Amtrak will suspend its passenger rail service between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia beginning Wednesday and all of its passenger service in Pennsylvania will be shut down as of Thursday because of a ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania could see some major expansions of rail passenger service in the near future. It’s part of a plan by Amtrak to improve its service across the country. In a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Westmont resident Robert Gleason Jr., a leading proponent of expanded passenger rail service in western Pennsylvania, now holds one of the highest-ranking positions within the ...

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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) has introduced legislation requiring a transfer of ownership of Amtrak’s Keystone East Line and some of its 12 stations to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Under the ...

Three new Amtrak routes in eastern Pennsylvania could serve 1.3 million riders annually, with service starting about three years after funding is secured, Amtrak’s president said Friday during a ...