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Project Trainer (Ridge Road, Trainer Borough)
Also called: Link Logistics
The owner of a 24-acre site in Trainer asked the borough whether a 120-megawatt data center would be allowed. It says no decision has been made to build.
Where things stand: Owner's lawyer asked for a zoning determination in Aug. 2026; says no formal application and still in 'due diligence'.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 2026): Lawyer requested a preliminary zoning determination for a 'proposed data center'.
🗓️ Next meeting of the people who decide: Oct 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Trainer Borough Council meeting. We don't know yet if Project Trainer (Ridge Road, Trainer Borough) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
Trainer Borough Council meeting. We don't know yet if Project Trainer (Ridge Road, Trainer Borough) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
Listed on a residents' meeting calendar, not an official agenda.
📍 4300 Township Line Rd., Trainer, PA 19061 (address as listed on the calendar). Double-check with Trainer Borough before going.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 24 acres along Ridge Road at the Lower Chichester Township border, Trainer, Delaware County
- 🏢 CompanyLink Logistics
- 🏛️ Owned byBlackstone
- 🌳 Size24 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs120 megawatts (about as much as 96,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromLikely a 3-acre substation and backup gas or diesel generators
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop; no process water needed (lawyer's letter)
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Has PECO received a request for power service? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will a formal application be filed? 🙋 I'll find out
🔎 What we checked
- Oct 6, 2026: We checked the Delaware River Basin Commission's (DRBC) list of pending applications (August 2026): there is no application for this data center. DRBC said in November 2025 it had not received any data center applications. A data center needs its own DRBC approval only if it takes more than 100,000 gallons a day from its own wells or streams, or discharges more than 50,000 gallons a day (lower limits in some protected areas). Buying water from a water company does not need a separate DRBC approval.
What happened so far
- Aug 2026Lawyer requested a preliminary zoning determination for a 'proposed data center'.
🛰️ See it from above
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2018–20202021–2023
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: PEMA / PASDA, Pennsylvania aerial photos.
Where this comes from
- Delco data center: What we know about possible proposal · WHYY · Sept 23, 2026
- Trainer Council Meeting (PA Data Center Hearings and Meetings calendar) · Luma community calendar · Oct 6, 2026
- Frequently Asked Questions: Data Centers · Delaware River Basin Commission · Nov 24, 2025
- DRBC Project Review: Pending Project Status (August 2026) · Delaware River Basin Commission · Aug 2026
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