▁joined ▁the ▁Reading . ▁ ▁The ▁Pick ering ▁Valley ▁was ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁the ▁Reading ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁Reading , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Pick ering ▁Valley ▁Branch ▁of ▁that ▁rail road . ▁ ▁The ▁branch ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁has ▁been ▁removed . ▁ ▁The ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁( PR R ) ▁Sch u yl kill ▁Branch ▁also ▁served ▁Phoenix ville . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁enters ▁town ▁crossing ▁the ▁Sch u yl kill ▁River ▁from ▁neighbor ing ▁Mont ▁Cla re ▁on ▁a ▁high ▁bridge , ▁north ▁of ▁French ▁Creek . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁passes ▁along ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Phoenix ▁Iron ▁Works ▁site . ▁The ▁station ▁on ▁V and ers lice ▁Street , ▁west ▁of ▁Gay ▁Street , ▁no ▁longer ▁exists . ▁ ▁Past ▁the ▁Works , ▁the ▁line ▁spl its . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁fork ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁now ▁abandoned ▁Phoenix ville ▁T unnel , ▁which ▁partially ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁and ▁continued ▁toward ▁Reading . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁fork ▁continued ▁along ▁the ▁Pick ering ▁Creek ▁Valley ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁the ▁Main ▁Line ▁at ▁Pa oli . ▁ ▁A ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁remains ▁in ▁place , ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Phoenix ville ▁Indust rial ▁track ▁( also ▁owned ▁by ▁NS ). ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁service ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8