West Chester Railroad
Tourist railroad in Pennsylvania, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The West Chester Railroad is a privately owned and operated tourist railroad that runs between Market Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania,[2] in Chester County, and the village of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County.
West Chester Railroad | |
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Locale | Chester/Delaware counties, Pennsylvania, USA |
Terminus | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
Commercial operations | |
Built by | West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Preserved operations | |
Reporting mark | WCRL |
Length | 7.7 mi (12.4 km)[1] |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | November 1858 |
1858 | West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad begins |
Closed | September 1986 |
Preservation history | |
1997 | West Chester Railroad began operating |
Headquarters | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
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The West Chester Railroad operates 90-minute round-trip excursions over 7.7 miles (12.4 km)[1] of former Pennsylvania Railroad track on the West Chester Branch. Trains operate Sundays, June through December. Besides the regular trains, the schedule expands with Saturday rides for a number of special events including Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, Halloween, and Christmas. The railroad is owned by the for-profit 4 States Railway Service, Inc. and operated by the West Chester Railroad Heritage Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the railroad. All employees of the railroad are volunteers.[3]