{"id":2677,"date":"2026-07-16T17:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:09:57","slug":"amtrak-and-three-counties-are-teaming-up-to-restore-passenger-trains-between-reading-and-philly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2677","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak and three counties are teaming up to restore passenger trains between Reading and Philly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amtrak and the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority agreed Wednesday to work together to revive passenger train service between Philadelphia and Reading after an absence of 45 years.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2675\">The internet\u2019s toughest food critic loves Philly cheesesteaks<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Federal Railroad Administration officials designated the route as one of 60 intercity rail corridors to be developed in part with startup funds from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Intermediate stops are planned for Pottstown and Phoenixville. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The agreement is a step forward, committing Amtrak to complete formal ridership forecasts, revenue estimates and determine its eventual cost likely costs to operate and maintain the route.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>That is the second step of the four required before passenger service can restart.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll rocket through Step 2,\u201d said Thomas Frawley, executive director of the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority, because of Amtrak\u2019s commitment to the project. \u201cWe\u2019re excited and optimistic.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Berks, Chester and Montgomery Counties created the rail authority in 2022 to take advantage of Washington\u2019s interest in establishing intercity passenger service.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Amtrak will handle the next stage of work, estimated at $4.8 million. Federal officials have approved the budget, but the money needs to be obligated before the bipartisan infrastructure bill expires Sept. 30, Frawley said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Congress is discussing reauthorization of a new surface transportation law, and future funding of the rail corridor program is uncertain despite bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>After the business plan in Step 2, the Philadelphia-Reading line would require preliminary engineering, final design and engineering and some construction.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2673\">He caught the winning Home Run Derby ball. Then this Phillies fan did what \u2018felt natural.\u2019 He threw it back.<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Ever since rail service along the route ended in 1981, people have been trying to figure a way to bring back the trains.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Other proposals fell by the wayside, including the state\u2019s 1990s Schuylkill Valley Metro plan to build an electric-powered commuter service on the route. It was estimated at $2 billion. In 2003, Gov. Ed Rendell canceled the effort amid funding concerns.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>By contrast, the SRPRA plan is projected to cost about $100 million.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Backers say the SRPRA plan has advantages that could pay off. For one, the partnership with Amtrak and the national passenger railroad\u2019s interest in running the line.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to the opportunity to reconnect communities like Reading to the Northeast Corridor and beyond, to support their economic and community development,\u201d Amtrak Vice President of Planning and State Partnerships Nicole Bucich said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Another: Norfolk Southern owns and hauls freight on existing rails with diesel locomotives \u2014 no need for a massive project to build tracks or a system of overhead wires to power passenger trains.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re running trains today on the railroad and it\u2019s in very good condition,\u201d Frawley said. \u201cWe\u2019re not talking about a greenfield project.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Northeast Corridor itself is an advantage, too, Frawley said, giving more people access Philadelphia\u2019s 30th Street Station to Boston, New York, Washington and points between.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2671\">Looking for affordable wines with big flavors? Buy from Chile<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt can have a powerful synergistic effect\u201d on the regional economy, he said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intermediate stops are planned for Pottstown and Phoenixville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Amtrak and three counties are teaming up to restore passenger trains between Reading and Philly - Corporate Movers USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2677\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Amtrak and three counties are teaming up to restore passenger trains between Reading and Philly - 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