Amtrak will suspend its passenger rail service between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia beginning Wednesday and all of its passenger service in Pennsylvania will be shut down as of Thursday because of a ...

Amtrak has turned down a private company’s proposal for a transcontinental passenger train that would have included an ...

CHESTER, Pa. -- Two people are dead and dozens are injured after an Amtrak train struck a backhoe in Chester, Delaware County. An Amtrak train derailed in Chester, Pennsylvania on April 3, 2016. After ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania could see some major expansions of rail passenger service in the near future. It’s part of a plan by Amtrak to improve its service across the country. In a ...

An Amtrak train struck and killed two people on the tracks in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, CBS Philadelphia reported. The two victims were trespassing on the tracks, Amtrak spokesperson Marc ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Governor Tom Wolf joined Pennsylvania state and local officials Friday morning to discuss Amtrak’s vision for increased and new service in Pennsylvania including upgrades to ...

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) has introduced legislation requiring a transfer of ownership of Amtrak’s Keystone East Line and some of its 12 stations to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Under the ...

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NTSB found 20 cultural safety lapses at Amtrak during its investigation. — -- Following a 19-month investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board identified 20 different factors that ...

Three new Amtrak routes in eastern Pennsylvania could serve 1.3 million riders annually, with service starting about three years after funding is secured, Amtrak’s president said Friday during a ...