Editing Philadelphia Main Line (section)

===20th century===
In the 20th century, many wealthy Philadelphia families moved to the Main Line suburbs. Part of the national trend of suburbanization, this drove rapid investment, prosperity, and growth that turned the area into greater Philadelphia's most affluent and fashionable region. Estates with sweeping lawns and towering maples, the [[debutante|débutante]] balls and the [[Merion Cricket Club]], which drew crowds of 25,000 spectators to its matches in the early 1900s, were the setting for the 1940 [[Cary Grant|Grant]]/[[Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn]]/[[James Stewart|Stewart]] motion picture ''[[The Philadelphia Story (film)|The Philadelphia Story]].''<ref>Fodor's Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 16th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides), New York, p. 106.</ref>

The railroad placed stops about two minutes apart, starting with Overbrook. The surrounding communities became known by the railroad station names which started at [[Broad Street Station (Philadelphia)|Broad Street Station]] in Center City Philadelphia and went on to 32nd Street Station, replaced by [[30th Street Station]] in 1933, the [[52nd Street station (SEPTA Regional Rail)|52nd Street Station]] (decommissioned), and then the Main Line stations: [[Overbrook station|Overbrook]], [[Merion station|Merion]], [[Narberth station (SEPTA)|Narberth]], [[Wynnewood Station|Wynnewood]], [[Ardmore, Pennsylvania (Amtrak station)|Ardmore]], [[Haverford station (SEPTA Regional Rail)|Haverford]], [[Bryn Mawr (SEPTA Regional Rail station)|Bryn Mawr]], [[Rosemont station (SEPTA)|Rosemont]], [[Villanova Station|Villanova]], [[Radnor station (SEPTA Regional Rail)|Radnor]], [[St. Davids station|St. Davids]], [[Wayne station|Wayne]], [[Strafford (SEPTA station)|Strafford]], [[Devon station|Devon]], [[Berwyn (SEPTA station)|Berwyn]], [[Daylesford station|Daylesford]],  [[Paoli Station|Paoli]], and [[Malvern station (SEPTA)|Malvern]].  At least five of these station buildings, along with the first Bryn Mawr Hotel, were designed by [[Wilson Brothers & Company]]. 

A branch line of the Main Line (currently known as SEPTA's [[Cynwyd Line]]) extended to the communities now known as [[Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania|Bala]] and [[Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania|Cynwyd]] (via Wynnefield Station in Philadelphia), then proceeded to the [[West Laurel Hill Cemetery]], where there was once a station, and crossed back into Philadelphia over the [[Schuylkill River]] via the famous [[Manayunk Bridge]]. Broad Street Station was replaced with [[Suburban Station]] in 1930, and 30th Street Station replaced 32nd Street three years later. Suburban service now extends west of the Main Line to the communities of Exton, Whitford, Downingtown, and Thorndale.<ref name="mainlinetoday">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.mainlinetoday.com/Main-Line-Today/January-2008/COVER-STORY/|title=Where the Tracks Lie|author=Jim Waltzer|date=January 2008|magazine=Main Line Today|access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref>

The railroad line then continued on to [[Chicago]], with major stations at [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]], [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] and [[Pittsburgh]].  The railroad, since taken over by [[Amtrak]], is still in service, although its route is slightly different from the original. It also serves the [[Paoli/Thorndale Line]] of the [[SEPTA]] Regional Rail system.<ref name="mainlinetoday" />