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Rail passenger service from NEPA to NYC gains traction

WBRE-TV

Scranton, PA, March 17, 2023

Tags: Jobs and the Economy , Local Issues

The return of passenger rail service from northeastern Pennsylvania to New York City has taken an important step forward.

Congressman Matt Cartwright announced Friday morning that PennDOT is all aboard with the project to connect northeastern p-a with new york city.

Penndot has drawn up an official application for the corridor i-d program. Pennsylvania will vie for a share of 66,000,000,000 earmarked through the program.