Lower Merion Township staff have been negotiating with Norfolk Southern for close to five years to lease a portion of land that would connect the Cynwyd Heritage Trail with publicly accessible trails along the Schuylkill waterfront at Pencoyd Landing. Parks and recreation committee members recommended that the board approve a lease agreement with Norfolk Southern for approximately 1.75 acres of land that was “historically a rail spur from the former Pennsylvania Cynwyd Branch (now the Cynwyd Heritage Trail) to the Pencoyd Iron Works which operated along the Schuylkill River between Belmont Avenue and City Avenue from 1852 until the 1920’s.” The lease will run for 10 years and provides automatic 10-year renewals. The commissioners are expected to vote on the lease agreement at their August meeting.
Source: Main Line Media News; 8/4/2024