There is some history behind Amtrak. Passenger rail used to be privately owned and operated but after wwii and the buildout of interstate highways, the government took over the remains of failing routes in 1971 to create Amtrak. Few new routes have been created since then. A short out and back route from Tyrone would be logistically difficult and expensive to operate. Recently, Joe Biden, a huge advocate for trains, allocated $100 billion for expansions but that doesn’t include many long routes. Instead it focuses on creating short commuter routes to large cities. This may build support for future longer routes but those are likely at least a couple decades in the future. The nyc to Scranton route could be the beginnings of a nyc Scranton williamsport state college Pittsburgh route in the distant future. Also the congressman from that area was chair of the transportation committee and interstate 99 was his life long pet project