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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

LEWISTOWN — The clock is ticking down to 2026, when the state-supported Pennsylvanian is scheduled to expand from one to two daily trains that will pass through Lewistown Junction Train Station in each direction. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reached an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to allow modification and expansion for that […]

Plans to expand rail passenger service in Johnstown and Altoona got a $144,129,028 boost with two federal grants, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman announced.

Plans to expand rail passenger service in Johnstown and Altoona got a $144,129,028 boost with two federal grants, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman announced.

New entrance, bus LEWISTOWN — Lewistown Junction Train Station is in line for a facelift, an investment that railroad and county officials say could help to move more passengers through the region while modernizing a critical gateway in the state. Design plans for the 174-year-old train station focus mainly on the waiting area, which is […]

Plans are still on schedule to expand western Pennsylvania passenger rail service through Johnstown by adding a second daily round-trip Amtrak train between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh by 2026.

Plans are still on schedule to expand western Pennsylvania passenger rail service through Johnstown by adding a second daily round-trip Amtrak train between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh by 2026.

Plans are still on schedule to expand western Pennsylvania passenger rail service through Johnstown by adding a second daily round-trip Amtrak train between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh by 2026.

Norfolk Southern delayed Pennsylvanian in 2021 at the rate of 1,396 minutes per 10,000 miles, above the “target” maximum of 900 minutes.