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February 25, 2025

Editorial: Trump may not like Amtrak, but it's good for Pittsburgh and the country

Discretionary funds, projects that have been awarded but are not yet contracted, such as the $144 million slated to help add a second Pennsylvanian, could be withdrawn.

February 24, 2025

Federal funding review could stall passenger rail expansion in PA

Add federal funding for passenger rail expansion as another item the Trump administration is reviewing and may try to take away.

February 20, 2025

What's the holdup with Amtrak's Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg and New York City expansion

Plans for a second daily round-trip passenger train connecting Pittsburgh, Altoona and Harrisburg are murky.

January 9, 2025

Railway improvements promise high price tag, huge benefits for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Deluzio joined Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey to introduce the All Aboard Act, a bill that would invest $200 billion in national railway infrastructure over the next five years.

January 5, 2025

Norfolk Southern releases designs for North Side projects to create room for double-stacked freight cars

Norfolk Southern has completed the design of four projects in Pittsburgh, including one at the Amtrak station, needed to run trains with double-stacked container freight cars through the city and expects work to begin on two of them this year.