Study: Passenger trains could return to Scranton by 2028
Trains traveling between Scranton to New York City would transport an estimated 470,000 people a year beginning in 2028, according to a two-year st...
Trains traveling between Scranton to New York City would transport an estimated 470,000 people a year beginning in 2028, according to a two-year study released Wednesday by Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority. The region's railroad advocates have been trying to bring back passenger rail since the 1970s, and they say the study brings that possibility one step closer to fruition. According to the study, three round trips would shuttle passengers every day, and stations would be in Scranton, Mt.