quote:Amtrak, the nation’s largest passenger railroad, proposes a possible route between Scranton and New York City as part of its nationwide expansion plan.
An idea first officially floated more than a decade ago, the proposal for Amtrak service between the two cities appears on a map that officials of the federally owned railroad have circulated lately as they lobby Congress for $25 billion over five years for expansion.
Ray Lang, Amtrak’s senior director for national-state relations, presented the map in September during a Zoom webinar hosted by officials of the Rail Passengers Association, which advocates for wider passenger rail development. …
Sounds like more teasing to me. Certainly Gateway comes long before something like this, never mind other stuff this article teases such as service to Binghamton NY and elsewhere on the Southern Tier.
Posted by Gilbert B Norman (Member # 1541) on :
Mr. Helfner. in forty two days from this posting when Joe "raises his right", he will have a few more pressing matters than addressing a passenger train to his one time hometown running over a right of way that need be rebuilt from the ground up.
Love how the advocates talk away about "Amtrak Joe from Scranton, PA" and fantasize that translates into a passenger train over a route, while existing with FRA Class 1 or maybe 2 in some spots within PA, but chopped up in Western NJ.
Finally, anytime I have occasion to drive under the deteriorating viaduct over I-80 and the River. I cringe at what will drop on my auto from such - also cringe at how when the highway narrows from four to two lanes and the speed drops to 55 from 70, it "doesn't seem to mean too much" to the 18-wheelers.
Posted by irishchieftain (Member # 1473) on :
Trains Magazine recently put things back in tease mode, showing the wish-list map for Connect US that includes Scranton as a new service, as well as (and who knows why) Ronkonkoma NY, deep in Long Island RR territory.
Posted by Ocala Mike (Member # 4657) on :
Used to be up on my Long Island Rail Road history and frequented a discussion board for a time. I'm pretty sure that there was an "experiment" which may have actually been only a "proposal" back in the PRR/LIRR ownership days wherein service was contemplated from the Keystone State (Pittsburgh?) to Long Island points, obviously running through Penn Station. I know it's April Fool's Day, but pretty sure this is doable (however, I don't know why anyone would want to).