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'''Walnut Hill''' is an abandoned train station located on Moredon Road in [[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington Township]], [[Pennsylvania]]. The station was a stop on the [[Reading Railroad]]'s Newtown Line. It later became a part of [[SEPTA]]'s [[R8 (SEPTA)#R8 Fox Chase|R8 Newtown Line]]. The station, and all of those north of [[Fox Chase (SEPTA station)|Fox Chase]], was closed in February 1983, due to SEPTA’s desire for all-electric rail operations (electrification ends at the Fox Chase station). Service in the diesel-only territory north of Fox Chase was "temporarily suspended" at that time, and the Walnut Hill station still appears in publicly posted [[tariff]]s. |
'''Walnut Hill''' is an abandoned train station located on Moredon Road in [[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington Township]], [[Pennsylvania]]. The station was a stop on the [[Reading Railroad]]'s Newtown Line. It later became a part of [[SEPTA]]'s [[R8 (SEPTA)#R8 Fox Chase|R8 Newtown Line]]. The station, and all of those north of [[Fox Chase (SEPTA station)|Fox Chase]], was closed in February 1983, due to SEPTA’s desire for all-electric rail operations (electrification ends at the Fox Chase station). Service in the diesel-only territory north of Fox Chase was "temporarily suspended" at that time, and the Walnut Hill station still appears in publicly posted [[tariff]]s. |
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Walnut Hill station was a popular stop for passengers visiting the adjacent [[Pennypack Park]]. |
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Walnut Hill station was a popular stop for passengers visiting the adjacent [[Pennypack Park]]. Since the end of rail service, Montgomery County officials had advocated the reuse of the rail line as a [[rail trail]]. Though staunchy opposed by rail advocates, the section of track that passes through the Walnut Hill Station site was dismantled in July 2008 to make way for the Pennypack Trail.<ref>[http://bcgp.blogspot.com/2008/07/newtown-branch-to-become-pennypack.html blogspot.com]</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:47, 26 March 2009
Walnut Hill is an abandoned train station located on Moredon Road in Abington Township, Pennsylvania. The station was a stop on the Reading Railroad's Newtown Line. It later became a part of SEPTA's R8 Newtown Line. The station, and all of those north of Fox Chase, was closed in February 1983, due to SEPTA’s desire for all-electric rail operations (electrification ends at the Fox Chase station). Service in the diesel-only territory north of Fox Chase was "temporarily suspended" at that time, and the Walnut Hill station still appears in publicly posted tariffs.
Track removal
Walnut Hill station was a popular stop for passengers visiting the adjacent Pennypack Park. Since the end of rail service, Montgomery County officials had advocated the reuse of the rail line as a rail trail. Though staunchy opposed by rail advocates, the section of track that passes through the Walnut Hill Station site was dismantled in July 2008 to make way for the Pennypack Trail.[1]
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