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===Transportation=== The main highway connecting Johnstown to the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] is [[U.S. Route 219 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 219]]. There is also [[Pennsylvania Route 56|PA Route 56]], which is an expressway from 219 until Walnut Street. From there, it provides a connection to [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 22]] to the north of Johnstown, which connects to [[Pittsburgh]] and [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]]. The local airport is the [[John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport]], served by United Express, with flights to Washington-Dulles and Chicago-O'Hare. Passenger rail service is provided by [[Amtrak]]'s daily ''[[Pennsylvanian (train)|Pennsylvanian]]'' at the [[Johnstown (Amtrak station)|Johnstown Amtrak station]]''.'' The city is located on the former mainline of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]. [[Norfolk Southern]] operates 60β80 trains daily on these rails. [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] also has a branch into the city. [[CamTran]] operates the local bus service and the [[Johnstown Inclined Plane]] ([[funicular]]). Until 1976, local transit service was operated by a private company, [[Johnstown Traction Company]]. [[Streetcar]]s (or "trolleys") operated in Johnstown until 1960, and [[Trolleybus|trolley buses]] from 1951 until 1967.<ref name="sebree-ward">[[Mac Sebree|Sebree, Mac]]; and Ward, Paul (1974). ''The Trolley Coach in North America'', pp. 155β158. Los Angeles: [[Interurban Press|Interurbans]]. LCCN 74-20367.</ref>
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