Documents
This page contains links to current and historical documents concerning the newtown branch
Historical
1929 Reading Company Timetable
1969 Reading Company Timetable
1976 Conrail Timetable
1979 Newtown Branch Track Chart
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1981 SEPTA HS-1 Timetable
1982 NTSB HS-1 Accident report
1996 R8 Newtown Shuttle Bus Timetable
2008 SEPTA 30 year lease with Montgomery County for Pennypack Trail
SEPTA 2009-2020 Capital Program including placeholder for restoration of rail service north of Fox Chase to Newtown
(funding pending)
Studies
1991 SEPTA Newtown Reactivation Study
1995 DVRPC Study on options to restore train service on Newtown Branch
2000 Ridership Comparison Chart (SEPTA)
SEPTA Jenkintown-Wyncote Parking Demand Analysis Study
SEPTA Jenkintown-Wyncote Parking Demand Analysis Study (abridged version)
Impacts Of Rail Transit On Property Values
Travel Demand Studies
PennDOT TRAFFIC VOLUME MAPS
Commuter Rail Corridor Relative Demand Potential
Rail plan won’t help home values - focusing on rail services involving shorter distances
Maps
Bucks/Montco Rail lines with Municipal Boundaries
SEPTA Reading Division Commuter Rail branch lines
SEPTA Reading Division Commuter Rail branch lines - with street map overlay
Resolutions
2003 Upper Southampton Township Resolution endorsing reactivation of rail service
2009 Newtown Township Resolution supporting reactivation of R8 Newtown service
2009 Cheltenham Township Resolution in support of Fox Chase-Newtown service
PA-TEC Reference Documents
PA-TEC Position Paper on R8 Reactivation Project
Cheltenham Chamber of Citizens Position Paper
PA-TEC Jenkintown Parking Expansion Case Study
PA-TEC MBTA Greebush Commuter Rail line reactivation case study
PA-TEC LIRR Ronkonkoma electrification project case study
Quick Facts on the R8 Project
Regional Map of SEPTA Commuter lines along the R8 rider shed
09/03/2009 PennDOT 12-year transportation program Testimony by Tom McHugh, Montgomery County Resident
09/03/2009 PennDOT 12-year transportation program Testimony by by Paul Iverson
10/09/2009 NJT Response on R3 West Trenton-NYC Service
01/15/2010SEPTA Legislative Briefing on Newtown Service Restoration
01/20/2010
Cheltenham Chamber of Citizens request for EIS at Jenkintown-Wyncote Station
01/26/2010FTA Report: How Transit responds to Climate Change
Other Projects