Cho Cho Charlie
Engineer
Allentown's Morning Call, 2/5/2013, page 9 (can't find an online version of this, yet, on their site).
Some highlights:
"State must decide by the fall whether it's worth an estimated $5.7 million to subsidize service."
"PennDOT spokeswoman... noted that it is much faster to drive between the two cities (Harrisburg - Pittsburgh) than to take the 5 1/2 hour train trip."
"While Amtrak has been on a roll with record ridership in nine of the last 10 years, traffic in and out of Pittsburgh has been in decline."
"System wide, Amtrak ridership rose 3.5 percent last year, while Pittsburgh ridership was down 3.3 percent."
"An Amtrak spokesman said that talks with the state will continue, and that the railroad does not want to end the service."
Some highlights:
"State must decide by the fall whether it's worth an estimated $5.7 million to subsidize service."
"PennDOT spokeswoman... noted that it is much faster to drive between the two cities (Harrisburg - Pittsburgh) than to take the 5 1/2 hour train trip."
"While Amtrak has been on a roll with record ridership in nine of the last 10 years, traffic in and out of Pittsburgh has been in decline."
"System wide, Amtrak ridership rose 3.5 percent last year, while Pittsburgh ridership was down 3.3 percent."
"An Amtrak spokesman said that talks with the state will continue, and that the railroad does not want to end the service."