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The Pennsylvanian is a daytime Amtrak train running between New York, New York and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The trains travel through Pennsylvania's capital, the Pennsylvania Dutch Country , surburban and central Philadelphia, and pass through New Jersey up to New York City. On your journey, you will experience the wonders of Pennsylvania's countryside with its gently rolling hills and the industrial and commercial might of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New York.Trains run once daily in each direction. The entire train ride takes 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 runs a portion of the Three Rivers route, which runs from New York to Chicago. East of Harrisburg, the Pennsylvanian runs over Amtrak's own railroad, but between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh it runs over Norfolk Southern's.
Services on the Pennsylvanian include Unreserved Coach, Business Class (reserved deluxe seating), Dinette (for food, snacks, and drinks), and Railfone for public telephone access, which is available in the food serevice cars.
1 Stations served
- New York, New York ( Pennsylvania Station)*
- Newark International Airport, New Jersey
- Newark, New Jersey ( Newark Penn Station)*
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( 30th Street Station30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the heart of Philadelphia's passenger rail network. Originally known as Pennsylvania Station the Chicago-based architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White des)*
- 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 require 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, is available.
