Crime & Safety
Fire Breaks Out At The Rail Park In Philadelphia Overnight
Firefighters were called to a burning section of the park above the Shell station on Vine Street near 12th around 3 a.m.
A fire broke out at The Rail Park in Philadelphia early Tuesday.
Firefighters were called to a burning section of the park above the Shell station on Vine Street near 12th around 3 a.m., the Philadelphia Fire Department said.
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The first section of The Rail Park opened in 2018 with entrances at Noble Street and Callowhill Street. The elevated park is like Philly's version of The High Line in New York, turning an abandoned former railroad track used by the old Reading Railroad Line into a public space.
Fundraising for further development on other stretches of the tracks is underway.
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