Amtrak’s new board member eyes expansion in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Amtrak’s newest board member has Pennsylvania on his mind.

Rob Gleason, who spoke in Harrisburg last week, was nominated in late 2025 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in January as one of nine Amtrak board members.

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“I’m the first director in 50 years from Pennsylvania,” Gleason said. “It is amazing. When I was a young man, I used to ride the train from Johnstown to Philadelphia; I went to the University of Pennsylvania, so we all rode the train all the time.”…

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