It discharges at the Port of Chester on the northern perimeter of the Trainer Refinery[2] and south of Stoney Creek Yard.

[3] The creek lends its name to the Stoney Creek Secondary, a rail line operated by Conrail Shared Assets Operations as part of the South Jersey/Philadelphia Shared Assets Area, and serves as contract local carrier and switching company for both CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway.

Originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, it is now part of the Northeast Corridor.

Federal courts found that the new property owners must pay for environmental cleanup costs that occurred before they acquired it.

[8][3][9][10] The Trainer Refinery makes use of the creek for wastewater and pollutant discharges,[11][12] which have sometimes exceeded permissible amounts.