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The Pennsylvanian was a daytime Amtrak train running between New York, New York and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The trains traveled through Pennsylvania's capital, the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, surburban and central Philadelphia, and passed through New Jersey up to New York City. The line is now served by the Keystone line east of Harrisburg and Three Rivers service on the whole line.
Trains ran once daily in each direction. The entire train ride took about 9 hours total, with 1.5 hours between New York and Philadelphia, 2 hours between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, and 5.5 hours between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvanian ran a portion of the Three Rivers route, which runs from New York to Chicago. East of Harrisburg, the Pennsylvanian ran over Amtrak's own railroad, but between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh it ran over Norfolk Southern's.
Services on the Pennsylvanian included Unreserved Coach, Business Class (reserved deluxe seating), Dinette (for food, snacks, and drinks), and Railfone for public telephone access, which was available in the food serevice cars.
Stations served
- New York, New York (Pennsylvania Station)*
- Newark International Airport, New Jersey
- Newark, New Jersey (Newark Penn Station)*
- Metropark, New Jersey
- New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Princeton Junction, New Jersey
- Trenton, New Jersey
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (30th Street Station)*
- Ardmore, Pennsylvania
- Paoli, Pennsylvania
- Downingtown, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania**
- Lewistown, Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
- Tyrone, Pennsylvania
- Altoona, Pennsylvania
- Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- Latrobe, Pennsylvania
- Greensburg, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania*
- * Trains running from Harrisburg to New York required a reverse move/engine change at 30th Street Station, resulting in a 20-30 minute delay.
- ** Thruway motorcoach connection, a coordination between the train and bus schedules, was available.
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