As recent as the late 1960s the station was the site of several train departures a day, run by the Pennsylvania Railroad heading north to Harrisburg and south, towards Baltimore and Washington, DC, including the "Buffalo Day Express," the "Northern Express," the "Spirit of St. Louis" and shuttle cars for the "Penn Texas." The last "Red Arrow" bound for Detroit departed from York in the latter half of the 1950s. Rail enthusiasts have suggested commuter rail service could be started between York and Philadelphia with much of the necessary infrastructure already in place, using SEPTA's system. Transportation planners say this is too expensive, with bus and van services more feasible. The former Pennsylvania Railroad station for York now lies along the York County Heritage Rail Trail across from the baseball park.