Part of the problem is that it's means of access to Center City has been eliminated. It was formerly a Reading Company freight branch that went to the Reading Terminal, but that connection was destroyed by I-676.

I also recall reading that part of it would be or has been taken over for a parking lot. That is perhaps a surmountable obstacle, but a nuisance all the same.

Its proximity to Brewerytown and the Art museum make it an excellent candidate for transit. A dedicated is probably the least difficult alternative, but I can't stop dreaming of using it as a rail alignment of some kind.