The proposed corridor would connect reading with philadelphia, PA, and new york, NY, with new intermediate stops at pottstown, phoenixville, and potentially norristown, PA, then using the northeast…

The Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement by the Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program. The funding will support the development of a Service Development Plan (SDP) for a proposed passenger rail corridor connecting Reading, PA to Philadelphia, PA and New York, NY, with new intermediate stops. The SDP work will include creating a project performance plan, compiling existing planning materials, developing a detailed statement of work and project schedule, and producing a project description for the next phase of development. The proposed corridor would provide new passenger rail service on an alignment that last hosted trains in 1983, serving communities in Berks, Montgomery, and Chester counties. The project is expected to be completed by September 1, 2025.

The proposed corridor would connect reading with philadelphia, PA, and new york, NY, with new intermediate stops at pottstown, phoenixville, and potentially norristown, PA, then using the northeast corridor between philadelphia and new york. The proposed corridor would provide new service (four to eight daily round trips) on an existing alignment that last hosted passenger trains in 1983.using the service development plan (SDP) SOW framework, the corridor sponsor will develop a project performance plan (task 1.1), existing planning and development materials (task 2.1), statement of work (task 2.2), approved project schedule (task 2.3), approved project budget (task 2.4). The outcome of this project will be the project description for CID step 2, to perform the necessary work to complete an SDP. The proposed corridor will serve communities in berks, montgomery and chester counties connecting reading to philadelphia and new york.