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Fort Pitt
Last run of the Fort Pitt at Altoona in January 1983
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleWestern Pennsylvania
First serviceApril 26, 1981
Last serviceJanuary 30, 1983
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiPittsburgh
Altoona
Stops4
Distance travelled117 mi (188 km)
Average journey time2 hours 37 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)37-39
On-board services
Class(es)Unreserved coach
Catering facilitiesOn-board cafe
Technical
Rolling stockAmfleet coaches
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Track owner(s)Conrail
Route map
Legend
To Chicago
0 mi Pittsburgh Parkway Limited
Capitol Limited to Washington
12 mi
19 km
Pitcairn Parkway Limited
31 mi
50 km
Greensburg Parkway Limited
41 mi
66 km
Latrobe
78 mi
126 km
Johnstown
117 mi
188 km
Altoona
Pennsylvanian to Philadelphia
Broadway Limited to New York
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The Fort Pitt was a 117-mile (188 km) daily passenger train operated by Amtrak between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Altoona, Pennsylvania. The Fort Pitt was a so-called Section 403(b) train, meaning that its operation was subsidized by the state of Pennsylvania.

The Fort Pitt operated in tandem with the Pennsylvanian, then a Pittsburgh—Philadelphia service. The westbound Pennsylvanian, after arriving in Pittsburgh in the evening, would be turned around and east to Altoona. The following morning, that trainset returned to Pittsburgh as a westbound Fort Pitt, then ran eastbound to Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) as a Pennsylvanian. This allowed Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to operate two routes with the same two equipment sets. A typical consist was three to four Amfleet coaches pulled by an EMD F40PH locomotive. Amtrak added Pitcairn as a stop in mid-1981 to supplement the Pittsburgh—Greensburg Parkway Limited commuter train.

The Fort Pitt began operation April 26, 1981, and was withdrawn on January 30, 1983, when PennDOT declined to continue funding the train. On average, the Fort Pitt carried 30 passengers daily, set against a subsidy of $547,453.

References

  1. McCann, Tom (April 15, 1981). "Amtrak expands service: Western Pa. to get 3 full runs". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  2. "Commuter train to start new schedule". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 29, 1981. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  3. "Train serving Latrobe, Greensburg finished". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 24, 1982. Retrieved August 9, 2009.

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