Why Should Delaware Care? Delaware spent millions of taxpayer dollars to build the new Claymont train station, with the goal that the investment would spark a broader economic boom in the town that once relied on a steel plant for jobs. Those efforts could now be in peril.
The $90 million Claymont Transportation Center that opened less than two years ago could soon become an expensive bus station if a commuter rail line linking Philadelphia with Delaware is eliminated.
The state-of-the-art station, which was touted as an “important gateway” to Delaware when it opened, could be downgraded next year if Pennsylvania lawmakers approve a budget proposal released last week by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the regional rail line that serves millions of riders a year throughout Philadelphia and its suburbs…