A plan to bring a second Amtrak passenger train on a daily round trip through Johnstown is now fully funded and efforts are underway to get necessary track upgrades under construction.
A plan to bring a second Amtrak passenger train on a daily round trip through Johnstown is now fully funded – and efforts are underway to get necessary track upgrades
PennDOT and Norfolk Southern Railway finalized an official agreement Friday to bring an additional round trip for passenger train service between Pittsburgh and New York City. PennDOT officials said the state will invest more than $200 million for infrastructure and safety improvements that will help to accommodate the additional trains.
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Becky Bradley recalls traveling on a train as a child, hoping Lehigh Valley residents get to experience the same some day.
PennDOT and a local metropolitan planning organization will be launching a study to look at possibly bringing rail service back to the Lehigh Valley. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.