▁and ▁regular ▁fre ight ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁ceased ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁Gay ▁Street ▁Bridge , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁sever ed ▁at ▁its ▁crossing ▁of ▁Main ▁Street ▁and ▁that ▁rail ▁bridge ▁raised ▁a ▁few ▁feet ▁to ▁allow ▁emer gency ▁vehicles ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁town . ▁ ▁Interest ▁to ▁res ume ▁passenger ▁rail ▁service ▁was ▁sp ur red ▁by ▁the ▁Sch u yl kill ▁Valley ▁Metro ▁( SV M ) ▁project , ▁which ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁Federal ▁Trans it ▁Administration ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Another ▁project , ▁called ▁the ▁Green line , ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁proposed ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁S VM . ▁ ▁It ▁would ▁util ize ▁the ▁Phoenix ville ▁Indust rial ▁track , ▁to ▁give ▁Phoenix ville ▁a ▁rail ▁link ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁via ▁Pa oli ▁and ▁the ▁Pa oli / Th or nd ale ▁Line ▁of ▁regional ▁rail . ▁ ▁The ▁effort ▁to ▁res ume ▁passenger ▁train ▁service ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁Cit iz ens ▁for ▁the ▁Train . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁The ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Phoenix ville ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁mayor ▁and ▁by ▁eight ▁council ▁members , ▁two ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁four ▁w ards : ▁Middle , ▁East , ▁North , ▁and ▁West . ▁ ▁Each ▁w ard ▁is ▁further ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁number ed ▁election ▁prec inct s . ▁The ▁prec inct s ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁government ▁represent atives . ▁ ▁Bor