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The Chester Creek Branch was a railroad line that operated in southern Delaware County, Pennsylvania, from 1869 to 1972. Built by the Chester Creek Railroad, it was originally operated and leased by the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad, then by a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and finally, for a few years, by PRR successor Penn Central. It connected the Lamokin Street station in Chester to Lenni station in Middletown Township. The branch diverged from the Northeast Corridor main line near SEPTA's now-defunct Lamokin Street Station. At Lenni, the branch merged with the West Chester Branch, once a segment of today's SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line. ==History== The rail line was built by the Chester Creek Railroad, which was chartered in 1866 and began service in 1869. Its route paralleled Chester Creek from Lenni (at a junction with the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad (WC&P)) southeast to Upland, where it veered south, ending at Lamokin Street and a junction with the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B). The Chester Creek line was operated and leased by the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad (owner of the WC&P), which owned the locomotives and rolling stock. In 1916, the Pennsylvania Railroad took control of the line as well as the rest of the P&BC through its subsidiary, the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad (successor to the PW&B). In 1941, the branch had these stations:〔( November 1, 1941 PRR map )〕 The branch became part of Penn Central (PC) in 1968, when the PRR merged with its longtime rival, the New York Central Railroad. The Chester Creek Branch and the Octoraro Branch were damaged by a flash flood in September 1971, then hit again the following year by Hurricane Agnes. This spelled the end of service on the line, because the PC, which had declared bankruptcy in 1970, chose not to repair it. When the PC was taken over by Conrail, the defunct line was excluded. In the late 1970s, the line was deeded to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) by a PC holding company named American Premier Underwriters. SEPTA, which took control of all commuter rail services in the Philadelphia area in 1983, chose not to repair the line. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chester Creek Branch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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