I figured this was a good place to bring up this question:
I was browsing through an old 1985 Rand McNally road atlas and looked up Philadelphia. There was a small map called "Central Philadelphia" which contained some railroad track mappings. It still noted Reading Terminal and the viaduct, stretching north into the large wye separating the underground freight tracks and the old Reading Mainline. Around here I noticed a small branch, running between Noble and Callowhill Streets, towards the Delaware River. What happened to this branch? It appears that its right of way is now "Willow Street" and "Noble Street", with a former bridge now carrying automobile traffic: 39.96019,-75.1597
Any history on what kind of railroad traffic used to go through this area?
I was browsing through an old 1985 Rand McNally road atlas and looked up Philadelphia. There was a small map called "Central Philadelphia" which contained some railroad track mappings. It still noted Reading Terminal and the viaduct, stretching north into the large wye separating the underground freight tracks and the old Reading Mainline. Around here I noticed a small branch, running between Noble and Callowhill Streets, towards the Delaware River. What happened to this branch? It appears that its right of way is now "Willow Street" and "Noble Street", with a former bridge now carrying automobile traffic: 39.96019,-75.1597
Any history on what kind of railroad traffic used to go through this area?
How long will it take SEPTA to restore service to Newtown?
Almost as long as it takes to get onto I-95!
Almost as long as it takes to get onto I-95!