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Amtrak officials, Pa. and NJ Congressmen members tour potential train station sites for service to NYCWFMZ-TV
Monroe County, PA,
August 9, 2023
"We're looking at what, early November for Corridor ID Designation. That's when we find out if the Federal Railroad Administration has accepted this project," said Cartwright. "It gives you a decent dollop of federal dollars for further engineering work and for some construction money as well."
Passenger train service from Scranton to New York City just got one step closer to becoming a reality. Monday, Amtrak officials joined PA and New Jersey Congressmen to tour sites for potential train stations. "Amtrak's very excited about bringing new corridors into service across the country, and this one in particular has a lot of promise," said Nicole Bucich, the vice president of network development at Amtrak. The Lackawanna Cut-off Rail Project would go from Scranton, through New Jersey, and to New York City. Read more here |