Colebrookdale branch

Colebrookdale branch
Excursion train at Boyertown in 2017
Overview
OwnerBerks County, Pennsylvania
LocaleBerks County, Pennsylvania
History
Opened6 September 1869 (1869-09-06)
Technical
Line length8.6 mi (13.8 km)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

mi
12.7
Barto
12.0
Eshbach
11.1
Bechtelsville
9.4
New Berlinville
8.2
Boyertown
6.4
Colebrookdale
3.4
Pine Forge
Harrisburg Line
to Reading
0.0
Colebrookdale Junction
Pottstown
Harrisburg Line
to Philadelphia

The Colebrookdale branch, also known as the Colebrookdale spur, Colebrookdale industrial track or Colebrookdale line, is a railway line in Pennsylvania. It runs 8.6 miles (13.8 km) from a junction with the Harrisburg Line in Pottstown to Boyertown. At its fullest extent, the line continued another 4 miles (6.4 km) to Barto. The line was built between 1868 and 1869 by the Colebrookdale Railroad (not to be confused with the heritage railway of the same name) and part of the Reading Company system until 1976. Berks County has owned the line since 2009. The Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad operates freight service; heritage passenger services are run under the Colebrookdale Railroad name.