Amtrak's second Pittsburgh-New York route begins Nov. 18 - New York News Beep

PITTSBURGH —

Amtrak’s second daily route connecting Pittsburgh to New York City will begin service on Nov. 18, PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll announced Tuesday.

The new “Pennsylvanian” route will offer daily roundtrip service, stopping in Harrisburg and Philadelphia along the way.

Archive video above: Pittsburgh travelers filled Amtrak trains to New York for Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in 1983

The full journey between Union Station in downtown Pittsburgh and New York’s Penn Station will take just over nine hours one way.

Tickets for the route will be available later this week.

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Amtrak’s second Pittsburgh-New York route begins Nov. 18