Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24
Pennsylvania R. R.
Will Build Produce
Yard In Philadelphia
Will Be Boon To Growers
And Shippers Of Fruits
And Vegetables

The management of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad authorizes the follow
improvement which will interest al
growers and shippers of fruits an
vegetables consigned to the Philadel
phia market:
The Pennsylvania Railroad will il
the near future begin the construction
in South Philadelphia, of it's new Pro
duce yard and other extensive facili
ties for the most efficient handling o
the city's rapidly growing fruit ant
vegetable traffic, now approximatinl
10000 carloads yearly.
The new yard will be located on +;
41-acre tract, which the Company has
purchased, between Delaware avenue
on the east, Vandalia avenue on the
west, Packer avenue on the north anC
Pattison avenue on the south. 1t viii
lie just southwest of the Pennsylvania
Greenwich Coal Piers.
The facilities authorized by the
Board of Directors for immediate con-
struction, as soon as proper bids are
received and approved, will adequate
ly care for the traffic existing or now
in sight. At the same time the large
area embraced by the yard, together
with it's relationship to the other ia.
cilities of the Pennsylvania Railroad
in South Philadelphia and the general
plan of improvements there, will pro
vide for almost indefinite expansion
to cover any further growth in the
traffic which the future may bring.
With the construction Of the new
yard, the existing facilities of the
Pennsylvania Railroad in West Phila-
delphia for handling fruits and vege-
table traffic, at Both and Market
streets and 31st and Chestnut streets
will be discontinued, and all traffic OF
this character will be concentrated in
the South Philadelphia yard.
In addition to providing in a much
more effective manner for the re-
quircments of the city's provision
trade and encouragement of its
growth, the building Of the new yard
by permitting the abandonment of thu
West Philadelphia produce facilities
will be an important step in clearing
the way for the construction of the
Pennsylvania Railroads new Phila
delphla passenger station on the west
bank of the Schuylkill river.
il is expected that the new yard
Will be in at least partial operation by
spring. It's construction will give
Philadelphia the most modern and eff
ficlent, as we'll as one of the very larg
est, railroad yards in the country de-
voted exclusively to fruit and vege-
table trade.
Included among the facilities will be
two mammouth one-story freight
sheds, each measuring 100 $50 feet
The trackage at the platforms OF
these two sheds will have a capacity
for unloading 100 cars simultaneous.
ly. There will also be provided a de-
livery yard, with ample capacity, ano
suitable holding yard. All Of these
facilities will be planned with a view
to future extension and development
as required.
The plans also provide for colo
storage warehouse, of the most mod
ern type, having storage area OF
$4,000 square feet, to be built as neec
arises. Whether this will be con
structed directly by the Railroad Com
pany, or as an independently owned
plant to be operated in connection
with the yard, has not yet been def
nitely decided.
The two freight sheds will eacl
have heated section extending one
half Of its length, and suitable office
facilities will be provided on secont
floor to be erected over one of the
sheds. Ample auction facilities, fol
patrons of the railroad who desire tt
dispose of their consignments on TIN
spot, will be provided in one of thu
heated sections.
1t is expected that the entire pro
ject, as now contemplated, will, upol
complete development, represent al
investment approximating $3,OOO,O0
which may be increased in the futur,
as additional facilities are found ne
cessary with the growth of the frui
and vegetable traffic.