CSX Trenton Subdivision track lowering project and SEPTA/CSX separation project questions

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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I heard that CSX is lowering track, etc., to enable double stacks to use the Trenton Subdivision all the way instead of having to detour on Norfolk Southern’s line to Norristown. Does anyone know when this project will be completed?

Also, will CSX still send freight trains under the Philadelphia Art Museum toward Trenton. From the pictures I’ve seen, several Norfolk Southern, Canadian Pacific, and CSX trains use the 30th street station bypass, including double stack trains. Just wondering whether CSX will still use the line on the eastern bank of the Schuylkill River for train traffic.

Also, I heard recently that SEPTA got a grant to separate CSX and commuter traffic on different lines adjacent to each other. When will construction start on this

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Soon, according to this article:

SEPTA Awarded $10 Million Grant for West Trenton Line Project

The proposed $38 million project will add another track between the Woodbourne and Yardley stations, separating the passenger and freight trains.

http://bensalem.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/septa-awarded-10-million-grant-for-west-trenton-line

  • Paul North.