by NorthPennLimited
I ran a search on the Surface Transportation Board website for line sales, abandonments, and trackage rights agreements in this area for SEPTA / Conrail
I noticed nearly 10 years ago, SEPTA sold the Octoraro Line from Chaddsford Jct to the PA/MD state line to East Penn Railways.
Other than that branch line sale, and some trackage right agreement shifts in Lansdale, they are the only petitions on the STb website.
When did SEPTA officially make a motion to petition the ICC or STB to discontinue service to Bethlehem, West Chester, and Newtown?
Furthermore, I can't find any documentation or hearings to sell/abandon the Newtown Line north of Fox Chase. Was there some other holding company that owned the ROW? On paper, I can't find any board decision to grant SEPTA the right to sell the Newtown Line, or abandon the ROW into a recreational trail. And if a decision was granted, what was the effective date? Did any common freight carriers or shippers hold trackage rights on the Newtown Branch to challenge the decision to abandon the line?
The most recent STB transaction for SEPTA was in 2005:
http://www.stb.dot.gov/Decisions/readin ... enDocument" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I noticed nearly 10 years ago, SEPTA sold the Octoraro Line from Chaddsford Jct to the PA/MD state line to East Penn Railways.
Other than that branch line sale, and some trackage right agreement shifts in Lansdale, they are the only petitions on the STb website.
When did SEPTA officially make a motion to petition the ICC or STB to discontinue service to Bethlehem, West Chester, and Newtown?
Furthermore, I can't find any documentation or hearings to sell/abandon the Newtown Line north of Fox Chase. Was there some other holding company that owned the ROW? On paper, I can't find any board decision to grant SEPTA the right to sell the Newtown Line, or abandon the ROW into a recreational trail. And if a decision was granted, what was the effective date? Did any common freight carriers or shippers hold trackage rights on the Newtown Branch to challenge the decision to abandon the line?
The most recent STB transaction for SEPTA was in 2005:
http://www.stb.dot.gov/Decisions/readin ... enDocument" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;