Pennsylvanian (train)

Pennsylvanian

The Pennsylvanian in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 2021
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
First service	April 27, 1980
Current operator(s)	Amtrak
Annual ridership	192,728 (FY23) 9.4%[a][1]
Route
Termini	New York City, New York Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stops	17
Distance travelled	444 miles (715 km)
Average journey time	9 hours, 15 minutes (westbound) 9 hours, 20 minutes (eastbound)[2]
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	42, 43
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach Class Business Class
Disabled access	All cars, most stations
Catering facilities	Café
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Rolling stock	Amfleet cars
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 12 kV AC at 25 Hz (New York–Philadelphia)
Operating speed	48 mph (77 km/h) (avg.) 110 mph (180 km/h) (top, Keystone Corridor)[3] 125 mph (201 km/h) (top, Northeast Corridor)
Track owner(s)	Amtrak, NS
Route map Legend 0 mi 0 km New York City Hudson River NY NJ North River Tunnels 10 mi 16 km Newark Penn 58 mi 93 km Trenton Morrisville–Trenton Bridge NJ PA 91 mi 146 km Philadelphia Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C. 110 mi 177 km Paoli 112 mi 180 km Exton 159 mi 256 km Lancaster 177 mi 285 km Elizabethtown 195 mi 314 km Harrisburg 256 mi 412 km Lewistown 293 mi 472 km Huntingdon 313 mi 504 km Tyrone 327 mi 526 km Altoona 366 mi 589 km Johnstown 403 mi 649 km Latrobe 413 mi 665 km Greensburg 444 mi 715 km Pittsburgh All stations except Latrobe are accessible = flag stop This diagram: view talk edit

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 entire train ride takes about 9 hours total: 1.5 hours between New York and Philadelphia, 2 hours between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, and 5.5 hours between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.

The Pennsylvanian uses the same Amtrak-owned Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line as the Keystone Service trains, but continues further west via the Pittsburgh Line through Altoona and the Allegheny Mountains, eventually terminating its run in Pittsburgh. The Main Line and Pittsburgh Line collectively make up the Keystone Corridor, a federally-designated corridor for high-speed rail service.

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