Regarding the idea of extending AC trains to Suburban or even through to Roberts, it's one of those "you can never say never" things. But it would only come about as part of the kind of comprehensive service enhancement package that NJT recently studied and shelved. And even that didn't consider extending trains past 30th Street. At best, a development like that is a decade or more away, if ever.
In recent years the line has been hemorrhaging riders and there's a real concern from some that NJT won't reopen the line in 2019 as promised. I personally don't think so because there will be immense financial and political repercussions if they pulled a stunt like that. But anyway here's a couple relevant news articles.
https://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/20 ... rains.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www2.philly.com/philly/business/ ... 80814.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
In recent years the line has been hemorrhaging riders and there's a real concern from some that NJT won't reopen the line in 2019 as promised. I personally don't think so because there will be immense financial and political repercussions if they pulled a stunt like that. But anyway here's a couple relevant news articles.
https://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/20 ... rains.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www2.philly.com/philly/business/ ... 80814.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;