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Yesteryears:Nov 11, 1991 Vol 1 No 23
·~ U.S. POSTAGE ;:r LJ BULK RATE PERMIT NO. 119 SALEM, OH 44460 11 ~~i. i:~! 4, Flying in 1930s had element of danger Wilbur Wright's Flyer is steadied by a team of horses as his "aerial carriage" hums overhead in this 1908 photo taken in Berlin. Wilbur and Orville Wright were pioneers in flight which, by the Airshows have fascinated Americans for time young Gibson was thinking about flying lessons was coming into its own. decades since the legendary event advertised above firs_t brought the public's attention to T HAPPENED AT 2:50 on a placid Saturday Christmas; retrieved worn baseball mitts and oiled "daredevil" flying. I afternoon in May of 1939 -'-- the sunny skies rusty roller skates, looking ahead to the warmer and warming breezes had lured the householders. days without scarves, galoshes and mittens. had returned to his outside chores; now, though, along Salem's South Lincoln Avenue outdoors. The Gibson boys, Charles and George, had left he was taking a brief respite and stood in his Through with their week's work inside closed-up the house shortly after breakfast and their father, driveway, immersed in conversation with a friend, plants and. offices, men tidied up yards and gar G. R., knew that part of their day would be taken G. F. Keyes who had stopped by. ages neglected during the long winter now behind up with their flying lessons - both of his sons The sound of a propeller whirred overhead, and them, and mothers draped blankets and carpets were clocking hours toward getting their licenses, Gibson glanced up to see a light monoplane hover over clotheslines to give them a good spring airing. -
Building Communities with Transit Oriented Development Table of Contents Purpose
Commercial Landscapes Series Building Communities with Transit Oriented Development Table of Contents Purpose . 4 Introduction . 5 Where We Are Now . 6 Benefits . 6 Obstacles . 8 Overview of Chester County TOD . 10 The Vision For TOD in Chester County . 13 How Do We Get There . 14 Organization . 15 Regulatory Guidance . 19 Physical Improvements . 25 Conclusion . 27 Published April 2017 Chester County Board of Commissioners Michelle Kichline Kathi Cozzone Terence Farrell 2 Acknowledgements - Task Force and Partners Municipality Representatives Consultant Representatives Chester County Planning Zach Barner, Tredyffrin Township Tom Barton, Barton Partners Commisson Board Steven Brown, East Whiteland Township David Brant, Organizational Leadership/SRA Matthew Hammond, P.E., Chairman Derek Davis, West Goshen Township John Fessick, Wells Fargo Douglas Fasick, Vice-chairman Mimi Gleason, West Whiteland Township Mike Fili, Aqua America Danial DiMucci, RLA, ASLA Scott Greenly, East Whiteland Township John Lister, JL Architects Judy DiFilippo Michael Heaberg Jean Krack, Phoenixville Borough Agency Representatives Joe Scalise, Kennett Square Borough Kevin Kerr Pat Bokovitz, Chester County Department of Steve Sullins, Downingtown Borough Community Development Molly Morrison James Thomas, Parkesburg Borough Guy Ciarrocchi, Chester County Chamber of E. Martin Shane Mike Trio, City of Coatesville Business and Industry Joseph Tarantino Dottie Ives-Dewey, West Chester University Karen Versuk, Penn Township Chester County Planning MaryFrances McGarrity, -
Elegant Report
Pennsylvania State Transportation Advisory Committee PENNSYLVANIA STATEWIDE PASSENGER RAIL NEEDS ASSESSMENT TECHNICAL REPORT TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE DECEMBER 2001 Pennsylvania State Transportation Advisory Committee TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements...................................................................................................................................................4 1.0 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................5 1.1 Study Background........................................................................................................................................5 1.2 Study Purpose...............................................................................................................................................5 1.3 Corridors Identified .....................................................................................................................................6 2.0 STUDY METHODOLOGY ...........................................................................................................7 3.0 BACKGROUND RESEARCH ON CANDIDATE CORRIDORS .................................................14 3.1 Existing Intercity Rail Service...................................................................................................................14 3.1.1 Keystone Corridor ................................................................................................................................14 -
William Penn's Land of Milk and Honey Has More Railroads Than Any Other
Pennsy lvania’s colorful commerce Former Conrail GP10s are common on ichael Hawbaker is a happy player in getting the rock to the asphalt-mix- Pennsylvania short lines such as Gettysburg William Penn’s land of milk and customer. As vice president ing plants closest to the work sites. & Northern (above), passing Gettysburg’s for materials and transporta- As part of the North Shore Railroad military park, and Nittany & Bald Eagle tion of Glenn O. Hawbaker Group, a six-carrier operating company (left), working a lime plant in Pleasant Gap. honey has more railroads than Inc., a family firm started by based in Northumberland, Nittany & Bald Gettysburg, Kenneth Lehman; Nittany, Mike Zollitsch Mhis grandfather more than 50 years ago, Haw- Eagle plays a significant role in Pennsylvania’s any other state. And Pennsylvania baker is a heavy user of the Nittany & Bald aggressive economic development program. Too many lines Eagle Railroad’s services. Hawbaker is in the In fact, it is one of 51 active short lines and To understand why Pennsylvania has so intends to keep it that way aggregates business and one of his niches is regionals operating within Pennsylvania, a many short lines, you must go back nearly providing hot-mix asphalt for Pennsylvania state that, interestingly, has more shortline 300 years, to when Philadelphia was a rapidly Department of Transportation road-paving railroads than any other state in the country growing city of some 15,000 souls, expanding by Roy Blanchard projects. The Nittany & Bald Eagle is a major — and therein hangs our tale. westward as its population increased. -
An Inventory of Local Governments in Illinois
AN INVENTORY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ILLINOIS February 25, 2021 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 DIFFERENCES AMONG REPORTING AGENCIES ........................................................................................................... 3 MAJOR FINDINGS ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Additional Findings ............................................................................................................................................ 10 METHODOLOGY & DATA ......................................................................................................................................... 10 OVERVIEW OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ........................................................................................................ 13 DESCRIPTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ................................................................................................................. 13 General Purpose Local Governments ................................................................................................................ 13 Special Purpose Local Governments ................................................................................................................. 15 POPULATIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ILLINOIS ............................................................................................ -
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CHESTER VALLEY TRAIL MAP 76 100 401 29 Twp. Building Twp. E. Whiteland Battle ofthe Clouds Park Phoenixville Pike Exton Park Exton Park Whitford Rd. Exton Park Ecology Valley Albert C. Miller Battle Park Creek Memorial Park Swedesford Rd. of the Park P P P Meadowbrook Clouds line match 10 mi. Park 9 mi. EXTON Manor Park 11 m i . Mill Lane Station GREAT VALLEY Church Farm School Ln. BUS 12 mi. 30 Exton Mall 8 mi. Swedesford Rd. 13 mi. Mill Ln. Swedesford Rd. 202 Penn State Commerce Dr. Ship Inn Great Valley Cedar Hollow Park DOWNINGTOWN P 6 mi. Main Street FRAZER Conestoga Rd. 7 m i . Valley Creek Blvd. 5 mi. Twp. Building Building Twp. at Exton Whiteland W. Church Farm School LINCOLN HIGHWAY People’s Light 30 Ship Rd. Uptown Worthington 30 & Theatre Co. Whitford Station Exton Station AMTRAK/SEPTA RAIL Paoli Hospital 202 352 Cedar Hollow Rd. H 100 W. Central Ave. Boot Road Malvern Station Park MALVERN 30 Paoli Battlefield SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL 422 23 Valley Forge Rd. Schuylkill River Valley Forge National Historical Park 202 MONTGOMERY COUNTY NORRISTOWN W. Valley Forge Rd. CHESTER COUNTY Yellow Springs Rd. PHILADELPHIA 202 76 23 KING OF PRUSSIA 252 UNT Bill SmithBlvd match line match Chesterbrook Blvd. Valley Forge Rd. CHESTERBROOK The Village at King of 422 Valley Forge Prussia 276 Wilson Mall Gateway 202 Farm Park 202 Shopping Center Swedesford Rd. 276 4 mi. 3 mi. 2 mi. 1mi. Westlakes 0 mi. P P Devon Park Dr. South Gulph Rd. Westlakes Old Eagle School Rd. Swedesford Plaza West Valley Rd. -
Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg “Keystone” Railroad Corridor
VOLUME I Executive Summary and Main Report Technical Monograph: Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg “Keystone” Railroad Corridor Federal Railroad Administration United States Department of Transportation March 2004 Disclaimer: This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation solely in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for the contents or use thereof, nor does it express any opinion whatsoever on the merit or desirability of the project(s) described herein. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Any trade or manufacturers' names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the object of this report. Note: In an effort to better inform the public, this document contains references to a number of Internet web sites. Web site locations change rapidly and, while every effort has been made to verify the accuracy of these references, they may prove to be invalid in the future. Should an FRA document prove difficult to find, readers should access the FRA web site (www.fra.dot.gov) and search by the document’s title or subject. 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. FRA/RDV-04/05.I 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Technical Monograph: Transportation Planning for the March 2004 Philadelphia–Harrisburg “Keystone” Railroad 6. Performing Organization Code Corridor⎯Volume I: Executive Summary and Main Report 7. Authors: 8. Performing Organization Report No. For the engineering contractor: Michael C. Holowaty, Project Manager For the sponsoring agency: Richard U. Cogswell and Neil E. Moyer 9. -
Freight Rail Projects
Pennnsylvania Intercity Passenger and Freight Rail Plan Appendix 9 Freight Rail Projects SEPTEMBER 2010 Appendix 9 Freight Rail Projects In an effort to identify the capital needs of the freight industry in Pennsylvania, PennDOT conducted an extensive outreach initiative, in coordination with the Keystone State Railroad Association, to secure input from all 65 operating railroads within the Pennsylvania freight rail network. This outreach effort included solicitation for planned capital projects at rail-related conferences and e-mail correspondence, as well as follow-up telephone calls during July and August 2010. The project submissions provided in the following table characterize the full extent of known planned capital investments for railroad infrastructure across Pennsylvania as of August 2010. The table is organized alphabetically by railroad and lists projects by implementation timeframe (near-term: 1-3 years, mid-term: 3-5, and long-term: more than 5 years). Brief project descriptions, location, and estimated costs are also included. Project categories were contributed by the Keystone State Railroad Association. PennDOT will also evaluate all submitted projects against the goals and objectives outlined in the Pennsylvania Intercity Passenger and Freight Rail Plan to assist the Department in making future funding decisions. PennDOT’s grant application process will be used to maintain a current list of projects. Appendix 9 – Rail Freight Projects Pennsylvania Intercity Passenger and Freight Rail Plan Connections to the Future 2035 -
Draft PA State Rail Plan
7. References Photo: PennDOT Proposed Passenger Rail Projects This page left blank intentionally Appendix D: Proposed Passenger Rail Projects Project information was collected from a variety of sources. Identified schedule and costs are subject to change. The list of projects is not fiscally constrained. The key at the bottom of the table provides explanation for the corresponding codes associated with public benefit, funding source and project type. Table D-1: Current Pennsylvania Proposed Passenger Rail Projects, Sorted by Implementation Year (Project Open Year) and Project Sponsor Planned Project Project Service Implementation Cost Public Funding Project Number Sponsor Type Corridor Project (Project Open Year) ($M) Benefit Source Type 1 SEPTA Commuter Regional Rail Vehicle Overhaul Program (near- 2021-2024 $335.8 D A, B A, B term) 2 SEPTA Commuter Regional Rail Grade Crossing Enhancement Ongoing $12.0 B B E Program 3 SEPTA Commuter Regional Rail Critical Bridge Program Ongoing $69.2 D, G B A 4 SEPTA Commuter Regional Rail Interlocking Improvement Program Ongoing $120.5 D, G B E 5 SEPTA Commuter Regional Rail Track & ROW Rail Service Ongoing $19.3 D, G B A Improvements 6 SEPTA Commuter Regional Rail Safety & Security Shop, Yard and Ongoing $39.5 B B D Office Hardening 7 SEPTA Commuter Regional Rail Regional Rail Stations – Ongoing $11.3 B B C RRD Station Roof Program 8 SEPTA Commuter Regional Rail Positive Train Control 2020 $167.0 F, B A, B F 9 Amtrak, Intercity and Keystone, 562 Upgrade PARK to THORN 2020–2024 $20.0 C F D PennDOT, -
SEPTA Status Updates
DVRPC Approved Projects for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Pennsylvania Transit Projects - SEPTA Status Updates MPMS County Project Title Project Description Amount * Let Date Award Date Award $ Comments 60655 Bucks Intermodal Facility SEPTA intends to provide advanced intermodal station improvements at the Croydon Station, R7 Trenton Line. The $8,500,000 N/A 3/1/2009 $8,018,862 - Improvements (B) (R7 improvements include new high level platforms, expanded parking, and realignment of adjacent street to improve traffic flow. Croydon Regional Rail Station Rehabilitation) 60540 Chester Parking Expansion SEPTA intends to construct a new (90) space parking lot at the Elwyn Station, R3 Media/Elwyn Line, on a parcel of land $1,690,322 7/28/2009 8/26/2009 $856,299 - Program (R3 Elwyn currently owned by the Elwyn Institute. There is currently insufficient parking at this station. Parking) 84643 Chester Malvern Station and SEPTA intends to construct a new pedestrian underpass, new energy efficient lighting, intertrack fencing, and related exterior $12,475,988 N/A N/A $0 - Pedestrian Tunnel improvements at the Malvern Station, R5 Paoli/Thorndale Line, including expansion and improvements to the existing parking Improvements lot. All work will be completed in accordance with ADA requirements. 60557 Delaware System Improvements SEPTA intends to install fiber optic cabling along the Routes 101 &102, MSHL. This will permit installation of Audio Visual $4,890,190 N/A 7/1/2009 $2,818,264 - (Media-Sharon Hill Public Address (AVPA) devices at all passenger stations and improve power substation control. The design work is by Parsons. -
Rochester Amtrak Station Revitalization Study
ROCHESTER AMTRAK STATION REVITALIZATION STUDY MARCH 2002 Prepared for: Genesee Transportation Council 50 West Main Street Suite 8112 Rochester, NY 14614-1227 Prepared by: Bergmann Associates 200 First Federal Plaza 28 East Main Street Rochester, NY 14614 In conjunction with… Parsons Brinckerhoff Fisher Associates Flaum Management Aldaron, Inc. ROCHESTER AMTRAK STATION REVITALIZATION STUDY MARCH 2002 Prepared for: Genesee Transportation Council 50 West Main Street Suite 8112 Rochester, NY 14614-1227 Prepared by: Bergmann Associates 200 First Federal Plaza 28 East Main Street Rochester, NY 14614 In conjunction with… Parsons Brinckerhoff Fisher Associates Flaum Management Aldaron, Inc. …with the assistance of the Steering Committee John P. Cassellini, CSX Transportation Ed Doherty, City of Rochester Joan Dupont, NYSDOT Region 4 Robert Lenz, Empire State Passengers Association Sean Phelan, Rochester Downtown Development Corporation John Reed, NYSDOT Main Office, High Speed Rail Program Terry Rice, Monroe County DOT Michelle Robinson, Amtrak Bill Winslow, RGRTA Bergmann Associates March 2002 Rochester Amtrak Station Revitalization Study Table of Contents Title Page 1. INTRODUCTIONI NTRO D U CTI O N.................................................................................. 1 A. Purpose............................................................................................... 1 B. Community Involvement ..................................................................... 2 C. Interagency Coordination .................................................................. -
PA State Archives - MG-286 - Penn Central Railroad Corporation 2/6/14 2:51 PM
PA State Archives - MG-286 - Penn Central Railroad Corporation 2/6/14 2:51 PM Hours, Search Archives Finding Aids PA State Research Finding Aids for Directions, & Land Records Archives Topics Collections Fees Search Advanced Search Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Bureau of Archives and History Pennsylvania State Archives MG-286 PENN CENTRAL RAILROAD COLLECTION Container Listings {series #286m.423} MG-286 Penn Central Railroad Collection Penn Central Railroad Vice President of Real Estate REAL ESTATE MAPS AND ATLASES, MICROFILMED IN 1976. (microfilm only, 49 rolls) microfilm rolls: #RRV 1100-1148 ** Note: This is not a page-level listing; it's a book-level listing. The Atlas books described and numbered below generally consist of hundreds of pages each, and consequently hundreds of frames of microfilm, for which no detailed listing exists. Since the cost for an archivist to browse through or print out hundreds of microfilm images would be exhorbitant, the most economical means of duplication for researchers unable to visit the State Archives is to simply buy a duplicate roll of the entire microfilm roll in question. The duplicate roll can then be used at local public or institutional libraries that have microfilm readers and reader-printers. RRV 1100 reel #5-1, Atlas #1 http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/mg/ys/m286-423pc94mapfilmys.htm Page 1 of 19 PA State Archives - MG-286 - Penn Central Railroad Corporation 2/6/14 2:51 PM City Index Maps: ordinary city plans with RR's highlighted. Usually marked for valuation maps. PRR note which drawer detail maps are in.