Phoenixville Historical Society To Feature Railroads Author At Meeting

PHOENIXVILLE, PA -- The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area will hold their quarterly meeting on Wednesday evening, March 16th at the Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust Conference Center located at 564 Nutt Road in Phoenixville.

The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm.

Light refreshments will be served.

The speaker will be Edward W. Duffy, who wrote the book Philadelphia, A Railroad History.

Duffy will give a presentation on the remarkable development of the railroad industry in Philadelphia. His interest in railroads dates from his role as a liaison between the City of Philadelphia and various rail organization agencies in the early 1970's that resulted in the creation of Conrail in 1976.

Historical Society meetings are free and open to the public. All are welcome. For additional information, please visit their website here.