For many in our area, hopes have been high for a return of passenger rail in the Lehigh Valley. But, progress has stalled in recent years. A 2024 Lehigh Valley Passenger Rail study identified five ...

Funded by the PA Department of Environmental Resources and PennDOT, the project includes the construction of a multi-purpose trail on the alignment of the former Lehigh Valley Railroad.

Joseph Barr, Amtrak’s director of network development for the East, noted that President Donald Trump has nominated Rob Gleason, former chair of the Pennsylvania Republican Party and an advocate ...