I MUST be misreading this...

[Mumphrey O. Yamm]

I see here the 2014 railroad map that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation put out this last January:
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On it, the Stony Creek Branch and the North Penn Branch (between Lansdale and Quakertown) are shown as being active commuter lines. I’ve heard nothing about SEPTA running trains on these tracks; indeed, everything I can find out about this tells me that they are not running anything here. Does anybody know anything about this? Is it a mistake? Does the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation know something we don’t? I’d be thrilled if this is true, but how on earth could anybody believe that SEPTA is expanding service when they seem to be temperamentally or ideologically dead set against expanding rail service anywhere, any time for any reason?

[NJTSmurf]

PennDOT's map shows ownership by active rail operators and tracakage rights, not active or inactive rail lines. Septa is not actively using either line.

[Mumphrey O. Yamm]

Ah, I see. I didn’t think they were using them for passengers. Makes it a little confusing, though, not to show in some way, what the lines are used for...

[the sarge]

Spend an additional 5 minutes to review the map, there is sufficient documentation in the margins that explain all identification used in the map - like putting brackets [ ] around the RR named designates a segment as "Non-Operator Owner", ( ) "Trackage Rights", or { } Leasing Operator.

Ah, I see. I didn’t think they were using them for passengers. Makes it a little confusing, though, not to show in some way, what the lines are used for...