I found this interesting.
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Would seem like an ideal candidate for something like the high line on a grander scale. Given that it seems in decent shape,you could even have something like part of it is a walking trail kind of thing, like the high line, and use one of the rails for light rail, maybe an open trolley as a kind of tourist oriented thing...surprised no one has even proposed it yet. While I am not entirely happy with what the high line has done (I love the high line itself, but the area it is in has flipped too far the other way, instead of being interesting, it now is the high end realm of the 'beautiful' people and 'their' kind of restaurants and stores), the potential to make money off it is huge.
Elevated track and catenary that served Reading Terminal at 12th & Market Streets, Philadelphia, is still intact. The northern end is visible from SEPTA trains as they diverge from the former Reading right-of-way and head down toward the Center City commuter train tunnel (or come up from it). At the Philadelphia Flower Show this year I saw a proposal to turn this track into a "green" version of the High Line in NYC.
Wow. Interesting. Nice to know we are not the only people who do head-up-your-whatever things like this . . .
Thank you for sharing this. I'dnever heard of it.
