▁Oxford ▁Avenue . ▁Under ▁the ▁Reading ▁Company ▁service ▁continued ▁north ▁to ▁New town , ▁but ▁this ▁ended ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Vari ous ▁propos als ▁to ▁res ume ▁this ▁service ▁have ▁failed , ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁within ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁rail ▁trail ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁respectively , ▁ending ▁any ▁chance ▁of ▁res umed ▁passenger ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁for ese e able ▁future . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Fox ▁Ch ase ▁Line ▁branches ▁from ▁the ▁SE P TA ▁Main ▁Line ▁at ▁New town ▁J unction , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Wayne ▁J unction ▁station . ▁It ▁runs ▁entirely ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁beyond ▁New town ▁J unction ▁was ▁originally ▁opened ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁to ▁New town ▁as ▁the ▁Philadelphia , ▁New town ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Rail road . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁to ▁block ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁parallel ▁National ▁Railway ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Reading ▁Company ' s ▁main ▁line ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ). ▁After ▁that ▁failed , ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁( which ▁had ▁built ▁the ▁National ▁Railway ) ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁By ▁then ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁Reading ▁Railway , ▁later ▁the ▁Reading ▁Company , ▁had ▁le ased ▁the ▁North ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the