Prospects for restored passenger rail service from Scranton to the New York City area have dimmed with project delays, rising cost projections and use of passenger estimates that seem unduly low. An idea to locate storage and maintenance operations for the service in Scranton, however; could help to hold down the development costs, establish service …

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Local residents will be hearing the unmistakable sound of trains rolling down the track more often in the near future. That’s a welcome development for anyone who understands the efficiency of rail versus road traffic. Monroe and Lackawanna Counties’ separate rail commissions merged earlier this year to form the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority, a …

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