I chose a 9-hour Amtrak over a 2-hour flight home. It's not perfect, but I'll always choose the train over flying if I can.

After procrastinating to buy my flight home for Thanksgiving one too many times (sorry, Mom), I've been left with no other ...
WESA

Amtrak: SEPTA cuts could affect service all across Pennsylvania

FILE - An Amtrak train departs 30th Street Station in Philadelphia on Oct. 27, 2021. As Philadelphia’s SEPTA prepares to eliminate regional rail service on several lines it leases from Amtrak, the ...
NBC Connecticut

SEPTA cuts may ‘lead to a deterioration' of Amtrak services across the Northeast

The looming SEPTA cuts could also impact Amtrak service between Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh as well as the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C., officials revealed. In a ...
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Is Amtrak the End of the Line for US Public Transit?

The railroad once represented the American dream of expansion—and exploitation. But is train travel becoming a thing of the past? No one is cheering for Amtrak’s 43 Pennsylvanian. I’m waiting for the ...
The Business Journals

SEPTA funding crisis could impact Amtrak service between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A budget crisis in Philadelphia ...
Altoona Mirror

Embracing expanded rail service

A great opportunity awaits industries and other business entities and interests in the six-county Southern Alleghenies region. If most embrace the opportunity, hopefully expanded Amtrak passenger ...