Keystone Corridor Upgrade - Page 3 - PhillyBlog

eldondre · #21 (**permalink**) 10-30-2006, 10:41 AM

New Service started today. The 7:25 am westbound gets you to lancaster in 59 min.

wysong · #22 (**permalink**) 10-30-2006, 12:57 PM

$22.40 round trip w/ discount code - not bad.

google maps says the drive time is 78.5 minutes.

eldondre · #23 (**permalink**) 03-06-2007, 10:56 AM

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HARRISBURG, Pa. - Ridership on Amtrak's Keystone Corridor between Harrisburg and Philadelphia was up sharply following the start of more service on Oct. 30, 2006, proving once again that if train frequency is increased, riders will follow. In January 2007, the latest month for which statistics are available, Keystone Corridor ridership reached 73,604, up 17.8 percent from January 2006, before the upgraded service went into effect. On-time performance of Keystone Corridor trains also improved to 87.8 percent in January, according to Amtrak statistics.

Amtrak, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and the Federal Transit Administration funded the $145 million upgrade of the Keystone Corridor. It increased the number of weekday roundtrips from Philadelphia to Harrisburg from 11 to 14 and also reduced the running time between the two cities. Performance problems plagued the new service initially, drawing the ire of passengers and PennDOT. Those issues now appear to have been solved.

http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=1591

zur · #24 (**permalink**) 03-06-2007, 11:44 AM

El.. how far is the greyhound terminal from the train station?

Cuz I know of about 20,000 PSU students who would love to cut the time home in half.

eldondre · #25 (**permalink**) 03-06-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by zur

El.. how far is the greyhound terminal from the train station?

Cuz I know of about 20,000 PSU students who would love to cut the time home in half.

http://www.google.com/maps?q=Harrisb...i=map&ct=title

it appears across the street. you can also catch a bus to shippensburg. students with the student advantage card get 15% off.

sccaflagger74 · #26 (**permalink**) 03-06-2007, 01:38 PM

In Harrisburg the Greyhound station is in the train station. Trains upstairs, buses downstairs if I remember correctly.

Here is some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisb...rtation_Center

eldondre · #27 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 06:03 PM

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Nonstop service from Harrisburg International Airport to LaGuardia Airport in New York City will end on April 6, airport spokesman Scott Miller said today.
Miller said Colgan Air has decided to end the service, which it began in September. Colgan Air is a subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. A Colgan official was not immediately available for comment.
Miller said the Colgan flights from Harrisburg to New York were about 25 to 30 percent full on average. Colgan's target was about 40 percent full.
Miller also cited the impact of frequent flight delays because of air congestion problems in the New York City region. This meant that people could take the Amtrak train from Harrisburg to New York and get there almost as quickly as by air, but at less cost.
Also, the lease has run out on some of the planes Colgan uses throughout its system, Miller said. With fewer planes, Colgan had to decide which markets were best, and Harrisburg did not make the cut

http://blog.pennlive.com/business/20..._from_har.html

eldondre · #28 (**permalink**) 06-13-2008, 05:23 PM

looks like ridership hit 100k for the month of March
http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/0803monthly.pdf

eldondre · #29 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 04:27 PM

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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced the launch of a new Web site on Thursday for the Keystone Line, which runs between New York and Harrisburg by way of Philadelphia.
The Web site, www.CatchTheKeystone.com, provides schedules, ticket information, station hours and train amenities for the 12-stop rail route which provides 90-minute service between Harrisburg, Lancaster and Philadelphia and a direct connection to New York City.
Ridership along the 104-mile line has increased since $145 million in improvements two years ago, made through a joint effort of the State of Pennsylvania, Amtrak and the Federal Transit Administration. Ridership climbed from 891,764 in 2005-6 to 1,127,518 in 2007-8. Ridership this July was up 26 percent, over the same period last year.
In addition to the Web site, an advertising campaign featuring “monsters” to avoid taking the train will be rolled out to promote the use of the rail line and new Web site

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...l?surround=lfn

JugglerDave · #30 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 04:59 PM

well the new site is nicely laid out.

But in casual surfing, I found errors. For example the Paoli station AMTRAK ticket window is only open for a few hours in the morning. But the website shows the SEPTA ticket window hours or the station building open hours.

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