The bus terminal, the last remnant of what used to be a train station, could fall victim to progress as Penn State refines its West Campus expansion plan. One scenario calls for a new road, West Campus Drive, to follow part of the route of the old railroad bed. Centre Region officials are searching for a site to put a new bus station in the next five or 10 years. Today, freight rail service still runs toward State College from Bellefonte, but on different rails. Trains only go as far as the factories near the Nittany Mall.
Trucks now haul coal to the campus power plant.
Amtrak passenger service stops nowhere nearer to Penn State than Tyrone, Huntingdon or Lewistown. Bus passengers line up with their bags only a few steps from the old train platform. And today, work continues on Interstate 99, which will give Penn State a long-awaited superhighway connection to the outside world. I-99 will run through Bellefonte. The trip from State College should take about 10 minutes.