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PALMER TOWNSHIP ADDS SECTION TO BIKE TRAILS * A STRETCH OF ABANDONED CONRAIL LINE IS THE LATEST LINK.

Piece by little piece, Palmer Township is adding to its 7 miles of bike trails. The township recently awarded a $159,000 contract to Chrin of Delaware Inc., 400 S. Greenwood Ave., Palmer, to pave a ...
Morning Call PA

CONRAIL REOPENS LONG-CLOSED LINE TO GET COAL DELIVERIES BACK ON TRACK FLOODING KEPT TRAINS FROM GETTING TO THE PORTLAND GENERATING STATION.

One mile of flooded railroad track in East Bangor is causing headaches for GPU Energy, the primary power company in Easton and the Slate Belt. Because the Conrail track is under several feet of water, ...
phillyvoice.com

Philadelphia plans to acquire abandoned swing bridge over Schuylkill River

A bill has been introduced in Philadelphia City Council to authorize the acquisition of a bridge that crosses the Schuylkill River below the Grays Ferry Bridge. The city would acquire the abandoned ...
Curbed

Conrail donates Grays Ferry swing bridge to city for Schuylkill Crossing

The Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge will be replaced by a new pedestrian bridge as part of the Schuylkill Crossing project. Photo by Melissa Romero It’s been a long time coming, but a trail connection ...