Scranton-to-NYC train supporters urge residents to sign petition

His online petition to revive passenger train service between Scranton and New York City started four years ago, but Tyler Kusma wants a last-minut...

January 21, 2023
10:22 AM

His online petition to revive passenger train service between Scranton and New York City started four years ago, but Tyler Kusma wants a last-minute push.Because this time the timing is perfect.'I know when I've been talking to people, the refrain I always hear is that the train has been five years away for 25 years,' said Kusma, executive director of the Scranton Rail Restoration Coalition, the all-volunteer group rallying support. 'And I would say that that is not the case this time. This really is the time that if we want rail to NEPA, the Poconos, Scranton, this is our chance.

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