Amtrak has launched improvement and repair projects at its Latrobe and Greensburg stations in western Pennsylvania. Amtrak has not yet released cost estimates for either project.
Work at Latrobe station is scheduled to begin later this year. Amtrak will upgrade the station by:
- Building a concrete platform and encasing canopy bases in concrete
- Installing electric service and lighting along the platform and ramp
- Adding two sloped walkways connecting the shelter entrance to the new platform
- Creating an accessible walkway from the public right-of-way to the parking, shelter, and platform
- Designating accessible parking and constructing an ADA-compliant ramp
- Renovating the shelter entrance
- Pouring new concrete stairs and canopy foundations
- Resurfacing, striping, and modifying the parking lot
- Updating station signage
Amtrak also plans to begin construction at Greensburg Station in 2026. The project team is working through the design approval process with Norfolk Southern Railway, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the State Historic Preservation Offices.
Planned upgrades at Greensburg Station include:
- Replacing the existing low-level platform with two new concrete platforms
- Removing and relocating platform canopies with new roofing, foundations, and drainage
- Installing new stair and elevator enclosures
- Relocating the wheelchair lift enclosure and building a new sloped walkway and landing
- Designating two new ADA-compliant parking spaces
- Installing platform lighting and wiring
- Constructing new stairs from the platform to the tunnel level
- Adding two ADA-compliant restrooms
- Installing ADA-compliant automatic doors and new flooring in the tunnel hallway, utility room, and restrooms