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Thanks for the directions. I've riden into the old meeting place before, so I'll be coming in from paoli. The soubway is out of the question as I have a limited budget. Running is fine. :) On Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 08:59:26PM -0400, Walt Mankowski wrote: > On Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 07:26:39PM -0500, Morgan Wajda-Levie wrote: > > I'll be taking the train in to Philadelphia for the meeting tomorrow, > > but I don't really know where I'm going. Does anybody know of the > > best train to take from West Chester, and to which station? And are > > there any funky tricks to get from the station to the meeting? > > I don't think Septa runs trains all the way out to West Chester > anymore. There's a station in town but last time I drove by it was > deserted. Your best bet is probably to take the R5 from either Exton > or Paoli, or the old West Chester line from whatever's the end of the > line now (Elwyn?). You can find schedules at www.septa.org. > > Whichever train you take, ride it eastbound towards downtown Philly > and get off at 30th St. Station. Steinberg-Dietrich Hall is about a > 20 minute walk from the station. The simplest way to walk is to head > west on Market (away from Center City) 6 blocks to 36th St., then turn > left. You'll cross Chesnut, Sansom, and Walnut Sts. 36th becomes > pedestrian-only after Walnut as it enters Penn's campus. Continue one > more block to Locust (that's the main pedestrian walkway through > campus) and turn right. Steinberg-Dietrich Hall will be the big > building on your left. > > You can save yourself a little time by cutting diagonally through > Drexel and then entering Penn at 34th and Walnut. You can also take > the Subway-Surface (the "green line") west from 30th St. to 37th., > which is practically right outside Steinberg-Dietrich. If you can't > find it when you exit the station, just about any passer-by should be > able to point you in the right direction. > > One thing to be aware of in taking the green line is that one of the > lines (there are 4 or 5 lines that follow similar routes through > University City) doesn't stop at 37th. It's been a while, but I think > the line to avoid is the #10. > > > _______________________________________________ > Plug maillist - Plug@lists.nothinbut.net > http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug -- Morgan Wajda-Levie http://www.worldaxes.com/wajdalev PGP fingerprint: A353 C750 660E D8B6 5616 F4D8 7771 DD21 7BF6 221C http://www.worldaxes.com/wajdalev/public.asc for PGP key encrypted mail preferred
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