Fort Pitt (train)
Introduction 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  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the Pittsburgh—Greensburg ''Parkway Limited'' commuter train.The ''Fort Pitt'' began operation April 26, 1981, and was withdrawn on January 30, 1983, when PennDOT declined to continue funding the train.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
External links * 1982 timetable