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In 1853, the land along the river was sold to the [[West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad]], which built a rail line along it. Over the next century, other railroads, particularly the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]], added tracks. Today, eight tracks run along former Woodlands land, serving [[Amtrak]] passenger trains, [[Conrail]] freight, and the [[SEPTA]] Airport and Media commuter lines.<ref name="woodlands">{{Cite web | url=http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa4013/photos.201000p | title=View of the Railroad Tracks and Schuylkill River | publisher=Library of Congress | work=Print and Photographs Online Catalog | year=2003 | access-date=November 26, 2012 | author=Rosenthal, James W.}}</ref> | In 1853, the land along the river was sold to the [[West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad]], which built a rail line along it. Over the next century, other railroads, particularly the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]], added tracks. Today, eight tracks run along former Woodlands land, serving [[Amtrak]] passenger trains, [[Conrail]] freight, and the [[SEPTA]] Airport and Media commuter lines.<ref name="woodlands">{{Cite web | url=http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa4013/photos.201000p | title=View of the Railroad Tracks and Schuylkill River | publisher=Library of Congress | work=Print and Photographs Online Catalog | year=2003 | access-date=November 26, 2012 | author=Rosenthal, James W.}}</ref> | ||
The Woodlands was a part of the [[United States National Cemetery System]] during the | The Woodlands was a part of the [[United States National Cemetery System]] during the American Civil War with a leased lot within the cemetery for soldiers that died in nearby hospitals. The soldiers' remains were reinterred to the [[Philadelphia National Cemetery]] in 1885.<ref name=Holt>{{Cite book |last=Holt |first=Dean W. |title=American Military Cemeteries |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland |year=2009 |url={{Google books |UtGA-cP3-HsC |pg=PA233 |plainurl=yes}} |isbn=978-0786440238 |page=233}}</ref> | ||
==Modern use (1960–present)== | ==Modern use (1960–present)== | ||