Parkway Limited

Parkway Limited
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocalePennsylvania
First serviceMarch 3, 1981
Last serviceNovember 13, 1981
Former operator(s)Conrail (under contract to PennDOT)
Route
TerminiPittsburgh
Greensburg
Stops5
Service frequencyTwo daily round-trips on weekdays
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)Conrail
Route map
Pittsburgh
Amtrak
Wilkinsburg
Swissvale
Pitcairn
Irwin
Manor
Jeannette
Greensburg
Amtrak

The Parkway Limited was a short-lived commuter train operated by Conrail (under contract to PennDOT) between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in 1981. The train was created in response to construction work on the section of Interstate 376 known as Parkway East. The train was funded by $2 million of a $10 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration. It supplemented the PATrain service, which ran slightly to the south.

The service had two departures daily in each direction: early morning inbound runs from Greensburg and Pitcairn, with corresponding outbound returns in the late afternoon.[1] The trains used Penn Station in downtown Pittsburgh, becoming the first commuter rail service there since 1964.[2]

  1. ^ Fisher, Ken (March 3, 1981). "Commuters gear up for Parkway work". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  2. ^ Fisher, Ken (March 2, 1981). "Commuter train rolls into town". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 10, 2010.