WEST CHESTER, Pa. — A third county has approved formation of a new agency to lead efforts to restore rail passenger service between Reading, Pa., and Philadelphia, making official the organization’s creation.
WFMZ-TV reports commissioners in Chester County unanimously approved a resolution on Wednesday to form the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority, following similar approvals by Berks and Montgomery counties [see “Two counties back agency …,” Trains News Wire, April 22, 2022]. Each county will have three members on the nine-member board for the authority, which will pursue grant funding and work with Amtrak to develop the service
Amtrak has included the Philadelphia-Reading route on its “Connects US” map of proposals for new state-supported corridor service.
Board member Jim Gerlach, CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, said the board will “undertake the exploration in a very serious way if this can become a reality.” The authority’s first meeting could come as soon as June.
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