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Movement for Increased Passenger Rail Service in Pittsburgh Gaining Steam

September 14, 2015 Ryan Morden

Gloria Skillings arrived at Pittsburgh’s Penn Station from Philadelphia on a recent August evening. She opted to take the train for the scenic value and because it’s less hassle than flying. Still, Skillings laments Pittsburgh’s Amtrak service, “It’s limited.” She’s right. Only one train per day departs from Pittsburgh and services Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New York City, and places in between. Likewise for travellers coming from NYC. They get one shot at getting to Pittsburgh on passenger rail. The Amtrak route is known as the Pennsylvanian A group called Western Pennsylvanians for Passenger Rail is pushing for increased service on the… Read the rest

Filed Under: Transportation Tagged With: Amtrak, Harrisburg, passenger rail, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, trains, wppr

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