the trolley I often take from the Springfield Mall near Swarthmore to either Media or 69th Street. From The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Yesterday, after the Sovereign Bank branch at Providence Road and Baltimore Pike in Media was robbed, the two suspects were spotted climbing on board the Route 101 trolley…
News of the robbery went out on the police radio and officers were stationed at every stop along the trolley route, said SEPTA spokeswoman Jerri Williams.
In contrast to the last two years, where most of my regional rail rides were to/from Market East and Suburban Station, this year I’ve been spending a lot of time at 30th Street Station. With my Intro to Education placement trips and my Megabus journeys, I’ve gotten plenty of chances to investigate different parts of the station, including the cool sculpture in the North Waiting Room. The Spirit of Transportation, sculpted by Karl Bitter in 1895, was originally installed in Philadelphia’s Broad Street station. A baby carrying an airship leads this procession of transportation innovations, “a prophetic vision of a mode of transportation to come.”
Futuristic transportation: paddleboats, dirigibles, and locomotives
Sharples has taken holiday festivities to a new level this year with a family of animatronic carolers. Some of my fellow students may think the new additions are creepy/demonic/soul-sucking, but I will frankly be sad if they don’t make a return appearance next year.
![[del.icio.us]](http://ansoncfit.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/delicious.png)
![[Digg]](http://ansoncfit.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/digg.png)
![[Facebook]](http://ansoncfit.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/facebook.png)
![[LinkedIn]](http://ansoncfit.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/linkedin.png)
![[Reddit]](http://ansoncfit.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/reddit.png)
![[Technorati]](http://ansoncfit.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/technorati.png)
![[Email]](http://ansoncfit.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/email.png)
