(File Photo of a Norfolk Southern Train)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted a resolution introduced by State Representative Rob Matzie designating May 9, 2026, as “National Train Day” in Pennsylvania. 

Matzie said the measure, H.R. 410, highlights the role railroads have played in shaping the state’s history and their continued importance today. He noted that rail transportation helps reduce highway congestion, lower emissions, improve safety and connect economic centers across the commonwealth. 

National Train Day was first established in 2008 and is observed annually on the Saturday closest to May 10, marking the completion of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad in 1869 in Promontory, Utah.