HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amtrak has rejected an ambitious proposal to launch a transcontinental passenger train route that would have connected New York to Los Angeles with stops in Harrisburg and more than a dozen other Pennsylvania communities.
In a statement to FOX43, Amtrak said it reviewed the proposal from Delaware-based AmeriStarRail and “found it to be lacking a fundamental business case to support its lofty proposal.”
“Amtrak is not considering the proposed combined freight and passenger route but remains singularly focused on enhanced interstate passenger service,” the statement continued…