This is part of the Pickering Valley railroad which was in service between 1871 until the 1940s. It was a short railway line that ran from Phoenixville to Byers, near Eagle,in Upper Uwchlan Township, a distance of approximately 11 miles (18 km), over which distance it gained 316 feet (96 m) in elevation. Operated as a unit of the Reading Railroad, the Pickering Valley was not a great success; passenger service was discontinued in 1934, and much of the line was abandoned in 1948. The remainder of the line was closed in the 1980s; little remains today.
Park at any of the French creek trail access points and enjoy the walk along French Creek.
The cache is set on a bank in a rail cutting.