Events
Announcing the Tire Swing Fund
From the Staff
Make & Play at home
From the Staff
We're in this together.
Events
COVID-19 Update from the Rail Park
Events
Lunar New Year
From the Staff
Looking back at 2019
From the Staff
Placing community central in Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park
Events
Sight/Sound Opening October 5
From the Staff
Shawn Sheu Selected for Fellowship Program
Events
Sight/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park
Update
Callowhill Staircase Closed
From the Staff
Planning for a community-powered Rail Park
About the Park
The Rail Park featured in the New York Times
Events
Lunar New Year at the Rail Park
Get ready, Philadelphia—we're welcoming the Year of the Pig with a big celebration on February 9 from 12-4 pm!
Our Vision
Kevin Dow at GreatPHL 2018
Watch the video of our Executive Director Kevin Dow speaking at GreatPHL 2018, a festival of ideas hosted by Kismet Coworking Space.
From the Board
Our Newest Team Member
This summer, we began the search for our second full-time team member: a new Community Engagement & Programs Manager. Now, the search is over, and we're thrilled to welcome Shawn Sheu to the Friends of the Rail Park team!
From the Board
Rail Park Research
Know someone who's interested in research? Well right now, Penn State University has openings for two different research positions—both of which benefit the Rail Park!
About the Park
New Entrance in the Works
There's a new project in the works at Phase 1 of the Rail Park. It's a staircase that will give people access from the underpass at 13th Street up onto the park.
Phase 1
Poetry and Art at the Rail Park
Phase 1 of the Rail Park isn't just home to plants and pathways. It's also a canvas for Dawn Chorus, a beautiful site-specific work of public art.
From the Board
We're Hiring!
Do you have a passion for public green space? Do you love helping build community? Maybe you should join Friends of the Rail Park as our new Community Engagement and Programs Manager.
About the Park
Phase One is Open
Phase One of the Rail Park is open! It starts along Noble St, just east of North Broad, and arcs toward Callowhill up onto the Viaduct. It's free and open to the public from 7am-10pm every day.
Phase 1
Phase 1 Grand Opening
The wait is finally over. Phase 1 of the Rail Park is now open to the public, and we couldn't possibly be more excited.
From the Board
Our New Executive Director
We're thrilled to announce that we've just hired our first Executive Director, Kevin Dow.
Phase 1
Phase 1 Construction Update
About the Park
Rail Park Snapshot
Do you know what the Rail Park is all about?
It only takes 20 seconds to find out.
Events
Party for the Park
On March 8, 2018, we hosted a cocktail party and concert at Voyeur Nightclub to benefit the Rail Park.
From the Board
Our Board Adds Two New Members
The Friends of the Rail Park is excited to announce the election of two new additions to the board: Mrs. Tiffany Newmuis and Mr. Allen Hall.
Update
Rails to Trails Honors
Update
A Successful Party
From the Board
New Board Chair
Update
New Indego Station at the Rail Park
Phase 1
Construction Update
Update
Support the Heineken Cities Project
Join the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in collaboration with Heineken USA and Bruno Mars.
Phase 1
A Construction Update
Our partner for Phase 1 of the Rail Park, Center City District, recently shared an update on the site construction and we want to share it with you, too.
Phase 1
Phase 1 Awarded $3.5M Grant from the State
Phase 1 of the Rail Park is now nearly funded, thanks to a $3.5 million grant from the state.