Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
6/25/2009
Officials in Harrisburg are mulling the prospect of a high-speed rail line that would connect Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, State College and Cleveland, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
With optimism stoked by the promise of $8 billion in federal stimulus money and $51 billion in upcoming legislation, business leaders, train advocates and public officials touted expanded rail service to three members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in a hearing Downtown.
"Moving more passengers to our railways could have an immediate impact on highway congestion," said Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, a member of the committee and chairman of the hearing.
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