Transportation

Opinion An Amtrak train departs 30th Street Station in Philadelphia in October 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Opinion NEPA Lawmakers: Scranton-to-NYC Passenger Rail Service Makes Perfect Sense for Our Region

"Amtrak’s passenger rail service from Scranton to NYC would enhance job growth and tourism for the region."

Mike Carroll Mike Carroll Bridget Kosieroski Bridget Kosieroski Maureen Madden Maureen Madden Kyle Mullins Kyle Mullins Thom Welby Thom Welby January 7, 2022 3:52 pm EST
Transportation Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, right, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., hold a decaying piece of a rail tunnel while they speak during a news conference in New York, Monday, June 28, 2021. Buttigieg toured the century-old rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey as a long-delayed project to build a new tunnel gains steam. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Transportation Officials Push 15-Year Plan to Boost Rail in Northeast Region

A coalition of transportation agencies and Amtrak on Wednesday released a 15-year plan of rail improvements for the congested Northeast Corridor.

Associated Press Associated Press July 15, 2021 5:23 pm EDT
Transportation These railroad tracks could be getting more use if Amtrak's plan goes through.
Transportation All Aboard: Restoring Passenger Rail Service from Reading to Philadelphia

A new study shows not only that reviving passenger rail service in Reading is financially possible and economically profitable, but it has the support of Amtrak and President Biden.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams April 15, 2021 4:29 pm EDT
Transportation Travelers boarding a train at Amtrak's Penn Station, Aug. 6, 2020, in New York. If Congress moves and approves President Joe Biden's plan to increase Amtrak funding, folks at Penn Station could one day board a train to Scranton. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Transportation The Little City That Could: How Proposed Amtrak Rail Could Boost Scranton

Native son President Joe Biden could help the Electric City by boosting funding for Amtrak in his American Jobs Plan.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla April 9, 2021 4:22 pm EDT

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