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April 21, 2025

Amtrak Advances Upgrades at Two Western Pennsylvania Stations

Improvements are in the works at Amtrak's Greensburg and Latrobe stations.

April 17, 2025

Improvements on track for Latrobe's Amtrak station

A long-awaited update of Latrobe's Amtrak station is expected to get underway in the weeks ahead.

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been awarded but are not yet contracted, such as the $144 million slated to help add a second Pennsylvanian, could be withdrawn.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