CSX Abandons Philly Rail Bit: Two Years Idle
Published Date: 7/14/2025
Notice
Summary
CSX Transportation is planning to stop using a short 0.69-mile rail line in Philadelphia County, PA, because no trains have run there in two years. This change won’t affect any through traffic, and local employees will get job protections. If no one steps up to buy the line, the closure will take effect on August 13, 2025.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Rail Employees Get Job Protections
Any employee adversely affected by this abandonment will be protected under the Oregon Short Line job‑protection standard (360 I.C.C. 91 (1979)). A petition for partial revocation may be filed to challenge whether that protection is adequate.
Deadline to File Offers or Trail Use: July 24, 2025
Anyone who wants to buy or subsidize the line or request interim trail use (railbanking) must file a formal expression of intent and related filings by July 24, 2025. If no offer of financial assistance is received, the abandonment proceeds and becomes effective August 13, 2025.
0.69‑Mile Rail Line Closure on Aug 13, 2025
CSX plans to abandon an approximately 0.69‑mile rail line in Philadelphia County (ZIP 19148). If no one files an offer of financial assistance, the abandonment will take effect on August 13, 2025.
Environmental Review and 15‑Day Comment Window
The Board's Office of Environmental Analysis will issue a Draft Environmental Assessment by July 18, 2025; comments on environmental or historic preservation matters must be filed within 15 days after the Draft EA is available. The Draft EA will be available on the Board's website and by contacting OEA.
Abandonment Authority Expires July 14, 2026
If CSX does not file a notice of consummation by July 14, 2026, and there are no legal or regulatory barriers, the authority to abandon the Line will automatically expire on that date.
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