HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amtrak’s track renewal project on its Harrisburg Line is progressing ahead of schedule, allowing replacement bus service to end Nov. 7, two weeks earlier than originally projected, the passenger operator announced.
Booking tools on the Amtrak website and app have been updated accordingly, with ticketing for Nov. 8 and beyond now available.
The $122 million Harrisburg Line project began in March, and has involved bus substitutions on a 36-mile segment four days a week [see “Amtrak track project between Harrisburg and Lancaster …,” Trains News Wire, March 20, 2024]. Now more than 95% complete, is has so far involved replacement of 43 track-miles of rail and installation of 113,825 concrete ties. The project is slated to be completed in December.
Amtrak said in a press release that the project normally would have taken two years, but expanded track-outage windows have allowed for more efficient work and reduced the duration of customer impacts.
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