A late evening Amtrak Keystone train originating in Harrisburg, PA, departs the recently renovated (October 2019) Mount Joy station. The eastbound train is headed towards Philadelphia, eventually terminating in New York, via the NEC.
The Pennsylvania Railroad relocated this station in a deep cut in 1896 to separate it from the street traffic above. A brick and wood depot was built at street level and stood until demolished in 1976. What you see here is the fruition of a 3 year, $30.5 million dollar project which included the installation of a new overhead pedestrian bridge, two 500-foot-long high-level platforms with canopies, all new lighting, stairways, additional parking and accessibility improvements such as elevators between the platforms and street. The new station includes elements that reference the Victorian and other 19th century architecture found in downtown Mount Joy.
A continuously growing album of photos that IMHO reveal the awesome and seldom-seen beauty of the railroad world from the dimming of day to dawn's early light! From dusk to dawn, trains roll on! (I'm still finding gems of sunset-to-sunrise surprises!)