The return of passenger rail has been discussed in the Poconos for decades — but the region is finally on the verge of learning whether the federal government will provide money for a route connecting ...

The proposed Scranton-to-New York City passenger train, which would include stops in the Poconos, took its most significant step toward happening Tuesday, with a federal railroad agency commiting ...

Trains traveling between Scranton to New York City would transport an estimated 470,000 people a year beginning in 2028, according to a two-year study released last week by Amtrak and the Pennsylvania ...

SCRANTON – An Amtrak executive and the railroad’s technical staff toured potential station locations and other key landmarks Monday on the route of the proposed Scranton-to-New York City passenger ...

Over the river and through the wood, as the old song goes, a cozy train ride transports passengers through scenic Pennsylvania landscapes each winter. The river, in this case, is the Lackawaxen River, ...