Talk:Fox Chase/Newtown Line

This should be retained as Fox Chase/Newtown. Official documents obtained from SEPTA confirm service was never abandoned, nor is the line out of service. It is legally "temporarily suspended" and was filed with the Commonwealth as such. All grades crossings are considered active (strangely enough), and the line is owned outright by SEPTA. Service is currently operated as far as Fox Chase, as is reflected in the current timetable. However, for legal purposes, this is the Fox Chase/Newtown line, and should remain listed as such. The text, however, should specifically reflect that service was temporarily truncated to Fox Chase in 1983 and remains as such. Branding it here as simply "Fox Chase Line" is disingenuous and false.

As such, the Media/Elwyn line is also officially known as the "Media/West Chester" line and the Cynwyd line as "Ivy Ridge." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.89.98.17 (talk • contribs)


 * Except for two issues. Firstly, the tracks are gone, it would take years to reactivate service. If and when such service is reactivated, then the "Newton" can be added.


 * Secondly, the public name, and the common name of the service is "Fox Chase Line". That's Wikipedia article title policy.


 * Thirdly, you prove my point for me. The other lines are at Media/Elwyn Line and Cynwyd Line, or will be when the splits are finished, as we already discussed and decided at Talk:SEPTA Regional Rail. To put "Newtown" on this article is unbalanced POV.


 * Finally, please remember to log in and sign your posts.oknazevad (talk) 17:23, 28 July 2010 (UTC)