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Passaic, NJ · Traffic & Transit
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2nd Amtrak train from Pittsburgh to NYC opens before Thanksgiving
In just one week, a second train will pull out of Pittsburgh's station and head toward New York City. Amtrak already offers a route between Pittsburgh and New York City with its Pennsylvanian train , which travels along a scenic route through the Allegheny Mountains, Horseshoe Curve and Pennsylvania Dutch Country. On Nov. 18, another train on the same route will open to the public, with daily routes to and from Pittsburgh and New York. Here's what to know about the new train. Where does Pittsburgh's Amtrak train stop en route to New York? The current train that travels from Pittsburgh to New York City makes stops along its route in Greensburg, Latrobe, Johnstown, Altoona, Tyrone, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Harrisburg, Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Exton, Paoli and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and Trenton and Newark in New Jersey before reaching NYC. Both the current train and the new train are set to travel along Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line. This line is part of the Premier Corridor, which carries double-stack intermodal traffic traveling between Chicago and New York. How long is Amtrak train ride from Pittsburgh to New York? Pittsburgh's existing Amtrak train takes about nine hours and 20 minutes to reach New York City.
