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The Pennsylvanian is a 444-mile (715 km) daily daytime Amtrak train running between New York City and Pittsburgh via Philadelphia.The trains travel across the Appalachian Mountains, through Pennsylvania's capital Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, suburban and central Philadelphia, and New Jersey en route to New York.
The Pennsylvanian 1941 — 1949 New York, NY — Chicago, IL; ... became NYNH&H-only train; Quaker City Express 1906 — 1929 Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA
Some trains have offered connections at 30th Street Station while others only stopped at North Philadelphia; most have not offered local service east of Harrisburg. Since 2005, the Pennsylvanian is the only train to operate between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
Fayette Central Railroad (tourist trains operating over Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad trackage) Kiski Junction Railroad (working railroad that also operates tourist trains) Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway (heritage railroad) Lehigh Lackawanna RailRoad; Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad (working railroad, but with emphasis on tourist trains)
The route consisted of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, canals up the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers, an inclined plane railroad called the Allegheny Portage Railroad, a tunnel across the Allegheny Mountains, and canals down the Conemaugh and Allegheny rivers to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the Ohio River; it was completed in 1834 ...
All trains run between Harrisburg and Philadelphia, with nine Keystone trains plus the Pennsylvanian continuing on to New York. There are eight round-trip trains on both Saturdays and Sundays. All but one, including the Pennsylvanian, make the full trip between Harrisburg and New York. On the majority of the trains, the journey between ...
The Keystone Corridor is a 349-mile (562 km) railroad corridor between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that consists of two rail lines: Amtrak and SEPTA's Philadelphia-to-Harrisburg main line, which hosts SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line commuter rail service, and Amtrak's Keystone Service and Pennsylvanian inter-city trains; and the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line.
Palmetto (train) Pelican (train) Penn Texas; Pennsylvanian (train) Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company; Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company; Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line; Philadelphia Transportation Company; Phoebe Snow (train) Pittsburgh Light Rail; Poughkeepsie Bridge Route