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====Rail==== {{Further|Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)}} [[File:1915 - LVRR Station.jpg|thumb|A 1915 postcard of [[Allentown station (Lehigh Valley Railroad)|Allentown station]] at 4th and [[Hamilton Street|Hamilton]] streets, which opened in 1890, closed in 1961, and was demolished in 1972]] Allentown is a regional center for [[freight transport]]. [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s primary [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]] [[Hump yard|hump classification yards]] are located in Allentown,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Media/Corporate%20Profile/;jsessionid=Cff4GgpYGNc11LGyG1zMtKX0vKpN91jFcThnpFYFSTffvyYhY1YY!-697845123 |title=Norfolk Southern Corporate Profile |access-date=June 22, 2007 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927024442/http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Media/Corporate%20Profile/;jsessionid=Cff4GgpYGNc11LGyG1zMtKX0vKpN91jFcThnpFYFSTffvyYhY1YY!-697845123 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the city is served by [[R.J. Corman Railroad Group]], a commercial railroad company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rjcorman.com/allentown.htm |title=R.J. Corman Railroad Group Allentown Lines |access-date=June 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070803161500/http://www.rjcorman.com/allentown.htm |archive-date=August 3, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Major commercial rail traffic in the city include the [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|Norfolk Southern Lehigh Line]], which runs east through the city across the [[Delaware River]], and Norfolk Southern's [[Reading Line]], which runs west through Allentown to [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]]. The last passenger rail service in the city, which was provided by [[SEPTA]], ceased operating in 1979, though one of SEPTA's two main Allentown train stations remains standing. In September 2020, [[Amtrak]], as part of its expansion plan, proposed restoring rail service between Allentown and [[New York City]] by 2035.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ray |last=Lange |title=Developing New Amtrak Corridors : Expanding the U.S. Passenger MarketAmtrak + Rail Passengers Association |date=November 2020 |url=https://railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/16610/september_23_-_new_corridors.pdf |website=Railpassengers.org |access-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422183523/https://railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/16610/september_23_-_new_corridors.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dye96JE94hU |title=Developing New Corridors: Expanding the U.S. Passenger Market |date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=March 4, 2022 |via=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331092330/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dye96JE94hU |url-status=live}}</ref> This largely single-track Amtrak route has been opposed by [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], which acquired the [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|Lehigh Line]] as part of its purchase of [[Federal government of the United States|federally]]-founded [[Conrail]] in 1999. In November 2008, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) and both Lehigh and Northampton counties commissioned a study, exploring restoration of the [[Black Diamond (train)|Black Diamond]] service, which ran until 1961, which would entail extending [[New Jersey Transit]]'s [[Raritan Valley Line]] to Allentown.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mcall.newspapers.com/image/278851635/?terms=County%20eyes%20N.J.%20rail%20extension%20to%20area&match=1 |title=County eyes N.J. rail extension to area |work=The Morning Call |date=November 7, 2008 |access-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426082059/https://mcall.newspapers.com/image/278851635/?terms=County%20eyes%20N.J.%20rail%20extension%20to%20area&match=1 |url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Allentown was once a passenger rail hub served by the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]], using the [[Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad]], [[Lehigh and New England Railroad]], [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]], [[Reading Company|Reading Railroad]], [[Lehigh Valley Transit Company]], and Conrail. Routes served [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] and [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] to the north, [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] and [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]] to the northwest, Reading and [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] to the west, [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] and [[New York City]] to the east, and [[Philadelphia]] to the south.<ref>Central Railroad of New Jersey's timetable: {{cite web |url=http://timetables.m72express.com/scans/CNJ-LehighSusq1930TT.gif |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014000309/http://timetables.m72express.com/scans/CNJ-LehighSusq1930TT.gif |archive-date=October 14, 2006}} The Lehigh Valley Railroad's ''Black Diamond'' timetable</ref>
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