West Philadelphia Elevated aka the High Line (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Pennsylvania /
Tioga /
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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World / United States / Pennsylvania
railway, railway bridge
Freight bypass track for the crowded 30th St Station complex built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the early 1900's. Currently single tracked and used by CSX to access the Port of Philadelphia and southern NEC.
Brick arch construction on the northern end, steel trestle on the center and southern portions.
Line runs from ZOO to ARSENAL interlockings. Originally double-tracked.
Brick arch construction on the northern end, steel trestle on the center and southern portions.
Line runs from ZOO to ARSENAL interlockings. Originally double-tracked.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°57'24"N 75°11'16"W
- Fairmount Park Trolley (Abandoned) 6.3 km
- Reading Co. Port Richmond (Defunct) 6.5 km
- North Penn Railroad ROW/Reading North Penn Line to old Berks St. Depot (abandoned) 10 km
- Reading Frankford Branch (Abandoned) 11 km
- PRR Bustleton Branch (Abandoned) 15 km
- PRR Cresheim Valley/Fort Washington Branch (Abandoned) 19 km
- PRR Main Line (Northeast Corridor) - Original Alignment 31 km
- PRR Trenton Cutoff (Original Grade) (Abandoned) 32 km
- Norfolk Southern Morrisville Yard 39 km
- Reading Trenton Branch (Mostly Abandoned) 47 km
- Powelton Village 0.6 km
- University City 1 km
- University of Pennsylvania 1.1 km
- Rittenhouse Row 1.6 km
- Southwest Center City/Graduate Hospital Area 1.8 km
- Center City 2.3 km
- Fairmount Park 3.3 km
- North Philadelphia 3.8 km
- West Philadelphia 4.3 km
- South Philadelphia 5.1 km