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A second daily Amtrak passenger train between New York\u2019s Penn Station and Pittsburgh will begin operating in mid-November, after an $80 million state investment in track and safety upgrades<\/a>, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Monday.<\/p>\n Bringing another Pennsylvanian train into service will double travel options for people traveling east-west between the state\u2019s two largest cities; it also will provide more capacity for riders to and from New York.<\/p>\n The train currently has stops in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Altoona, Johnstown, Latrobe, Greensburg, and Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n \u201cThe people of Western Pennsylvania have waited a long time for more passenger rail service and my administration has chased every opportunity to get this done,\u201d Gov. Josh Shapiro<\/a> said in a statement.<\/p>\n The Pennsylvanian travels the Norfolk Southern-owned Pittsburgh Line, part of a main artery for freight moving between Chicago and metropolitan New York. The freight railroad has major terminals in Toledo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n