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It's why I never travel by train. Took it once to my grandma. Lancaster PA to Huntington PA. I can drive there in 2 hours. Took the train 5

Trains, for the win.

We need a train 🚂 in the Lehigh valley that connects to Philly and or NYC

Yeah - seriously? If this ever gets built, someone will have to wake me from the dead, because I'll have been gone for about 200 years.

Great video! Jitneys are popular in third world counties where they can't afford normal buses, so I am a bit surprised to see them in the USA. I remember riding a similar make/model from Manhattan to New Jersey. It was impossible to see any view from the front window because of the way it's designed. It also took forever to find the boarding area around the Penn station and the driver didn't speak English. Not the best transit experience, but it was fun to try it out :)

Such a great museum! Love the fleet! Do they allow anyone to drive, or how does it work?

Nicely captured! 👍

Great video! Hopefully I get to ride this line, too. The views from the train seem nice! ☀😎 👍

Believe me Lancaster Station is in serious need of renovation!

Two words: pipe dream. Oh, two more: Cash cow.

Cash cow. Rail lines just suck up taxpayer dollars and serve just a limited clientele; why should my tax dollars support this.

going to Altoona, but not having a stop at state college?

I am definitely a Phan of Phis video ;)

Thanks for the nice mention!

I live in State College, I’d love to be able to make use of the Pennsylvanian. There are plans to bring back a second train a day in each direction. Those plans come up in proposals and seem to be forgotten. 2023 comes to mind as the last serious proposal/set of plans that I’ve read about. I don’t read the details, but typically straightening some curves along the route to knock a half hour off the trip are part of the vision. I visit Philly frequently. Rather than drive thirty minutes to take the Pennsylvanian, I tend to get out the door quite early, do the 90 minute drive to Harrisburg and take the Keystone in. I’m in Philly over two hours before I’d even board the Pennsylvanian and that’s the third train of the morning typically. I’d love not to have to drive all the way to Harrisburg, but at the end of the day, it’s an easy drive and far better than having to drive into the city. The Keystone Service is very good, it’s exemplary of what we should be focusing on. Reading to Philly, the Lehigh Valley NYC or Philly. Those are routes that could move a whole lot of people. High speed rail is a great idea, but we need to relearn how to walk before we can run. The greater Philly region has very good regional rail already I’d love to see it developed further

Thank you this is all new to me. Surprised how old stations thing of the pass yours truly Evans w Robinson ret sgt

Like how you started. Back when back to future movie first came out rahway nj finished work watched in person the thanksgiving walk to macys. Then bus back to work. Yours truly Evans w Robinson ret sgt

Thank you I like to learn more. June 1972 took bud train to vineland nj to Camden to lindenwall line return to glassboro college then back home to vineland. 1985 21 days eurorail. 2025 March want to see nj bus nj transit. Then see the usa amtrack 30 day pass 10 stops. Coach anyone wants that experience I am yours truly Evans w Robinson ret sgt

Born and raised in PA. I go back often. This project is very exciting. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it unfolds.

Pittsburgh to Philadelphia high-speed rail won't be cheap because of the need to overcome the hilly topography of much of the state.

Can I ask you a question. How about the New York to Scranton projects? Can you updates on that?

The future of high speed rail in PA....is very grim

It's not dead, but Cuomo's stay home COVID policy seriously injured its future. People rely on Amazon, etc. for shopping and demand at the mall is low. As a result, so is staffing at the store, so when you go don't expect much help. You'll also have wait to check out most of the time, especially at the anchors. Compared to the late 90's it isn't what it used to be, but I guess that's the case across the country.

I like "average speed" rail

i hope this becomes a thing, but considering what the political landscape in washington is currently, don't be surprised if this proposal, despite it getting support from 2 major football teams and a major chocolate company, falls flat on the face because of ideological mindfuckery.

Thanks for the video, I needed a good laugh this morning.

Don't forget the new station along the mainline at Mount Union to access the restored East Broad Top Railroad!

Amazin, just Amazin, eh? Dream on chocho fans. I really don't think that NS wants to clutter up its mainline with a bunch of shiny high speed Bullitt trains among is profit making but rather slow freights. They can't go that fast on this row anyhow even with a new fourth track especially for them, too many curves and grades and the ultimate no-no for high speed, grade crossings. Philly, due to its inspired leadership, is a city in decline, having pushed most of its taxpaying citizens and their jobs out to the suburbs and beyond. Pittsburgh, the steel city, has lost most of that industry, and will loose the rest if the merger with Nippon Steel falls through. The other alternative for that would be a government bailout, that ain't gonna happen. Pittsburgh's major industry today is its medical system and its multi-university complex that really doesn't need the trains. Let's look at some better ways to spend the money. It would be nice to connect the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area to Philly but probably a link as far as Allentown would be a start, I believe the row already exists from an abandoned interurban line that went to Norristown and on to Philly. There would be a market for a commuter line from the Scranton/WB to NYC. This would be a commuter service into NYC in the morning and back out in the evening. I believe in doing things organically, start with one train each way and see how it grows. Similarly there used to be service between Harrisburg and Balt./DC and I'm pretty sure that would support a train or two. There is a line existing from Hbg. to Balt. that once had a wire over it. This doesn't connect with Lancaster or York but some arrangement could be made. It might make some sense to extend the Keystone line from Pittsburgh to Cleveland but it needs to go faster, bus service between Philly and Pitt is several hours faster than the train. This would be even neater if there was train service between Buffalo, NY and Chicago that would connect with the Key at Cleveland. Philly needs to build back its trolley routes, I would like to see the Pittsburgh lite rail expanded to the North and East suburbs and a line out to the airport. Philly has a trolley line that ends in sight of the airport but doesn't actually go there. I see this as a way for the very many folks who work at the airport, not realistically for travelers.

Erie, dicked again!

"PIEROGI", eh? Hahahahahaha - Dziękuję

I'll settle for _any_ public transit to Strasburg. It makes no sense that the Strasburg Station has zero public transit to it and it's not even _in_ Strasburg. It's like a mile east of it. (That might be how it got the name of East Strasburg.) I love the Strasburg Railroad, but my goodness, it takes 3 hours to drive from Allentown to Strasburg and half of that time is spent going around crashed cars. Literally every time. Someone please build a line connecting Allentown with Strasburg.

This would be a very good corridor! I do think it's a little more likely down the line that we would see the Keystone Corridor extended and electrified all the way to Pittsburgh though. It wouldn't be 165MPH+ but I have a feeling that a rebuilt Main Line could be built to carry 125MPH+ traffic and the Keystone service would just overtake the Pennsylvanian and provide more daily Roundtrips. It would be a good reason to get a cafe' car back on the Keystone, too!

Did you do the Patco Santa train?

We’d be better served with comprehensive regional and intercity rail from the Susquehanna to the Delaware. Re-building Reading as a hub with Harrisburg-Reading-Philadelphia and Lancaster-Reading-Lehigh Valley would have far greater impact than a duplicate high-speed line, especially considering that those 5 cities/metros alone have damn near half the population of the state and are especially lacking in regional transit.

Excellent submission to the "One Line More" contest! Loved all of the humor that made this better than a Stew's News video while maintaining a bit of believability in the proposal. Although Pierogi is always a tasty name, I would vote for Yinz... because that's who we are. I think a source of funding could come from the worldwide train community since this would become a worldwide destination for FOAMERS.

We’re to dumb , the United States doesn’t build anything big anymore ,

They’ve been talking about trains like this like since the day I was born 45 years ago I hope this actually happens, but this is the United States, so we’ll all be dead and buried for a long time before this actually starts

Video mentioned!

I just happened to come across this video and watched it. It would very cool to just to travel between Brotherly Love and The Steel City in just over 2 hours from one side of PA to the other by train. A Busy Norfolk Southern Line from Harrisburg and points west could slow them down. Norfolk Southern from Harrisburg and on east go towards Hershey, Reading, Pottstown, Norristown and so on. Some towards Morrisville (near Trenton NJ) and some toward Philly. It doesn’t affect the Paradise to Strasburg part of the route ran by Amtrak instead. So whether you are craving Eat n Park in Pittsburgh to Wawa in Philadelphia, you get to try out different places and then maybe even be able to return right back on the same day at that speed. There are no Wawa convenience stores out in western PA while there are no Eat N Park’s restaurants in Eastern PA. leave at 8am from Philly, be in Pittsburgh at 10am. Leave Pittsburgh at 4:00pm and you are back in Philly at 6pm is like giving you a whole 6 hours on the other side of the state.

A high speed line between Philadephia and Pittsburgh would be nice, but probably not practical for financial reasons. If it were up to me, I would find a way to squeeze it in along the PA turnpike right of way. Since a lot of the PA turnpike utilizes the old South Penn right of way, the grading is more friendly for rail traffic. Also you could eliminate grade crossings. Unfortuantely, you would need to bore a few tunnels along the line for the rail traffic which will eat up a lot of cost. But then offer to have Norfolk Southern as a partner for an opportunity for highspeed intermodal trains, especially overnight or during non peak hours. If successful, Pittsburgh may not need to be the end of line. Continue the service on to Cleveland or Columbus. I know, I know....wishful thinking.

What about the conflict with grade crossings and the inevitable accidents? Have you considered in the cost of dedicated high-speed rail right of ways across PA or are we sharing rails with existing rails? By now you have heard about the Brightline Florida accident involving a firetruck ignoring the gates and signals with disastrous results! I would love to see it happen as you describe, but there are too many dodos driving vehicles to make if happen.

Let me tell you of a story from my trip to Philly on my least favorite subway line! I got on at 8th and Market to ride PATCO, but I had a bad time, I was not fine! Everyone I knew had been telling me PATCO was so awesome and really great! But opaquely-communicated special weekend schedules made the train seven minutes late! Will I ever return, no I'll never return, where things did not go as I'd planned! Next time I'll just take SEPTA rather than attempt another transfer at Walter Rand! My plan involved SEPTA, PATCO, Riverline, NJT, Metro-North and Amtrak. PATCO's minor adjustment had brought in the potential to throw my whole plan out of whack! With a zero-minute transfer I was really nervous and I pleaded with Zachary: "If I miss this, I don't think I'll make my train this evening! Please don't let them leave without me! Will I ever return, no I'll never return, where things did not go as I'd planned! Oh I won't risk again to miss my train in Trenton with a transfer at Walter Rand! Then I tried to follow signage to the Riverline transfer, but it was a misleading trap! I've not been so disappointed by the hype for something since I ragequit The Minish Cap! On the platform I ran back and forth because I didn't know what to do. I tried shaking on locked gates because I did not realize that the signs were no longer true. Will I ever return, no I'll never return, where things did not go as I'd planned! SEPTA would be much faster, less chance of disaster than a transfer at Walter Rand! I ran up the steps and charged at the back of the faregate, but I couldn't find my ticket Turns out it was in my pocket, but I yelled so much the stationmaster just opened it. PATCO's trackwork made me act undignified, and people looked at me like I was insane. I don't need assistance, where the hell's the Riverline, I just need a goddamn train! Will I ever return, no I'll never return, where things did not go as I'd planned! DRPA must answer for my stressful transfer from the PATCO at Walter Rand! Instrumental solo Key change! Will I ever return, no I'll never return, where things did not go as I'd planned! Oh no I won't go back, no I won't ride the PATCO to a transfer at Walter Rand! Will I ever return, no I'll never return, where things did not go as I'd planned! Next time I'll just take SEPTA rather than attempt another transfer at Walter Rand!

Pittsburgh? seems rather small for such massive investment when even NYC to Philadelphia don't have HSR and are economic powers

Has anyone asked Norfolk Southern about the use of their trackage? Heck, we can't even get passenger service from Philly to Reading.

Actually you had the sandwiches backwards the cheese steak belongs in Philly. Other wise a good video.

Back in the 1980’s , Pennsylvania’s governor, Richard Thornburg, a republican, was a big proponent of a trans - Pennsylvania high speed rail line. But the subsequent governor Robert Casey killed the idea and committed to more highways. I so wish this would come to be but it must be entirely new right of way at least from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh.

Here’s the problem: making the existing corridor even slightly faster would cost a fortune. It would be a much better investment just to build a green-field high speed corridor across the mountains, likely from Pittsburgh to roughly Chambersburg. From there, southern branches would serve Washington and Baltimore while northern branches would serve (via Harrisburg) Philadelphia and New York.

if the us ever builds a proper rail network, there will definitely be an HSR line across the state. it will provide an important connection between the northeast and midwest. that being said i think it probably would follow the I 76 corridor between pittsburgh and harrisburg like in the lucid stew video. this one was a lot of fun though. i like the repurposing old rolling stock. they should do the hershey thing regardless

if you wanna take a train from philly to get primanti bros, you COULD take a medium speed keystone to lancaster where there is a primanit bros location a mile or so from lancaster station.

Great job on your submission. Good luck!