I got an email from rider Doug who snapped the above photo at the Ardmore R5 station at 11.30a Sunday morning. As you can see, the steps are completely covered in snow creating a 20+ step ramp down from the platform. In his own words:
Remember that blizzard we got yesterday? Well, as of 11:30 AM this morning, the steps on the North side of Ardmore station were not shoveled.
It's difficult to see, but the snow is packed in on each of the steps, which turned the entire staircase into a ramp. It was very hazardous to travel up or down the staircase.
The best part? Amtrak personnel were at the station around the time. They made sure to take snowblowers to the raised platforms and clean them off. But they couldn't be bothered to shovel off the steps before departing the station. Was it a simple oversight? Or the result of some dain bramaged policy from SEPTA? No idea.
Somebody let me know if the stairs have been cleared by Monday's rush.
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2 comments:
There are some Septa stops that still look like this. The steps at the Spring Garden BSL stop looked like this yesterday, but with a nice grimy patina of filth and ice. The overpass at Margaret-Orthodox still has pristine snow on it - it hasn't been shoveled or iced in two days.
why would you "ice" an overpass right after 20" of snow??? idiot.
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