Pickering Valley Railroad
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Locale | Pennsylvania |
| Dates of operation | 1871–1906 |
| Successor | Reading Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 11.3 miles (18.2 kilometres) |
The Pickering Valley Railroad was a short line railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It ran from Phoenixville to Byers, near Eagle, in Upper Uwchlan Township, a distance of approximately 11 miles (18 km), over which distance it gained 316 feet (96 m) in elevation. Operated as a unit of the Reading Railroad, the Pickering Valley was not a great success; passenger service was discontinued in 1934, and most of the line was abandoned in 1948. The remainder of the line was closed in the 1980s; little remains today.