Shapiro Administration Announces Second Daily Pennsylvanian Train from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh to Begin Service November 18

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October 06, 2026 - Johnstown, PA

Shapiro Administration Announces Second Daily Pennsylvanian Train from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh to Begin Service November 18

Today, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll announced today that the second daily roundtrip Pennsylvanian train service will begin service on November 18, following close collaboration with Amtrak and Norfolk Southern. Tickets for the second daily train will be available this week, doubling the service on the 444-mile route between Pittsburgh and New York via Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and stops in between.

The Shapiro Administration has invested more than $80 million into the rail expansion, with construction already underway or completed. Service expansion will give more Pennsylvanians access to modern, safe, reliable passenger rail service that gets them where they need to go - connecting Pennsylvania communities and bringing jobs, economic development, and infrastructure investment along with it.

"Under Governor Shapiro's leadership, PennDOT has been working hard to make transportation work better for everyone, no matter how you travel," said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. "Thanks to a critical investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, years of hard work and collaboration, and the tireless advocacy of the community and elected officials, we have reached this exciting milestone."

Speakers
Mayor of Johnstown Sylvia King
PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll
Amtrak board member Robert Gleason
Senator Wayne Langerholc
Cambria County Commissioner Keith Rager
Cambria County Chamber President Amy Bradley
Western Pennsylvanians for Passenger Rail President Mark Spada

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