train mile daytime amtrak train running new_york pittsburgh philadelphia trains travel pennsylvania capital suburban central philadelphia new_jersey route new_york trains run daily direction entire train ride takes hours total hours new_york philadelphia hours philadelphia hours pittsburgh day replacement service new_york offering business class seating upgrade coach seating trains prior amtrak route known named pittsburgh operated began april state supported daylight train philadelphia pittsburgh connecting service new_york amtrak later extend train serve new_york directly november january amtrak shifted west chicago philadelphia providing daylight service cleveland ohio reverted pittsburgh new_york schedule inauguration equipment continues equipped history replacement service new_york pittsburgh prior amtrak route known named pittsburgh operated long history finally daily new_york pittsburgh train october numbered eastbound westbound start amtrak operations renamed renumbered westbound eastbound amtrak november discontinued april immediate impetus new_york kansas_city train provided service corridor began april state supported daylight train philadelphia pittsburgh connecting service new_york westbound eastbound time inaugurated departing pittsburgh early morning hour new train ran equipment including cafe car pennsylvania agreed pay train costs year state amtrak eventually splitting costs year equipment turned night operate second state supported train fort ran pittsburgh amtrak withdrew train early declined continue increased operation time fort carried passengers day significant gains proposed second train added route amtrak split costs evenly amtrak officials favorable budget problems stalled plan late 1980s passenger rail groups urged amtrak extend cleveland ohio proposals included new stations pressure increased amtrak announced routing route restructuring routes indiana change began serving cleveland pittsburgh route albeit middle night amtrak considered routes extended alliance ohio following route ohio partially following new stop pennsylvania november amtrak extended chicago route finally bringing daylight connection cleveland rivers continued run different schedule change amtrak truncated eastern end philadelphia enabling train complete run single day amtrak returned new_york pittsburgh route january citing low amtrak withdrawal express freight business november amtrak merged rivers keeping western terminus chicago amtrak sought million assistance pennsylvania trains running march amtrak truncated service pittsburgh new_york restored route service west pittsburgh continues provide service chicago federally mandated analysis worst performing long distance routes amtrak determined car connection result highest gain monetary customer service measurements possible options implement amtrak plans operate sleeper car cafe car coaches chicago new_york historic begin funding equipment available january announced pennsylvania received grant federal government study expanding service westwards pittsburgh route including higher speeds additional frequencies fiscal year carried passengers increase train total revenue fiscal years increased respectively likewise revenue increased million respectively agreed million funding service november announced funding provided train operate october change subsidiary resulted laws passed requires states amtrak routes miles length equipment inauguration ran new equipment coaches cafe today continues use consist number coaches grown train consists business class car cafe car coach long distance coach cars motive power usually genesis diesel electric locomotive west philadelphia motive power electric locomotive engine swap 30th street station philadelphia equipped amtrak version positive train control equipped locomotives able lead philadelphia requires ahead genesis locomotive genesis equipped route follows following amtrak northeast corridor corridor norfolk southern railway pittsburgh pittsburgh line
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