Philadelphia's Comprehensive Plan for Rapid Transit in 1966.

I read about this in SEPTA's Rail Operations book that was released a few years ago & first of all, I just wanted to say that this is a great book to read which looks at all of SEPTA's rail lines throughout the Philadelphia Region.

As I was reading this book, it mentiones about Philadelphia's Comprehensive Plan for Rapid Transit in 1966.

If anyone out there who might have a map on this Philadelphia Comprehensive Plan for Rapid Transit in 1966, please post up the map.

I guess you saw this. It says to contact the librarian. Worth a shot, libraries usually just say image not available online. https://images.lib.ncsu.edu/luna/servle ... prehensive

And this: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/44168

Was the Eastwick High Speed Line designed to be a heavy rail line going to the airport?

rcthompson04 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:39 pm Was the Eastwick High Speed Line designed to be a heavy rail line going to the airport?

It's called "transit" and goes back at least to 1962: https://www.google.com/books/edition/He ... 3RAAAAMAAJ Page 274: "Transit - Eastwick High Speed Line". And is still there in 1984: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Le ... 0&act=0062.

NEC high-speed rail plans a brand new route: https://www.fra.dot.gov/necfuture/tier1 ... er_04.aspx

Baldwin, PA to Philadelphia 30th Street Station - New, two-track segment, south of Center City, Philadelphia, beginning near Eddystone Rail Station in Delaware County, shifting south of the NEC and running adjacent to S.R. 291 through Essington. The segment shifts north on aerial structure and embankment, in close proximity to S.R. 291 and CSX's Chester Secondary Line, adjacent to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, continuing at-grade north, adjacent to CSX's Chester Secondary Line. The segment shifts east of the SEPTA Regional Rail "Airport Line," reconnecting with the NEC near the Schuylkill River and the University City section of Philadelphia. Based on stakeholder feedback of Alternative 2, the FRA shifted the Representative Route and construction type southeast; outside of the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.

Philadelphia International Airport Station - New two-track segment, separate from what is described in the previous bullet, to provide direct service to Philadelphia International Airport. The new infrastructure begins east of I-95, continuing in tunnel under Philadelphia International Airport, reconnecting to the new, two-track segment near Island Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.

See the map in Figure 4-7.