Say goodbye to the Penn Station shuffle.

For the first time ever, the national railroad has announced plans for a direct, one-seat (a.k.a. no-transfer) train route connecting Long Island to Washington, D.C. , and other Northeast Corridor cities. The proposal would extend three daily Northeast Regional roundtrips east from Penn Station to Ronkonkoma, with stops in Jamaica and Hicksville, creating a seamless link between the island and the mainland U.S.

Translation: No more juggling the LIRR, NJ Transit and the PATH just to get to Philly.

The plan, first revealed at Amtrak’s May 22 board meeting and reported by Gothamist , wouldn’t launch until at least 2030 and hinges on several factors—namely, the completion of East River Tunnel repairs and the arrival of

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