▁to ▁integrate ▁the ▁non - elect r ified ▁Fox ▁Ch ase - New town ▁line ▁into ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁its ▁all - elect r ified ▁comm uter ▁system . ▁A ▁$ 1 0 ▁million ▁plan ▁to ▁restore ▁service ▁to ▁New town ▁and ▁P ott st own ▁using ▁British ▁Rail - L ey land ▁dies el ▁rail b uses ▁was ▁considered , ▁with ▁a ▁test ▁run ▁reaching ▁New town ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 . ▁Though ▁the ▁trial ▁runs ▁were ▁relatively ▁successful , ▁ride ▁quality ▁was ▁lack l uster . ▁Bur den ed ▁with ▁on going ▁budget ary ▁problems , ▁SE P TA ▁decided ▁against ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁rail b uses . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁SE P TA ▁received ▁several ▁b ids ▁from ▁private ▁operators ▁interested ▁in ▁running ▁dies el - h au led ▁trains ▁to ▁New town ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁between ▁Nor rist own ▁and ▁P ott st own ). ▁The ▁operators ▁suggested ▁using ▁non - union ▁workers , ▁which ▁SE P TA ▁was ▁against . ▁In ▁addition , ▁fund ing ▁for ▁these ▁operations ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁question able , ▁and ▁the ▁SE P TA ▁board ▁rejected ▁all ▁offers . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁port ions ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁within ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁have ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁rail ▁trail . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Pen ny pack ▁Tra il ▁extended ▁ ▁along ▁the ▁former ▁line ▁between ▁Rock ledge ▁and ▁By berry ▁Road ▁near ▁Bry