Allegheny Valley commuter rail gains ground

Lets keep our eye on this and see if we can make it something more than a political promise.

From the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

By Liz Hayes
VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH
Sunday, December 23, 2007

After years of barely chugging along, the planning process for a proposed Allegheny Valley commuter rail has kicked into high gear.

The Westmoreland County Transit Authority on Thursday agreed to pay a contractor $500,000 to study the feasibility of offering commuter rail services from New Kensington to Pittsburgh, as well as from Greensburg to Pittsburgh.

The day before, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a 2008 budget that includes a $1 million earmark for commuter rail projects in Allegheny County.

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