County OKs lease with railroad to reopen Boyertown-Pottstown line

From the Reading Eagle (09/03/10):

The way was paved for the historic 8.6-mile Colebrookdale Spur to begin hauling freight once again when the Berks County commissioners Thursday approved a lease with Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad.

John K. Howell, Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad president, said he expects the line from Boyertown to Pottstown to be operating by Oct. 1.

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