Only because Scott Kahn was both amused and impressed by my
delivery do I post (verbatim!) the announcement that runs through
my head:
"Ladies and gentlemen in approximately three to four minutes our
next station stop will be Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. If
Philadelphia is your final destination please take these next few
minutes to look around your seating area and the overhead
compartments to collect any personal belongings that you might have
brought onboard. Please note, there will be a gap between the train
and the station platform so please watch your step as you exit the
train. Philadelphia, Philadelphia next."
The conductors have let me do this twice (but only on train #639, the
late night Keystone). Our little secret, until now?
