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The Pennsylvania Railway Map points out the significant train routes which link the near and far destinations of the state. Pennsylvania state map is also known to indicate the extensive railway routes of the state. In 1827 Pennsylvania's first railroad organization was formed and in 1828 the first rail line of the state linked Columbia with Philadelphia. In later years such as 1834, 1838, 1839, 1846 and 1855, Philadelphia was connected with Germantown, New Jersey, New York City Reading, Trenton and Lehigh Valley. In the year 1852 Pennsylvania Railroad started operating trains in Pittsburgh. With trackways connecting Buffalo, St. Louis, New York, Chicago and Washington Pennsylvania emerged as a prominent railroad facilitator in the following years of 1865. Apart from commuter trains, the Lehigh Valley and Reading railroads of Pennsylvania support the freight carriage system of the Middle Atlantic zone. Equipped with 10, 935 km long rail lines, as per a survey of 2000, Pennsylvania is served by 60 railroad organizations. Amtrak, a major railway service provider, offers 100 trains to different parts of Pennsylvania. Towns such as Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Altoona, Lancaster, Allentown and many others, intersected by the rail routes of Pennsylvania, are clearly highlighted in the Railway Map of the State.
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Locations in the Map
MAJOR TOWNS:
Harrisburg, Altoona, Johnstown, Pittsburgh, Williamsport, Scranton.
OTHER TOWNS/CITIES:
Meadville, Allentown, Union City, Warren, Kane Emporium, St. Marys, Williamsport, Benwick, Scranton, Towanda, Mansfield, Wellsboro, Carbondale, stroundsburg, Hazelton, Betblehem, Oil City, Merser, Brookville, Clearfield, Bottsville, Allentown, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Somerset, Waynesburg, Johnstown, Carlisle, York, Lancaster, Hershey, Gettyburg.
NEIGHBOUR STATES: New York, Ohio, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland.
OCEANS, SEAS, RIVERS, BAYS & CANALS Lake Erie.
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