Central Penn Business Journal,
2/4/2010
While Scranton was left out of the funding, Pennsylvania earned more than $26 million in stimulus funds to upgrade Amtrak lines between Harrisburg and Philadelphia for high-speed rail trains, reports the Central Penn Business Journal.
The state will use most of the money, $25.6 million, to remove the three remaining road crossings and build two bridges on the Keystone Corridor in Lancaster County, said Erin Waters, a spokeswoman for PennDOT.
The improvements eventually will allow Amtrak to increase top speeds from 110 mph to 125 mph along the Keystone.
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