The geography of the Wissahickon Creek frustrated plans to build directly from Germantown to Norristown, so the company built west from what is now 16th Street Junction in North Philadelphia.

[6] The company continued to exist on paper, and remained the owner of the line between 16th Street Junction and Norristown, although control now rested with the Reading.

Two new remotely controlled interlockings are being constructed to facilitate bidirectional operation, one at Miquon, the other in Norristown between the main station and the Ford Street crossing.

An electrified storage track is also being constructed at Miquon to allow for temporary turnback of trains at that station, as the line is periodically subjected to flooding from the Schuylkill River around Spring Mill and Conshohocken.

Also occurring in conjunction with these projects are the replacement of crossties, renewal of grade crossing surfaces, and trimming of brush and trees alongside the right-of-way.