Congressman Brendan Boyle Expresses Concern About Potential Suspension of Keystone Service Train

Amtrak line between Harrisburg and Philly threatened by SEPTA cuts

Amtrak could lose $71M annually from SEPTA because of a delay in state operating funds, a lawmaker warns.

Amtrak service from Philadelphia to Harrisburg could be cut amid SEPTA crisis

It's because Amtrak would lose $71 million in annual payments from SEPTA, which leases the lines.

Congressman Brendan Boyle expresses concern about potential suspension of Keystone Service train

SEPTA Director of Media Relations Andrew Busch explained that SEPTA is facing a structural budget deficit of $213 million

SEPTA funding crisis could affect central Pennsylvania’s Amtrak service, congressman warns

Amtrak's Keystone Service train at Exton station in Chester County. (Peter Hall/Capital-Star)A crucial passenger rail link between central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and New York could be in jeopardy if state lawmakers don’t act to stave off public transit cuts in the commonwealth’s largest metro area, U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-2nd District) said Monday. Boyle said Amtrak President Roger Harris told him the loss of more than $71 million in paym…

The conflicting visions to fund SEPTA and Pa.'s other public transit agencies, explained

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The SEPTA funding debate digs up Pennsylvania’s perennial rural-vs.-urban divide

The battle lines in Harrisburg are becoming clear: It’s the Philadelphia region vs. everybody.