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Phoenixville, Pennsylvania: Coordinates: Status: Active: System: Reading Railroad (original) Norfolk Southern (current) Operation; Constructed: 1835–1837: Opened: 1838: Character: Freight: Technical; Length: 1,932 feet (589 m) No. of tracks: Double (original) Single (current) Track gauge
Aug 24, 2018 · Yet the plan’s backers are undeterred. Phoenixville Mayor Peter Urscheler said this proposal is different in size and scope from the previous ones. Mayor Peter Ursucheler stands at a small abounded stretch of railroad that remains along Bridge Street near the former train station in Phoenixville, PA, on August 21, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for ...
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Sep 16, 2021 · The Schuylkill River and railroad tracks meet in Phoenixville at the Amtrak station that is slated as a stop in Amtrak's proposal for service between Philadelphia and Reading. (Rick Rotondo)
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Jul 22, 2021 · The railway that winds through Phoenixville along the Schuykill River once brought service to Phoenixville, and many hope rail service will return. (Rick Rotondo Photography)
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Explore the process required to restore passenger rail service between Reading and Philadelphia with stops in Phoenixville and Pottstown.
Mar 13, 2019 · PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Financial details are being ironed out in the Phoenixville passenger rail project, which aims to extend's SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown line to three new stations in King of...
In the late 1830s, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad came to Phoenixville. In September of 1837, the 1932 foot-long Black Rock Railroad Tunnel was completed although the railroad did not open for business in Phoenixville until January of 1842. The tunnel was started in December of 1835.
