We gotta have park, too: Philly

A LONG-abandoned rail line is opening for business again in Philadelphia, transformed into an elevated park and the City of Brotherly Love’s answer to New York’s High Line.

The quarter-mile-long Rail Park opens to visitors Thursday.

It’s the first phase of a park that supporters hope will eventually span 3 miles through the center of Philadelphia via former Reading railroad tunnels, rail cuts and elevated platforms.

The Rail Park is a walkable oasis that rises above the gritty, postindustrial neighborhood called Callowhill.

It features art installations, spaces for lounging, industrial-strength swings and views of the city.