By EVAN JONES | ejones@mcall.com | The Morning Call, March 28, 2024 at 1:16 p.m.
The long-awaited process to restore passenger rail to the Lehigh Valley has left the station. If it ever reaches its final destination, the process will take at least a decade and need plenty of funding.
Several people were on hand Wednesday morning, virtually and in person, for the unveiling of the Lehigh Valley Passenger Rail Feasibility Analysis prepared by PennDOT and consulting company WSP. The Lehigh Valley Transportation Study hosted the event.
“This is the very, very initial study on passenger rail for this region,” said PennDOT representative Angela Watson. “This is the study I would call akin to a feasibility study to inform you as to what are the potential likely corridors that you could consider should you decide as a community to move forward and consider passenger rail for the Lehigh Valley.”
The report has identified the five “most likely” corridors for restoring passenger rail service from the Lehigh Valley to New York, Philadelphia, or Reading, out of 12 possible corridors examined. The five corridors are:
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