Amtrak extended its suspension of passenger rail service until June 1 on the Pennsylvanian route between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and the Keystone route between Harrisburg and Philadelphia, a PennDOT spokeswoman said.
Amtrak previously announced that service would be suspended until May 18, said PennDOT spokeswoman Alexis Campbell. The state provides subsidies to Amtrak for twice-daily passenger rail service on the Pennsylvanian, which includes stops in Greensburg, Latrobe and Johnstown, and the Keystone.
The state cut passenger rail service on those two routes in mid-March, as part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s orders aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. There have been several extensions of the suspension of service since then. .
Amtrak still runs its daily Capitol Limited service between Chicago and Washington, D.C., with stops in Pittsburgh and Connellsville. Several trains still running in the Northeast corridor between New York and Washington, D.C., stop in Philadelphia, said Amtrak spokeswoman Beth Toll.
