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[KevinKorell]

WGAL-TV, Channel 8 in Lancaster, PA, 3/21/24:

 

 

   Amtrak improvement project will disrupt service between Lancaster and Harrisburg  

 

 

Amtrak is starting preliminary work on the track between Lancaster and Harrisburg.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Amtrak alert:

 

 

 

Keystone Service between Philadelphia and Harrisburg Impacted by Infrastructure Improvements

Effective April 8, 2024

 

Amtrak will begin an extensive track improvement project on the Harrisburg Line, which runs between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Keystone Service schedules will be impacted, and times listed on Amtrak.com have been updated to reflect these changes.

Schedule Impacts

• Significant track outages will impact service from April 8 - November 21, 2024. Keystone Service, between Lancaster and Harrisburg, will be replaced by buses from approximately 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Thursday. Schedule adjustments Friday - Sunday, as well as early morning and evening weekday service, will vary. Please check Amtrak.com for the latest schedules.


• Additional trackwork will continue through December 20, 2024.


• The Pennsylvanian trains will operate normally, providing daily midday service through the project area.

Project Benefits

• The project will include the installation of new rail, concrete ties and drainage improvements. The new concrete ties will increase the lifespan of the railroad to 60 years vs. 25 years of traditional wood ties.


• Improve ride quality and comfort, increase service reliability and complete necessary work to keep tracks in state of good repair.

 

[CNJRoss]

Trains News Wire

 

Amtrak track project between Harrisburg and Lancaster, Pa., to require significant service outages

 

By Trains Staff | March 20, 2024

 

Midday Keystone Service trains to be replaced with buses four days a week April 8-Nov. 21

 

PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak has begun a $122 million project to improve its Harrisburg line between Lancaster, Pa., and Harrisburg, a project that will see some trains replaced by a bus bridge on that 36-mile segment four days a week for more than six months beginning April 8.

 

Those outages, along with schedule adjustments at other times, will allow Amtrak to complete the project in nearly half the original two-year timeline.

 

“Amtrak is making historic infrastructure investments through projects like this one, which will replace obsolete 1950s-era rail infrastructure which is at the end of its useful life,” Laura Mason, Amtrak executive vice president of capital delivery, said in a press release.  “We’re taking a fresh approach and expediting this important project with a combination of single- and full-track outages that will improve work efficiencies and reduce the duration of customer impacts.”

 

 

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[CNJRoss]

Railway-News, 3/20/24

Amtrak Begins Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project in Pennsylvania

 

This project will replace 1950s-era rail infrastructure to deliver greater service reliability and ride quality. It will involve a 122 million USD investment to improve the tracks between Lancaster and Harrisburg.

 

 

Work on this undertaking was initially expected to take two years. However, Amtrak is now accelerating the project for completion in nearly half this time.

 

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Work on this undertaking began on 15 March and will require a series of track outages from 8 April – 21 November.

 

More here.

[KevinKorell]

WGAL-TV, Channel 8 in Lancaster, PA, 4/8/24:

 

 

    Amtrak Keystone Line disruptions begin today  

 

 

If you're in Harrisburg and need to take the train to Philadelphia or beyond, you're going to have to take a bus to Lancaster first.

 

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