Inquirer: PATCO expansion announced
New commuter rail service to link much of South Jersey to Philadelphia was the centerpiece of a $2 billion mass-transportation plan outlined Tuesday by Gov. Corzine and transit officials.
Breathing new life into a long-discussed plan to restore rail service between Camden and Glassboro, Corzine promised, “Whatever it takes, we’re going to get this done.”
That plan calls for diesel light-rail trains to run 18 miles alongside an existing Conrail freight line to serve Glassboro, Pitman, Mantua, Wenonah, Woodbury, Deptford, West Deptford, Westville, Bellmawr, Brooklawn and Gloucester City. The line would connect to PATCO and River Line trains at the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden, where passengers could catch trains to Philadelphia or Trenton.
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