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{{short description|Electrified railroad line in the northeastern US}}
{{about|the Amtrak main line|the New Jersey Transit service|Northeast Corridor Line|the agglomeration of metropolitan areas|Northeast megalopolis}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name                            = Northeast Corridor
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| image                           = Three trains at Trenton Transit Center (3), March 2022.JPG
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| caption                         = [[Amtrak]], [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJT]], and [[SEPTA Regional Rail|SEPTA]] trains at [[Trenton Transit Center]]
| type                            = [[High-speed rail]]<br />[[Higher-speed rail]]<br />[[Inter-city rail]]<br />[[Commuter rail]]
| system                          = [[Amtrak]]<br />[[CSX Transportation]]<br />[[Norfolk Southern Railway]]<br />[[Providence and Worcester Railroad]]
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| locale                          = [[Northeastern megalopolis]]
| start                           = [[South Station|Boston]], Massachusetts
| end                             = [[Washington Union Station|Washington]], D.C.
| stations                        = 108 (30 Amtrak stations, 78 commuter-rail-only stations)
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| ridership2                      = {{Amtrak route ridership|NEC total}}
| open                            = 1834 (first section)<br />1917 (final section)
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| owner                           = [[Massachusetts Department of Transportation]] (Boston–MA/RI border)<br />[[Amtrak]] (MA/RI border–New Haven)<br />[[Connecticut Department of Transportation]] (New Haven–CT/NY border) <br />[[Metro-North Railroad]] (CT/NY border–New Rochelle)<br />Amtrak (New Rochelle–Washington)
| operator                        = [[Amtrak]], [[MBTA Commuter Rail|MBTA]] (operated by [[Keolis]]), [[CT Rail]], [[Metro-North Railroad]], [[Long Island Rail Road]], [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]], [[SEPTA Regional Rail|SEPTA]], [[MARC Train|MARC]]
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*[[Amtrak's 60 Hz traction power system|25 kV AC at 60 Hz]] {{Nowrap|(Boston–New Haven)}}
*[[Electrification of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad|12.5 kV AC at 60 Hz]] {{Nowrap|(New Haven–New York)}}
*[[Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system|12 kV AC at 25 Hz]] {{Nowrap|(New York–Washington)}}
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The '''Northeast Corridor''' ('''NEC''') is an electrified railroad line in the [[Northeast megalopolis]] of the United States. Owned primarily by [[Amtrak]], it runs from [[Boston]] in the north to [[Washington, D.C.]], in the south, with major stops in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]], [[New York City]], [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], and [[Baltimore]]. The NEC is roughly paralleled by [[Interstate 95]] for most of its length. Carrying more than 2,200 trains a day,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Young |first1=Elise |last2=Pogkas |first2=Demetrios |date=March 5, 2018 |title=How Trump's Hudson Tunnel Feud Threatens the National Economy |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-hudson-river-amtrak-tunnel-american-economy/ |access-date=March 6, 2018 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |publisher=Bloomberg, L.P. |location=New York |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422045434/https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-hudson-river-amtrak-tunnel-american-economy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> it is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency.<ref>{{Cite report |url=http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/2005/pdf/entire.pdf |title=Transportation Statistics Annual Report |date=November 2005 |publisher=Bureau of Transportation Statistics |location=[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] |access-date=February 18, 2007 |archive-date=October 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021155251/http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/2005/pdf/entire.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The corridor is used by many Amtrak trains, including the high-speed ''[[Acela]]'' (formerly ''Acela Express''), intercity trains, and several [[Long-distance Amtrak routes|long-distance]] trains. Most of the corridor also has frequent [[Commuter rail in North America|commuter rail]] service, operated by the [[MBTA Commuter Rail|MBTA]] ([[Keolis]]), [[CT Rail]], [[Metro-North Railroad]], [[Long Island Rail Road]], [[New Jersey Transit Rail Operations|New Jersey Transit]], [[SEPTA Regional Rail|SEPTA]], and [[MARC Train|MARC]]. While large through freights have not run on the NEC since the early 1980s, some sections still carry smaller local freights operated by [[CSX]], [[Norfolk Southern]], [[Conrail Shared Assets Operations|CSAO]], [[Providence and Worcester]], [[New York and Atlantic]], and [[Canadian Pacific]]. CSX and NS partly own their routes.

[[Long-distance Amtrak routes|Long-distance Amtrak services]] that use the Northeast Corridor include the ''[[Cardinal (Amtrak)|Cardinal]]'', ''[[Crescent (Amtrak)|Crescent]]'', and ''[[Silver Meteor (Amtrak)|Silver Meteor]]'' trains, which reach {{convert|125|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, as well as its ''Acela'' trains, which reach {{convert|150-160|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in parts of [[Massachusetts]], [[Rhode Island]], and [[New Jersey]]. Some express trains operated by MARC that reach {{convert|125|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} also operate on the Northeast Corridor. ''Acela'' can travel the {{convert|225|mi|km|abbr=on}} between New York City and Washington, D.C., in under three hours, and the {{convert|229|mi|km|abbr=on}} between New York and Boston in under 3.5 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.narprail.org/site/assets/files/1038/trains.pdf |title=Amtrak fact sheet: Acela service |date=2013 |publisher=National Association of Railroad Passengers |location=Washington|access-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/opinion/08wolmar.html |title=High-Speed Rail Investment Should Focus on Acela |last=Wolmar |first=Christian |date=March 7, 2010 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York |access-date=May 6, 2016 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=November 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105060741/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/opinion/08wolmar.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, Amtrak proposed improvements to enable "true" high-speed rail on the corridor, which would have roughly halved travel times at an estimated cost of $151 billion.<ref name="vision2012">{{Cite report |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/nec/reports/amtrak-vision-for-the-northeast-corridor-july-2012.pdf |title=The Amtrak Vision for the Northeast Corridor: 2012 Update Report |date=July 17, 2012 |publisher=Amtrak |location=Washington |access-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323174938/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/nec/reports/amtrak-vision-for-the-northeast-corridor-july-2012.pdf |archive-date=2025-03-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-07-10/news/32602302_1_amtrak-president-joseph-boardman-acela-express-northeast-corridor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714061955/http://articles.philly.com/2012-07-10/news/32602302_1_amtrak-president-joseph-boardman-acela-express-northeast-corridor |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |title=Amtrak's high-speed Northeast Corridor plan at $151 billion |last=Nussbaum |first=Paul |date=July 10, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|location=[[Philadelphia]]|publisher= |access-date=July 23, 2013}}</ref>

==History==

===Origins===
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[[File:NEC map.svg|200px|right|thumb|Sections owned by Amtrak are in red; sections with commuter service are highlighted in blue.]]
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Most of what is now called the Northeast Corridor was built, piece by piece, by several railroads constructed as early as the 1830s. Before 1900, their routes had been consolidated as two long and unconnected stretches, each of them a part of a major railroad. Anchored in Washington, D.C., the stretch owned by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]], approached New York City from the south. Anchored at Boston, the stretch owned by the [[New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad|New Haven Railroad]] entered [[New York State]] from [[Connecticut]]. The former terminated at New Jersey [[Exchange Place station (Pennsylvania Railroad)|ferry slips]] across the Hudson River from Manhattan Island.<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 26, 1910|title=Open Pennsylvania Station to-night; First Regular Train to Use the Hudson River Tubes Starts at 12:02 A.M. Sunday.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1910/11/26/archives/open-pennsylvania-station-tonight-first-regular-train-to-use-the.html|access-date=October 12, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410205301/https://www.nytimes.com/1910/11/26/archives/open-pennsylvania-station-tonight-first-regular-train-to-use-the.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The latter extended to the Bronx, where it continued into Manhattan via trackage rights on the [[New York and Harlem Railroad]]. It also reached the Bronx via the [[Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad]], which extended to the Bronx from the New Haven at [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 22, 1906|title=New Haven Road to Use Pennsylvania Terminal; Applies for Leave to Avail Itself of Port Chester Tracks. To Enter City by Tunnel Rapid Transit Board Directs That Connecting Railroad Franchise Be Taken Up Without More Delay.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1906/06/22/archives/new-haven-road-to-use-pennsylvania-terminal-applies-for-leave-to.html|access-date=October 12, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523014716/https://www.nytimes.com/1906/06/22/archives/new-haven-road-to-use-pennsylvania-terminal-applies-for-leave-to.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 1903 to 1917, the two railroads undertook a number of projects that connected their lines and completed, in effect, the Northeast Corridor. These included the [[New York Tunnel Extension]], which extended from New Jersey to Long Island (and was composed of the [[Manhattan Transfer station]], the [[North River Tunnels]], a new [[Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963)|Pennsylvania Station]], the [[East River Tunnels]]), the [[New York Connecting Railroad]], and the [[Hell Gate Bridge]]. Combined, these constituted a stretch that started just outside of [[Newark, New Jersey]], on the Pennsylvania Railroad side, and connected with the [[Harlem River]] and Port Chester Railroad (and thus New Rochelle) on the New Haven side. With the opening of the Hell Gate Bridge in 1917, this final connecting stretch, and thus the Northeast Corridor itself, was complete.{{citation needed|date = April 2024}}

With the 1968 creation of [[Penn Central Transportation Company|Penn Central]], which was a combination of those two railroads and the New York Central Railroad, the entire corridor was under the control of a single entity for the first time. After successor Penn Central’s 1970 bankruptcy, the corridor was almost entirely subsumed by the subsequently-created [[Amtrak]] on May 1, 1971.{{citation needed|date = April 2024}}

====Boston–The Bronx (New Haven Railroad)====
* [[Boston]]–[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]: [[Boston and Providence Railroad]] opened 1835, partially realigned in 1847 and in 1899. Became part of the [[Old Colony Railroad]] in 1888.<ref>Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners, February 15, 1911, page 408</ref>
* Providence–[[Stonington, Connecticut|Stonington]]: [[New York, Providence and Boston Railroad]] opened 1837; partially realigned 1848.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}
* Stonington–[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]: [[Shore Line Railway (Connecticut)|New Haven, New London and Stonington Railroad]] opened 1852–1889, realigned in New Haven, 1894.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}
* New Haven–[[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]]: [[New York and New Haven Railroad]] opened 1849.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}
* New Rochelle–[[Port Morris, Bronx|Port Morris (Bronx)]]: [[Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad]] opened 1873.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}

====Newark–Washington, D.C. (Pennsylvania Railroad)====
* [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]–[[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]: [[United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company]] opened 1834–1839, 1841; partially realigned 1863 and 1870.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}
* Trenton–[[Frankford Junction]]: [[Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad]] opened 1834; partially realigned 1911.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}
* Frankford Junction–Zoo Tower: [[Connecting Railway]] opened 1867.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}
* Zoo Tower–[[Gray's Ferry Bridge|Grays Ferry Bridge]]: [[Junction Railroad (Philadelphia)|Junction Railroad]] opened 1863–1866.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}
* Grays Ferry–Bayview: [[Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad]] opened 1837–1838,<ref>{{Harvnb|Churella|2013|pp=222–223}}</ref> 1866, 1906.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}
* Bayview Yard–[[Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)|Baltimore Union Station]]: [[Union Tunnel (Baltimore)|Union Railroad]] opened 1873.<ref>{{Harvnb|Churella|2013|p=358}}</ref>
* [[Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)|Baltimore Union Station]]–[[Landover, Maryland|Landover]]: [[Baltimore and Potomac Rail Road]] opened 1872.<ref>{{Harvnb|Churella|2013|p=357}}</ref>
* Landover–[[Washington, D.C.]]: [[Baltimore and Potomac Railroad#New Washington Union Station alignment|Magruder Branch]] opened 1907<ref>{{Harvnb|Churella|2013|p=744}}</ref>

====New York City area====
[[File:Northeast Corridor connection.jpg|right|thumb|Annotated map of projects that the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New Haven Railroad undertook between 1903 and 1917, connecting their lines and effectively completing the Northeast Corridor. From left to right:{{bulleted list
| [[Manhattan Transfer station]]
| [[New York Tunnel Extension]]
| [[Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963)|Pennsylvania Station]]
| [[New York Connecting Railroad]]
| [[Hell Gate Bridge]]
}}
]]

* The [[Manhattan Transfer station]] (just above Newark), opened 1910<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=November 27, 1910|title=Pennsylvania Opens Its Great Station; First Regular Train Sent Through the Hudson River Tunnel at Midnight.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1910/11/27/archives/pennsylvania-opens-its-great-station-first-regular-train-sent.html|access-date=April 11, 2018|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411111506/https://www.nytimes.com/1910/11/27/archives/pennsylvania-opens-its-great-station-first-regular-train-sent.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[New York Tunnel Extension]], opened 1910<ref name=":0" />
* [[Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963)]], completed 1910<ref name=":0" />
* [[New York Connecting Railroad]], completed 1917<ref name="nrhs1917">{{cite book|last1=Thom|first1=William G.|title=The New York Connecting Railroad|last2=Sturm|first2=Robert C.|date=2006|publisher=Long Island-Sunrise Chapter, [[National Railway Historical Society]]|isbn=9780988691605|page=46}}</ref>
* [[Hell Gate Bridge]] (connected to Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad), opened 1917<ref name="nrhs1917" />

===Electrification, 1905–38===

====New York section====
{{see also|Electrification of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad}}
In 1899, [[William J. Wilgus]], the New York Central Railroad (NYC)'s chief engineer, proposed [[Railway electrification system|electrifying]] the lines leading from [[Grand Central Terminal]] and the split at [[Mott Haven, Bronx|Mott Haven]], using a [[third rail]] power system devised by [[Frank J. Sprague]]. Electricity was in use on some branch lines of the NYNH&H for [[Interurban|interurban streetcars]] via [[third rail]] or [[Overhead line|trolley wire]].<ref name="Sprague Cunningham 2013 pp. 58–76">{{cite journal|last1=Sprague|first1=J. L.|last2=Cunningham|first2=J. J.|year=2013|title=A Frank Sprague Triumph: The Electrification of Grand Central Terminal [History]|journal=IEEE Power and Energy Magazine|volume=11|issue=1|pages=58–76|doi=10.1109/mpe.2012.2222293|s2cid=6729668|issn=1540-7977}}</ref> An accident in the [[Park Avenue Tunnel (railroad)|Park Avenue Tunnel]] near the present Grand Central Terminal that killed 17 people on January 8, 1902, was blamed on smoke from [[steam locomotive]]s; the resulting outcry led to a push for electric operation in [[Manhattan]].<ref name="nyt-2013-01-18">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/nyregion/the-birth-of-grand-central-terminal-100-years-later.html?pagewanted=all |title=The Birth of Grand Central Terminal |last=Roberts |first=Sam |date=January 18, 2013 |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 8, 2015 |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116154606/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/nyregion/the-birth-of-grand-central-terminal-100-years-later.html?pagewanted=all |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Roberts2013">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DgYvB8G9higC |title=Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America |last=Sam Roberts |date=January 22, 2013 |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |isbn=978-1-4555-2595-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/grandcentral-parkave/|title=WGBH American Experience: Grand Central|date=January 8, 1902|publisher=[[PBS]]|location=[[Boston]]|via=[[WGBH Educational Foundation]]|access-date=November 8, 2015|archive-date=October 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023113600/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/grandcentral-parkave/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The NH announced in 1905 that it would electrify its main line from New York to [[Stamford, Connecticut]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} Along with the [[construction of Grand Central Terminal]], which was opened in 1913, the NYC electrified its lines. On September 30, 1906, the NYC conducted a test of suburban [[multiple unit]] service to [[High Bridge Station (New York)|High Bridge station]] on the [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Hudson Line]];<ref name=Schlichting2001>{{cite book|last=Schlichting|first=Kurt C.|author-link=Kurt C. Schlichting|title=Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Architecture and Engineering in New York|year=2001|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|location=Baltimore|isbn=978-0-8018-6510-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/grandcentralterm0000schl/ |url-access=registration}}</ref>{{rp|97}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Gray|title=Picturing Our Past: National Register Sides in Westchester County|chapter=Suburban Westchester|editor1=Elizabeth G. Fuller |editor2=Katherine M. Hite|publisher=Westchester County Historical Society|year=2003|location=Elmsford, New York|pages=382–383|isbn=978-0-915585-14-4}}</ref> regular service began on December 11.<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 12, 1906|title=N.Y. Central Starts Its Electric Trains; Regular Service Begins with Four Yonkers Locals|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1906/12/12/archives/ny-central-starts-its-electric-trains-regular-service-begins-with.html|access-date=November 1, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101132028/https://www.nytimes.com/1906/12/12/archives/ny-central-starts-its-electric-trains-regular-service-begins-with.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Burch 1911 p. 541">{{cite book | last=Burch | first=E.P. | title=Electric Traction for Railway Trains: A Book for Students, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Superintendents of Motive Power and Others ... | publisher=McGraw-Hill Book Company | year=1911 | oclc=70301545 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3k5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA541 | access-date=November 1, 2021 | page=541}}</ref> [[Electric locomotive]]s began serving Grand Central on February 15, 1907,<ref name=Schlichting2001/>{{rp|115}} and all NYC passenger service into Grand Central was electrified on July 1, 1907.<ref name="Burch 1911 p. 541"/><ref>{{Cite news|date=July 2, 1907|title=Central at Odds With New Haven; Mellen's Road Officials Think Price for Electric Current at Union Station High|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1907/07/02/archives/central-at-odds-with-new-haven-mellens-road-officials-think-price.html|access-date=November 1, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101132029/https://www.nytimes.com/1907/07/02/archives/central-at-odds-with-new-haven-mellens-road-officials-think-price.html|url-status=live}}</ref> NH electrification began in July to [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]], August to [[Port Chester, New York|Port Chester]] and October the rest of the way to Stamford.<ref name="Goss 1915 p. 635">{{cite book | last=Goss | first=W.F.M. | title=Smoke Abatement and Electrification of Railway Terminals in Chicago: Report of the Chicago Association of Commerce, Committee of Investigation on Smoke Abatement and Electrification of Railway Terminals | publisher=Rand, McNally | year=1915 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aCVRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA635 | access-date=November 1, 2021 | page=635}}</ref> Steam trains last operated into Grand Central on June 30, 1908: the deadline after which steam trains were banned in Manhattan.<ref name=Schlichting2001/>{{rp|55–56}} Subsequently, all NH passenger trains into Manhattan were electrified. In June 1914, the NH electrification was extended to [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], which was the terminus of electrified service for over 80 years.<ref>{{Harvnb|Middleton|2001|p=85}}</ref>

The PRR was building its [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] and electrified approaches, which were served by the PRR's lines in [[New Jersey]] and the [[Long Island Rail Road]] (LIRR). LIRR electric service began in 1905 on the [[Atlantic Branch]] from [[downtown Brooklyn]] past [[Jamaica (LIRR station)|Jamaica]],<ref name="Ziel 2013 p. 108">{{cite book | last=Ziel | first=R. | title=The Long Island Rail Road in Early Photographs | publisher=Dover Publications | series=Dover Transportation | year=2013 | isbn=978-0-486-15760-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yTbDAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT108 | access-date=November 1, 2021 |page=108}}</ref><ref name="Keller Lynch 2005 p. 14">{{cite book | last1=Keller | first1=D. | last2=Lynch | first2=S. | title=Revisiting the Long Island Rail Road: 1925-1975 | publisher=Arcadia Publishing Incorporated | series=Images of Rail | year=2005 | isbn=978-1-4396-3248-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nJ40yu7UxNcC&pg=PT14 | access-date=November 1, 2021 | page=14}}</ref> and in June 1910 on the branch to [[Long Island City]]: part of the main line to Penn Station.<ref name="Keller Lynch 2005 p. 14"/> Penn Station opened on September 8, 1910, for LIRR trains<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1910/09/09/archives/day-long-throng-inspects-new-tube-35,000-persons-were-carried-on-the.html|title=Day Long Throng Inspects New Tube; 35,000 Persons Were Carried on the First Day of Pennsylvania's Tunnel Service.|date=September 9, 1910|website=The New York Times|access-date=May 22, 2018}}</ref> and November 27 for the PRR;<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1910/11/27/archives/pennsylvania-opens-its-great-station-first-regular-train-sent.html|title=Pennsylvania Opens Its Great Station; First Regular Train Sent Through the Hudson River Tunnel at Midnight.|date=November 27, 1910|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 23, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411111506/https://www.nytimes.com/1910/11/27/archives/pennsylvania-opens-its-great-station-first-regular-train-sent.html|url-status=live}}</ref> trains of both railroads were powered by [[direct current|DC]] electricity from a third rail. PRR trains changed engines (electric to/from steam) at [[Manhattan Transfer (PRR station)|Manhattan Transfer]]; passengers could also transfer there to [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|H&M]] trains to downtown Manhattan.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}<!--became AC Sunnyside Yard-Manhattan Transfer January 23, 1932; what had it been?-->

On July 29, 1911, NH began electric service on its [[Harlem River Branch]]: a suburban branch that would become a main line with the completion of the [[New York Connecting Railroad]] and its [[Hell Gate Bridge]].<ref name="Electric Railway Journal 1912 p. 893">{{cite book | title=Electric Railway Journal | publisher=McGraw Hill Publishing Company | issue=v. 40 | year=1912 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iY5MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA893 | access-date=November 1, 2021 | page=893}}</ref><ref name="Report 1911 p. 1-PA9">{{cite book | title=Report | year=1911 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PtI7AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA9 | access-date=November 1, 2021 | page=1-PA9}}</ref> The bridge opened on March 9, 1917,<ref name=nrhs1917/> but was operated by steam with an engine change at [[Sunnyside Yard]] east of Penn Station until 1918.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}
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{{further|Amtrak's 60 Hz traction power system}}
Electrification north of New Haven to Providence and Boston had been planned by the NH, and authorized by the company's board of directors shortly before the United States entered [[World War I]]. This plan was not carried out because of the war and the company's financial problems. Electrification north of New Haven did not occur until the 1990s, by Amtrak, using a 60&nbsp;Hz system.

====New York to Washington electrification====
{{main|Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system}}
[[File:K Tower Amtrak 2008b.jpg|thumb|right|"K" Tower, north of [[Washington Union Station]], is the only remaining [[interlocking tower]] on the Northeast Corridor south of Philadelphia]]
In 1905, the PRR began to electrify its suburban lines at Philadelphia: an effort that eventually led to [[Amtrak's 25 Hz Traction Power System|11 kV, 25 Hz AC catenary]] from New York and Washington.<ref name="PRR Electrification">{{cite web |first=Clint |last=Chamberlin |title=Pennsylvania RR Electrification |website=North East Rails |url=http://www.northeast.railfan.net/classic/PRRdata9.html |access-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203014419/http://www.northeast.railfan.net/classic/PRRdata9.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Electric service began in September 1915, with [[multiple unit]] trains west to [[Paoli, Pennsylvania|Paoli]] on the PRR Main Line (now the [[Keystone Corridor]]).<ref>{{Harvnb|Middleton|2001|p=315}}</ref> Electric service to [[Chestnut Hill (PA)|Chestnut Hill]] (now the [[Chestnut Hill West Line]]), including a stretch of the NEC, began on March 30, 1918.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} Local electric service to [[Wilmington, Delaware]], on the NEC began on September 30, 1928, and to [[Trenton, New Jersey]], on June 29, 1930.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}

Electrified service between [[Exchange Place (PRR station)|Exchange Place]], the [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] terminal, and [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], began on December 8, 1932, including the extension of Penn Station electric service from Manhattan Transfer.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} On January 16, 1933, the rest of the electrification between New Brunswick and Trenton opened, giving a fully-electrified line between New York and Wilmington. Trains to Washington began running under electricity to Wilmington on February 12, 1933, with the engine-change moved from Manhattan Transfer to Wilmington.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} The same was done on April 9, 1933, for trains running west from Philadelphia, with the change point moved to Paoli.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}

In 1933, the electrification south of Wilmington was stalled by the [[Great Depression]], but the PRR got a loan from the [[Public Works Administration]] to resume work.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1934/01/31/archives/prr-will-spend-77000000-at-once-atterbury-outlines-projects-under.html |title=P.R.R. WILL SPEND $77,000,000 AT ONCE; Atterbury Outlines Projects Under PWA Loan Giving Year's Work to 25,000. TO EXTEND ELECTRIC LINE Sees Buying Power Restored and Industry Stimulated by Wide Building Program |date=January 31, 1934 |website=The New York Times |access-date=August 8, 2012 |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209092642/https://www.nytimes.com/1934/01/31/archives/prr-will-spend-77000000-at-once-atterbury-outlines-projects-under.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The tunnels at Baltimore were rebuilt as part of the project. Electric service between New York and Washington began on February 10, 1935.<ref>{{cite news |title=N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69030892/prr-electrification-february-9-1935/ |access-date=January 31, 2021 |work=[[The Home News Tribune|The Daily Home News]] |date=February 9, 1935 |location=[[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507050155/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69030892/prr-electrification-february-9-1935/ |url-status=live }} {{open access}}</ref> On April 7, the electrification of passenger trains was complete, with 639 daily trains: 191 hauled by locomotives and the other 448 under multiple-unit power.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} New York–Washington electric freight service began on May 20, 1935, after the electrification of freight lines in New Jersey and Washington,DC. {{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} Extensions to [[Potomac Yard]] across the [[Potomac River]] from Washington, as well as several freight branches along the way, were electrified in 1937 and 1938.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} The Potomac Yard retained its electrification until 1981.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}

====Re-signaling====
In the 1930s, PRR equipped the New York–Washington line with [[Pulse code cab signaling]]. Between 1998 and 2003, this system was overlaid with an [[Alstom]] [[Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System|Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES)]], using track-mounted transponders similar to the [[Balise]]s of the modern [[European Train Control System]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/acses-to-speed-ne-corridor.html |title=Acses to speed NE Corridor |date=September 1, 1998 |website=[[Railway Gazette International]] |access-date=April 22, 2018 |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910061223/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/acses-to-speed-ne-corridor.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ACSES enabled Amtrak to implement [[positive train control]] to comply with the [[Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}

===Founding and operation of Amtrak===

====Reorganization and bankruptcy====
[[File:The Congressional Pennsylvania Railroad.JPG|thumb|Pennsylvania Railroad's ''Congressional'' west of the [[North River Tunnels]] on its way to [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
In December 1967, the [[UAC TurboTrain]] set a speed record for a production train: {{convert|170.8|mph}} between [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]] and [[Trenton, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=William D. Middleton |author-link=William D. Middleton |date=December 1999 |title=Passenger rail in the 20th Century |url=http://www.railwayage.com/dec99/passenger.html |magazine=[[Railway Age]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504173421/http://www.railwayage.com/dec99/passenger.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=May 4, 2007 |access-date=November 13, 2006}}</ref>

In February 1968, PRR merged with its rival [[New York Central Railroad]] to form the [[Penn Central Transportation Company|Penn Central]] (PC).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hammer|first=Alexander R.|date=January 31, 1968|title=Court Here Lets Railroads Consolidate Tomorrow|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/01/31/archives/court-here-lets-railroads-consolidate-tomorrow-rail-merger-gets.html|access-date=December 5, 2022|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424164152/https://query.nytimes.com/mem/page.html?res=9A06E1DD1530EF34BC4950DFB7668383679EDE&legacy=true&status=nf|url-status=live}}</ref> Penn Central was required to absorb the New Haven in 1969 as a condition of the merger.<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 1, 1969|title=New Haven Sold to Penn Central; $145.6-Million Paid in Action Forced by Government Penn Central Reluctantly Absorbs the Bankrupt New Haven Line|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/01/01/archives/new-haven-sold-to-penn-central-1456million-paid-in-action-forced-by.html|access-date=December 5, 2022|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205212847/https://www.nytimes.com/1969/01/01/archives/new-haven-sold-to-penn-central-1456million-paid-in-action-forced-by.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 21, 1970, all New York–Boston trains except the ''Turboservice'' were rerouted into Penn Station from Grand Central;{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} the ''Turboservice'' moved on February 1, 1971, for cross-platform transfers to the Metroliners.<ref name="penn chronology">{{Cite web |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1971.pdf |title=A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY ITS PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |date=April 2015 |website=The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525172928/http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1971.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1971, Amtrak began operations, and various state governments took control of portions of the NEC for their commuter transportation authorities. In January, the [[Massachusetts|Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] bought the [[Providence/Stoughton Line|Attleboro/Stoughton Line]] in Massachusetts,{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} later operated by the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]]. The same month, the New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority bought, and Connecticut leased, from Penn Central their sections of the [[New Haven Line]], between [[Woodlawn, Bronx|Woodlawn]], New York, and [[New Haven, Connecticut]].<ref name="penn chronology" />

In 1973, the [[United States Railway Association|Regional Rail Reorganization Act]] opened the way for Amtrak to buy sections of the NEC not already been sold to these commuter transportation authorities. These purchases by Amtrak were controversial at the time, and the [[United States Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]] blocked the transaction and withheld purchase funds for several months until Amtrak granted it control over reconstruction of the corridor.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 13, 1976 |title=A loss for Amtrak is Coleman's Gain |magazine=Business Week |page=36}}</ref>

In February 1975, the Preliminary System Plan for [[Conrail]] proposed to stop running freight trains on the NEC between [[Groton, Connecticut]], and [[Hillsgrove, Rhode Island]], but this clause was rejected the following month by the [[United States Railway Association|U.S. Railway Association]].<ref>United States Railway Association, Washington, D.C. (1975-07-26). ''Final System Plan for Restructuring Railroads in the Northeast and Midwest Region pursuant to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973.'' ("FSP"):<br />[http://multimodalways.org/docs/govts/federal/executive/Agencies/DOT/USRA/FSP/FSP%20VI.pdf Vol. 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822173900/http://multimodalways.org/docs/govts/federal/executive/Agencies/DOT/USRA/FSP/FSP%20VI.pdf |date=August 22, 2011 }}. [http://multimodalways.org/docs/govts/federal/executive/Agencies/DOT/USRA/FSP/FSP%20VII.pdf Vol. 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822174358/http://multimodalways.org/docs/govts/federal/executive/Agencies/DOT/USRA/FSP/FSP%20VII.pdf |date=August 22, 2011 }}</ref>

By April 1976, Amtrak owned the entire NEC except Boston to the RI state line, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and New Haven to New Rochelle, New York, which is owned by the States of Connecticut and New York. Amtrak still operates and maintains the portion in Massachusetts, but the line from New Haven to [[New Rochelle, New York]], is operated by the [[Metro-North Railroad]], which has hindered the establishment of high-speed service.<ref>Amtrak to buy Northesast Corridor ''[[Modern Railways]]'' issue 333 June 1976 page 244</ref><ref>Amtrak, DOT agree on NE Corridor ''Railway Age'' September 13, 1976, page 8</ref>

====Northeast Corridor Improvement Project====
[[File:Northeast Corridor Improvement Project track work, April 1979.jpg|thumb|right|Northeast Corridor Improvement Project track work in April 1979]]
In 1976, [[United States Congress|Congress]] authorized an overhaul of the system between Washington and Boston.<ref name="4R Act" /> Called the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project (NECIP), it included safety improvements, modernization of the signaling system by [[General Railway Signal]], and new Centralized Electrification and Traffic Control (CETC) control centers by [[Chrysler]] at Philadelphia, New York and Boston.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} It allowed more trains to run faster and closer together, and set the stage for later [[High-speed rail|high-speed]] operation. NECIP also introduced the [[AEM-7]] locomotive, which lowered travel times and became the most successful engine on the Corridor. The NECIP set travel time goals of 2 hours and 40 minutes between Washington and New York, and 3 hours and 40 minutes between Boston and New York.<ref name="Redirection Study">USDOT. [http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/rrdev/NortheastCorridorip-1979.pdf "NECIP Redirection Study."]{{dead link|date=July 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} January 1979. p. 1.</ref> These goals were not met because of the low level of funding provided by the Reagan Administration and Congress in the 1980s.<ref name="Master Plan">NEC Master Plan Working Group. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110702030502/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1249210500966&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-disposition&blobheadervalue1=attachment%3Bfilename%3DAmtrak_NECMasterPlan_FinalReport_5-19-2010_v1a.pdf "NEC Infrastructure Master Plan."] May 2010. pp. 19–20.</ref>

Electrification between New Haven and Boston was to be included in the 1976 [[Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act]].<ref name="4R Act">U.S. Congress. ''[[Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976]],'' Pub. L. 94–210, {{USStat|90|31}}, {{usc|45|801}}. February 5, 1976. Sometimes referred to as the "4R Act."</ref>

The last [[Level crossing|grade crossings]] between New York and Washington were closed about 1985; eleven grade crossings remain in Connecticut.

====1990s implementation of high-speed rail====
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[[File:Southbound Acela Express crossing the Susquehanna River Bridge.jpg|right|thumb|Amtrak ''[[Acela Express]]'' crosses the [[Susquehanna River]] in Maryland on a [[Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge|bridge]] built by the PRR in 1906.]]
In the 1990s, Amtrak upgraded the NEC north of New Haven, CT to get it ready for the high-speed ''[[Acela Express]]'' trains.<ref name="Master Plan" /> Dubbed the Northeast High Speed Rail Improvement Program (NHRIP), the effort eliminated [[Level crossing|grade crossings]], rebuilt bridges and modified curves. Concrete [[railroad tie]]s replaced wood ties, and heavier [[Track (rail transport)#Continuous welded rail|continuous welded rail (CWR)]] was laid-down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Building the Infrastructure for Acela Express |url=https://history.amtrak.com/blogs/blog/building-the-infrastructure-for-acela-express |website=history.amtrak.com |publisher=Amtrak |access-date=April 28, 2020 |date=February 25, 2016 |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727021017/https://history.amtrak.com/blogs/blog/building-the-infrastructure-for-acela-express |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Northeast Corridor Improvement Project |magazine=Passenger Train Journal |pages=14–15 |date=February 1993 |issue=2 |volume=24 |issn=0160-6913}}</ref> In 1996, Amtrak began installing electrification infrastructure along the {{convert|157|mi|km|abbr=off}} of track between New Haven and Boston.

====2000–present====
[[File:2023-10-05 10 32 46 View southwest along the Northeast Corridor rail line from the overpass over Mercer County Route 614 (Nottingham Way) in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|View along the Northeast Corridor tracks between Hamilton and Trenton in central New Jersey]]
Service with electric locomotives between New Haven and Boston began on January 31, 2000.<ref>{{Harvnb|Middleton|2003|p=38}}</ref> The project took four years and cost close to $2.3 billion: $1.3 billion for the infrastructure improvements and close to $1 billion for both the new [[Acela Express (trainset)|Acela Express trainsets]] and the [[Bombardier–Alstom HHP-8]] locomotives.<ref>{{Harvnb|Middleton|2001|pp=431–432}}</ref>

On December 11, 2000, Amtrak began operating its higher-speed ''Acela Express'' service.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-13-mn-64918-story.html |title=Amtrak's New High-Speed Service Is Derailed by Mechanical Problem |date=December 13, 2000 |publisher=Associated Press |via=LA Times |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=April 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405035615/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-13-mn-64918-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Fastest travel time by ''Acela'' is three and a half hours between Boston and New York, and two hours forty-five minutes between New York and Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amtrak.com/train-schedules-timetables |title=Timetables (see Northeast Corridor 1–3) |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |access-date=April 22, 2018 |archive-date=May 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523171319/https://www.amtrak.com/train-schedules-timetables |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2005, there was talk in Congress of splitting the Northeast Corridor, which was opposed by then-acting Amtrak president [[David L. Gunn|David Gunn]]. The plan, supported by the Bush administration, would "turn over the Northeast Corridor – the tracks from Washington to Boston that are the railroad's main physical asset – to a federal-state consortium."<ref name="anytfiring">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/09/national/09cnd-amtrak.html?_r=0 |title=Amtrak's President Is Fired by Its Board |last=Wald |first=Matthew |date=November 9, 2005 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref>

With the passage of the [[Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008]], the Congress established the [[Northeast Corridor Commission]] (NEC Commission) in the U.S. Department of Transportation to facilitate mutual cooperation and planning and to advise Congress on Corridor rail and development policy. The commission members include USDOT, Amtrak and the Northeast Corridor states.

In October 2010, Amtrak released "A Vision for High-Speed Rail on the Northeast Corridor," an aspirational proposal for dedicated high-speed rail tracks between Washington, D.C., and Boston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/100110amtrak.aspx|title=Amtrak Releases Concept for 220 mph Train Along Northeast Corridor|work=AASHTO Journal|access-date=October 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007171338/http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/100110amtrak.aspx|archive-date=October 7, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many of these proposals are unfunded.

In August 2011 the [[United States Department of Transportation]] committed $450 million to a six-year project to support capacity increases on one of the busiest segments on the NEC: a {{convert|24|mi|km|adj=on}} section between [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]] and [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], passing through Princeton Junction. The [[High-speed rail in the United States#Northeast Corridor|Next Generation High-Speed]] project is designed to upgrade electrical power, signal systems and overhead catenary wires to improve reliability and increase speeds up to {{convert|160|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and, after the purchase of new equipment, up to {{convert|186|mph}}.<ref name="obligated">{{Cite web |url=http://www.america2050.org/2011/08/us-dot-obligates-745-million-to-northeast-corridor-rail-projects.html |title=U.S. DOT Obligates $745 Million to Northeast Corridor Rail Projects |last=Schned |first=Dan |date=August 24, 2011 |publisher=America 2050 |access-date=November 24, 2011 |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220101054/http://www.america2050.org/2011/08/us-dot-obligates-745-million-to-northeast-corridor-rail-projects.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2012, speed tests were conducted using ''Acela'' trainsets, achieving a speed of {{convert|165|mph}}.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/09/amtrak_train_breaks_us_speed_r.html |title=Amtrak train looks to break U.S. speed record in Northeast Corridor test |last=Frassinelli |first=Mike |date=September 25, 2012 |work=The Star-Ledger |access-date=December 17, 2012 |archive-date=December 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219175343/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/09/amtrak_train_breaks_us_speed_r.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/science-updates/amtrak-runs-test-at-165-mph |title=Amtrak tests of Acela express train at 165 MPH will not affect commuters &#124; Science updates &#124; NewJerseyNewsroom.com -- Your State. Your News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015350/http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/science-updates/amtrak-runs-test-at-165-mph |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 24, 2013}}</ref> The improvements were scheduled to be completed in 2016, but, due to delays, the project had not been completed until 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2017/09/160_mph_trains_will_speed_from_trenton_to_new_brunswick_by_2020.html |title=160 mph trains will speed from Trenton to New Brunswick by 2020 |last=Higgs |first=Larry |date=September 14, 2017 |work=New Jersey On-Line |access-date=December 27, 2017 |archive-date=December 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227180713/http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2017/09/160_mph_trains_will_speed_from_trenton_to_new_brunswick_by_2020.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://nec.amtrak.com/project/new-jersey-high-speed-rail-improvement-program/|title=New Jersey high speed rail improvement program|website=Amtrak|access-date=November 10, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109202914/https://nec.amtrak.com/project/new-jersey-high-speed-rail-improvement-program/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, the [[Federal Railroad Administration]] began developing a master plan for bringing high-speed rail to the Northeast Corridor titled NEC FUTURE, and released the final [[environmental impact statement]] in December 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fra.dot.gov/necfuture/tier1_eis/feis/ |title=NEC FUTURE: Tier 1 Final EIS |website=NEC Future |access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref> Multiple potential alignments north of New York City were studied.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Guse|first=Clayton|title=A 100-minute train ride to Boston: New York, New England lawmakers push high-speed service on tracks that would include Long Island Sound tunnel|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-high-speed-rail-boston-nyc-congress-20210602-skiyhbqh4rgkzdlrlg6k7wsihu-story.html|access-date=December 31, 2021|website=nydailynews.com|date=June 2, 2021|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231035247/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-high-speed-rail-boston-nyc-congress-20210602-skiyhbqh4rgkzdlrlg6k7wsihu-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The proposed upgrades have not been funded.

=====2015 derailment=====
{{Main|2015 Philadelphia train derailment}}

[[File:NTSB 2015 Philadelphia train derailment 3.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[NTSB]] officials inspect the derailed locomotive 601]]Eleven minutes after leaving [[30th Street Station]] in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015, a year-old [[Siemens ACS-64|ACS-64]] locomotive (#601) and all seven [[Amfleet|Amfleet I]] coaches of Amtrak's northbound ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' (TR#188) derailed at 9:21pm at [[Frankford Junction]] in the [[Port Richmond, Philadelphia|Port Richmond]] section of the city, while entering a {{cvt|50|mph}} speed limited (but at the time non-[[Automatic train control|ATC]] protected) [[Degree of curvature|4°]] curve at {{cvt|106|mph}}, killing eight and injuring more than 200 (eight critically) of the 238 passengers and five crew on board as well as causing the suspension of all Philadelphia–New York NEC service for six days.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/14/us/technology-that-could-have-prevented-amtrak-derailment-was-absent.html |title=Technology That Could Have Prevented Amtrak Derailment Was Absent |last=Mouawad |first=Jad |date=May 14, 2015 |website=The New York Times |access-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-date=February 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225085750/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/14/us/technology-that-could-have-prevented-amtrak-derailment-was-absent.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20150515_Amtrak_failed_to_install_train-speed_control_at_dangerous_Frankford_curve.html |title=Automatic braking was in place on other side of curve |last1=Nussbaum |first1=Paul |last2=Wood |first2=Anthony R. |date=May 14, 2015 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=May 20, 2015 |archive-date=May 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521191936/http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20150515_Amtrak_failed_to_install_train-speed_control_at_dangerous_Frankford_curve.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

This was the deadliest crash on the Northeast Corridor since 16 died when Amtrak's Washington–Boston ''Colonial'' (TR#94) [[1987 Maryland train collision|rear-ended]] three stationary [[Conrail]] locomotives at {{not a typo|Gunpow Interlocking}} near Baltimore on January 4, 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAR8801.pdf |title=Rear-End Collision of Amtrak Passenger Train 94, The Colonial and Consolidated Rail Corporation Freight Train ENS-121, on the Northeast Corridor on January 4, 1987 |website=NTSB |date=January 25, 1988 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAR8801.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Frankford Junction curve was the site of a previous [[1943 Frankford Junction train wreck|fatal accident]] on September 6, 1943, when an extra section of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad|PRR's]] Washington to New York ''Congressional Limited'' derailed there, killing 79 and injuring 117 of the 541 on board.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://specialcollection.dotlibrary.dot.gov/Document?db=DOT-RAILROAD&query=%28select+2724%29 |title=Interstate Commerce Commission, Investigation No. 2726, The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. Report: IN RE; Accident at Shore, PA., on September 6, 1943 |date=October 1, 1943 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513191336/http://specialcollection.dotlibrary.dot.gov/Document?db=DOT-RAILROAD&query=%28select+2724%29 |archive-date=May 13, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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== Infrastructure ==
{{Main|List of Northeast Corridor infrastructure}}
The NEC is a cooperative venture between Amtrak and various state agencies. Amtrak owns the track between Washington and [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]], [[New York (state)|New York]], a northern suburb of New York City.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} The segment from New Rochelle to New Haven is owned by the states of New York and Connecticut; [[Metro-North Railroad]] commuter trains operate there.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} Amtrak owns the tracks north of New Haven to the border between Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The final segment from the border north to Boston is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}

===Electrification===
[[File:US-NortheastCatenary.jpg|thumb|Constant-tension catenary on Amtrak's 60 Hz system]]
At just over {{convert|453|mi|km}}, the Northeast Corridor is the longest electrified rail corridor in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ |title=OpenRailwayMap |website=[[OpenStreetMap#OpenRailwayMap|ORM]] |access-date=February 18, 2025 |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601052506/https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Currently, the corridor uses three catenary systems. From Washington, D.C., to Sunnyside Yard (just east of New York Penn Station), [[Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system]] (originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad) supplies 12&nbsp;kV at 25&nbsp;Hz. From Sunnyside to Mill River (just east of New Haven station), the [[Electrification of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad|former New Haven Railroad's system]], since modified by Metro-North, supplies 12.5&nbsp;kV at 60&nbsp;Hz. From Mill River to Boston, the much newer [[Amtrak's 60 Hz traction power system|60 Hz traction power system]] supplies 25&nbsp;kV at 60&nbsp;Hz. All of Amtrak's electric locomotives can [[Multi-system (rail)|switch between these systems]].

In addition to catenary, the [[East River Tunnels]] have 750 V DC [[third rail]] for [[Long Island Rail Road]] trains, and the [[North River Tunnels]] have third rail for emergency use only.

In 2006, several high-profile electric-power failures delayed Amtrak and commuter trains on the Northeast Corridor up to five hours.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/82758-still-no-answers-in-may-amtrak-power-outage/ |title=Still No Answers in May Amtrak Power Outage |date=June 22, 2006 |website=[[WNYC]] |access-date=November 13, 2006 |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105913/http://www.wnyc.org/story/82758-still-no-answers-in-may-amtrak-power-outage/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Railroad officials blamed Amtrak's funding woes for the deterioration of the track and power supply system, which in places is almost a hundred years old. These problems have decreased in recent years after tracks and power systems were repaired and improved.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060623/NEWS01/606230378/1006 |title=Amtrak: Cause of power outage unknown |last=Tom Baldwin |date=June 23, 2006 |website=Courier-Post |access-date=November 13, 2006}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

In September 2013, one of two feeder lines supplying power to the [[New Haven Line]] failed, while the other feeder was disabled for service. The lack of electrical power disrupted trains on Amtrak and [[Metro-North Railroad]], which share the segment in New York State.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/26/long-delays-frustration-for-metro-north-new-haven-line-commuters/ |title=Malloy: 'Catastrophic Failure' On Metro-North New Haven Line |website=CBS New York |date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001131735/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/26/long-delays-frustration-for-metro-north-new-haven-line-commuters/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Stations ===
[[File:30th Street Station Philadelphia July 2016 002 edit.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[30th Street Station]] in [[Philadelphia]], Amtrak's third busiest train station in the nation, July 2016]]
{{Main|List of Northeast Corridor infrastructure}}
There are 109 active stations on the Northeast Corridor; 30 are used by Amtrak. All but three ({{amtk|Kingston}}, {{amtk|Westerly}}, and {{amtk|Mystic}}) see commuter service. Amtrak owns [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] in New York, [[30th Street Station]] in Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)|Penn Station]] in Baltimore, and [[Washington Union Station|Union Station]] in Washington.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}

The main services of the Northeast Corridor are indicated using the following abbreviations. Other services are listed in the right-most column. Note that not all trains necessarily stop at all indicated stations.
* Amtrak corridor: A (''[[Acela]]''), CL ({{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}), KS (''[[Keystone Service]]''), NR (''[[Northeast Regional]]''), PA ({{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}), VT ({{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}})
* Amtrak long distance: CD ({{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}), CS ({{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}), PL ({{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}), SM (''[[Silver Meteor]]'')

'''Table legend:'''
* ● (trains stop)
* | (trains pass)
* [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] lines: P/S ([[Providence/Stoughton Line]]), NE ([[Needham Line]]), FR ([[Franklin/Foxboro Line]])
* [[CT Rail]] lines: SLE ([[Shore Line East]])
* [[Metro-North Railroad]] lines: NHV ([[New Haven Line]])
* [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit Rail]] lines: NEC ([[Northeast Corridor Line]]), NJC ([[North Jersey Coast Line]]), RV ([[Raritan Valley Line]])
* [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] lines: CHW ([[Chestnut Hill West Line]]), NWK ([[Wilmington/Newark Line]]), TRE ([[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|Trenton Line]])
* [[MARC Train]] lines: PEN ([[Penn Line]])

{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi"
|+Station listing
! class="unsortable" rowspan="4" |Station
! class="unsortable" rowspan="4" |Distance<br>from [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|NYP]]
! colspan="10" |Amtrak services
! class="unsortable" colspan="3" rowspan="4" |Commuter<br />services
! class="unsortable" rowspan="4" |Additional rail<br/>services/<wbr/>connections
! colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Location
|-
! colspan="6" |Corridors
! colspan="4" |Long-distance
|-
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |[[Acela|A]]
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |[[Northeast Regional|NR]]
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |[[Vermonter (train)|VT]]
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |[[Carolinian (train)|CL]]
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |[[Keystone Service|KS]]
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |[[Pennsylvanian (train)|PA]]
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |[[Cardinal (train)|CD]]
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |[[Crescent (train)|CS]]
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |[[Palmetto (train)|PL]]
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |[[Silver Meteor|SM]]
|-
! class="unsortable" |City/<wbr/>Township
! class="unsortable" |State/<wbr/>District
|-
|[[South Station]]
|{{convert|228.7|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|●
| align="center"|●
| rowspan="27" style="background: black; |
| rowspan="53" style="background: black; |
| rowspan="53" style="background: black; |
| rowspan="53" style="background: black; |
| rowspan="53" style="background: black; |
| rowspan="53" style="background: black; |
| rowspan="53" style="background: black; |
| rowspan="53" style="background: black; |
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]||[[Needham Line|NE]]||[[Franklin/Foxboro Line|FR]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Lake Shore Limited}}<br>{{rint|boston|rail|icon}} [[MBTA Commuter Rail]]: [[Fairmount Line|Fairmount]], [[Fall River/New Bedford Line|Fall River/New Bedford]], [[Framingham/Worcester Line|Framingham/Worcester]], [[Greenbush Line|Greenbush]], [[Kingston Line|Kingston]]<br>{{rint|boston|subway}} [[MBTA subway]]: {{rint|boston|red}} {{rint|boston|silver}}
| rowspan="6" |[[Boston]]
| rowspan="12" |[[Boston|Massachusetts]]
|-
|[[Back Bay station|Back Bay]]
|{{nowrap|{{convert|227.6|mi|abbr=on}}}}
| align="center"|●
| align="center"|●
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]||[[Needham Line|NE]]||[[Franklin/Foxboro Line|FR]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Lake Shore Limited''<br>{{rint|boston|rail|icon}} MBTA Commuter Rail: Framingham/Worcester Line<br>{{rint|boston|subway}} MBTA subway: {{rint|boston|orange}}
|-
|{{bts|Ruggles}}
|{{convert|226.5|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]||[[Needham Line|NE]]||[[Franklin/Foxboro Line|FR]]
|{{rint|boston|subway}} MBTA subway: {{rint|boston|orange}}
|-
|{{bts|Forest Hills}}
|{{convert|223.7|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]||[[Needham Line|NE]]||[[Franklin/Foxboro Line|FR]]
|{{rint|boston|subway}} MBTA subway: {{rint|boston|orange}}
|-
|{{bts|Hyde Park}}
|{{convert|220.6|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]|| rowspan="22" style="background: black;| ||[[Franklin/Foxboro Line|FR]]
|
|-
|{{bts|Readville}}
|{{convert|219.2|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| || [[Franklin/Foxboro Line|FR]]
|{{rint|boston|rail|icon}} MBTA Commuter Rail: Fairmount Line
|-
|{{bts|Route 128}}
|{{convert|217.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|●
| align="center"|●
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]|| rowspan="47" style="background: black;|
|
|[[Westwood, Massachusetts|Westwood]]
|-
|{{bts|Canton Junction}}
|{{convert|213.9|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]
|
|[[Canton, Massachusetts|Canton]]
|-
|{{bts|Sharon}}
|{{convert|210.8|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]
|
|[[Sharon, Massachusetts|Sharon]]
|-
|{{bts|Mansfield}}
|{{convert|204.0|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]
|
|[[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]]
|-
|{{bts|Attleboro}}
|{{convert|196.9|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]]
|-
|{{bts|South Attleboro}}
|{{convert|191.9|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]
|
|-
|{{bts|Pawtucket/Central Falls}}
|{{convert|189.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]
|
|[[Pawtucket, Rhode Island|Pawtucket]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Rhode Island]]
|-
|{{bts|Providence}}
|{{convert|185.1|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|●
| align="center"|●
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]
|
|[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]
|-
|{{bts|T. F. Green Airport}}
|{{convert|177.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]
|
|[[Warwick, Rhode Island|Warwick]]
|-
|{{bts|Wickford Junction}}
|{{convert|165.8|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Providence/Stoughton Line|P/S]]
|
|[[North Kingstown, Rhode Island|North Kingstown]]
|-
|{{station link|Amtrak|Kingston}}
|{{convert|158.1|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|●
| rowspan="3" style="background: black;|
|
|[[West Kingston, Rhode Island|West Kingston]]
|-
|{{station link|Amtrak|Westerly}}
|{{convert|141.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|●
|
|[[Westerly, Rhode Island|Westerly]]
|-
|{{station link|Amtrak|Mystic}}
|{{convert|132.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|●
|
|[[Mystic, Connecticut|Mystic]]
| rowspan="29" |[[Connecticut]]
|-
|{{station link|Amtrak|New London}}
|{{convert|122.9|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|●
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]
|
|[[New London, Connecticut|New London]]
|-
|{{station link|Amtrak|Old Saybrook}}
|{{convert|105.1|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|●
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]
|
|[[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]]
|-
|{{stl|CTrail|Westbrook}}
|{{convert|101.2|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]
|
|[[Westbrook, Connecticut|Westbrook]]
|-
|{{stl|CTrail|Clinton}}
|{{convert|96.8|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]
|
|[[Clinton, Connecticut|Clinton]]
|-
|{{stl|CTrail|Madison}}
|{{convert|93.1|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]
|
|[[Madison, Connecticut|Madison]]
|-
|{{stl|CTrail|Guilford}}
|{{convert|88.8|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]
|
|[[Guilford, Connecticut|Guilford]]
|-
|{{stl|CTrail|Branford}}
|{{convert|81.4|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]
|
|[[Branford, Connecticut|Branford]]
|-
|{{stl|CTrail|State Street}}
|{{convert|72.7|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''[[Amtrak Hartford Line|Hartford Line]]''<br>{{rint|hartford}} [[CT Rail]]: [[Hartford Line]]
| rowspan="2" |[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]
|-
|{{stl|CTrail|New Haven}}
|{{convert|72.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|●
| align="center"|●
| align="center"|●
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Hartford Line''<br>{{rint|hartford}} CT Rail: Hartford Line
|-
|{{mnrr|West Haven}}
|{{convert|69.4|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|[[West Haven, Connecticut|West Haven]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Milford}}
|{{convert|63.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|[[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Stratford}}
|{{convert|59.0|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|{{rint|newyork|mnr}} [[Metro-North Railroad|Metro-North]]: {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|Waterbury Branch|inline=square}}
|[[Stratford, Connecticut|Stratford]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Bridgeport}}
|{{convert|55.4|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|●
| align="center"|●
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|{{rint|newyork|mnr}} Metro-North: {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|Waterbury Branch|inline=square}}
|[[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Fairfield–Black Rock}}
|{{convert|52.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
| rowspan="3" |[[Fairfield, Connecticut|Fairfield]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Fairfield}}
|{{convert|50.6|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|-
|{{mnrr|Southport}}
|{{convert|48.9|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|-
|{{mnrr|Green's Farms}}
|{{convert|47.2|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Westport, Connecticut|Westport]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Westport}}
|{{convert|44.2|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|-
|{{mnrr|East Norwalk}}
|{{convert|42.1|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
| rowspan="3" |[[Norwalk, Connecticut|Norwalk]]
|-
|{{mnrr|South Norwalk}}
|{{convert|41.0|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|{{rint|newyork|mnr}} Metro-North: {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|Danbury Branch|inline=square}}
|-
|{{mnrr|Rowayton}}
|{{convert|39.2|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|-
|{{mnrr|Darien}}
|{{convert|37.7|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Darien, Connecticut|Darien]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Noroton Heights}}
|{{convert|36.2|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|-
|{{mnrr|Stamford}}
|{{convert|33.1|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|●
| align="center"|●
| align="center"|●
|[[Shore Line East|SLE]]||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|{{rint|newyork|mnr}} Metro-North: {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|Danbury Branch|inline=square}}, {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|New Canaan Branch|inline=square}}
|[[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Old Greenwich}}
|{{convert|31.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| rowspan="10" style="background: black;| ||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
| rowspan="4" |[[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Riverside}}
|{{convert|30.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|-
|{{mnrr|Cos Cob}}
|{{convert|29.6|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|-
|{{mnrr|Greenwich}}
|{{convert|28.1|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|-
|{{mnrr|Port Chester}}
|{{convert|25.7|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|[[Port Chester, New York|Port Chester]]
| rowspan="7" |[[New York (state)|New York State]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Rye}}
|{{convert|24.1|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|[[Rye (city), New York|Rye]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Harrison}}
|{{convert|22.2|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|[[Harrison, New York|Harrison]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Mamaroneck}}
|{{convert|20.5|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|[[Mamaroneck (village), New York|Mamaroneck]]
|-
|{{mnrr|Larchmont}}
|{{convert|18.7|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|[[Larchmont, New York|Larchmont]]
|-
|{{mnrr|New Rochelle}}
|{{convert|16.6|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>●</nowiki>
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[New Haven Line|NHV]]
|
|[[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]]
|-
|[[New York Penn Station]]
|{{convert|0.0|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|●
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|[[Raritan Valley Line|RARV]]||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]||[[North Jersey Coast Line|NJCL]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Adirondack}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Berkshire Flyer}}, ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]'', ''[[Empire Service]]'', ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'', {{lnl|Amtrak|Maple Leaf}}<br>{{rint|newyork|lirr}} [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]]: {{rcb|LIRR|City Terminal Zone|inline=square}}, {{rcb|LIRR|Port Washington|inline=square}}<br>{{rint|njt}} [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]]: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Gladstone|inline=square}}, {{Rcb|NJ Transit|Montclair-Boonton|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Morristown|inline=square}}<br>{{rint|newyork|subway}} [[New York City Subway|NYC Subway]]: {{NYCS Eighth south|time=bullets}}{{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south|time=bullets}}<br />{{rint|path}} [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]]: {{rcb|PATH|HOB-33|inline=route}} {{rcb|PATH|JSQ-33|inline=route}} {{rcb|PATH|JSQ-33 (via HOB)|inline=route}}
|[[New York City]]
|-
|{{njts|Secaucus Junction}}
|{{convert|5.0|mi|abbr=on}}
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| [[Raritan Valley Line|RARV]]||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]||[[North Jersey Coast Line|NJCL]]
|{{rint|njt}} NJ Transit: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Bergen County|inline=lsquare}}&nbsp;[[Bergen County Line|Bergen]], {{rcb|NJ Transit|Gladstone|inline=lsquare}}&nbsp;[[Gladstone Line|Gladstone]], {{rcb|NJ Transit|Main|inline=lsquare}}&nbsp;[[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main]], {{Rcb|NJ Transit|Montclair-Boonton|inline=lsquare}}&nbsp;[[Montclair-Boonton Line|Montclair-Boonton]], {{rcb|NJ Transit|Morristown|inline=lsquare}}&nbsp;[[Morristown Line|Morristown]], {{rcb|NJ Transit|Pascack Valley|inline=lsquare}}&nbsp;[[Pascack Valley Line|Pascack Valley]] {{rcb|NJ Transit|Meadowlands|inline=square}}<br>{{rint|newyork|mnr}} Metro-North: {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|Port Jervis|inline=square}}
|[[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]]
| rowspan="15" |[[New Jersey]]
|-
|[[Newark Penn Station]]
|{{convert|10.0|mi|abbr=on}}
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| [[Raritan Valley Line|RARV]]||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]||[[North Jersey Coast Line|NJCL]]
|{{rint|newark}} [[Newark Light Rail]]<br>{{rint|path}} [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]]: {{rcb|PATH|NWK-WTC|inline=route}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
|-
|[[Newark Liberty International Airport station|Newark Airport]]
|{{convert|12.6|mi|abbr=on}}
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||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]||[[North Jersey Coast Line|NJCL]]
|{{rint|airtrainewr}} [[AirTrain Newark]]
|-
|{{njts|North Elizabeth}}
|{{convert|14.4|mi|abbr=on}}
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]||[[North Jersey Coast Line|NJCL]]
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]]
|-
|{{njts|Elizabeth}}
|{{convert|15.4|mi|abbr=on}}
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]||[[North Jersey Coast Line|NJCL]]
|
|-
|{{njts|Linden}}
|{{convert|18.6|mi|abbr=on}}
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]||[[North Jersey Coast Line|NJCL]]
|
|[[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]]
|-
|{{njts|Rahway}}
|{{convert|20.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]||[[North Jersey Coast Line|NJCL]]
| 
|[[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]]
|-
|{{njts|Metropark}}
|{{convert|24.6|mi|abbr=on}}
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]|| rowspan="17" style="background: black;|
|
|[[Woodbridge, New Jersey|Woodbridge]]
|-
|{{njts|Metuchen}}
|{{convert|27.1|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]
|
|[[Metuchen, New Jersey|Metuchen]]
|-
|{{njts|Edison}}
|{{convert|30.3|mi|abbr=on}}
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]
|
|[[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]]
|-
|{{njts|New Brunswick}}
|{{convert|32.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]||
| rowspan="2" |[[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]]
|-
|{{njts|Jersey Avenue}}
|{{convert|34.4|mi|abbr=on}}
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|
|-
|{{njts|Princeton Junction}}
|{{convert|48.8|mi|abbr=on}}
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]
|{{rint|njt}} NJ Transit: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Princeton|inline=square}}
|[[Princeton Junction, New Jersey|Princeton Junction]]
|-
|{{njts|Hamilton}}
|{{convert|54.4|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]
|
|[[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]]
|-
|{{njts|Trenton}}
|{{convert|58.1|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]||[[Northeast Corridor Line|NEC]]
|{{rint|njt}} NJ Transit: {{rcb|NJ Transit|River|inline=square}}
|[[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Levittown}}
|{{convert|64.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]|| rowspan="10" style="background: black;|
|
|[[Tullytown, Pennsylvania|Tullytown]]
| rowspan="24" |[[Pennsylvania]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Bristol}}
|{{convert|67.8|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]
|
|[[Bristol, Pennsylvania|Bristol]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Croydon}}
|{{convert|70.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]
|
|[[Croydon, Pennsylvania|Croydon]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Eddington}}
|{{convert|72.4|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]
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|[[Eddington, Pennsylvania|Eddington]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Cornwells Heights}}
|{{convert|73.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]
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|[[Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania|Cornwells Heights]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Torresdale}}
|{{convert|75.8|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]
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| rowspan="6" |[[Philadelphia]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Holmesburg Junction}}
|{{convert|78.3|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]
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|{{station link|SEPTA|Tacony}}
|{{convert|79.3|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]
|
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|{{station link|SEPTA|Bridesburg}}
|{{convert|81.2|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]
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|{{station link|SEPTA|North Philadelphia}}
|{{convert|86.0|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]
|[[Chestnut Hill West Line|CHW]]
|{{ric|SEPTA Metro|name=y}}: {{ric|SEPTA Metro|B|name=}}
|-
|[[30th Street Station]]
|{{convert|90.5|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|TRE]]||[[Wilmington/Newark Line|NWK]]||[[Chestnut Hill West Line|CHW]]
|{{rint|philadelphia|septa}} SEPTA Regional Rail: ''all lines''<br>{{rint|njt}} NJ Transit: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Atlantic City|inline=square}}<br>{{ric|SEPTA Metro|name=y}}: {{ric|SEPTA Metro|L|name=}} {{ric|SEPTA Metro|T|name=}}
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Darby|Wilmington/Newark}}
|{{convert|94.8|mi|abbr=on}}
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| rowspan="17" style="background: black;| ||[[Wilmington/Newark Line|NWK]]|| rowspan="30" style="background: black;|
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|[[Darby, Pennsylvania|Darby]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Curtis Park}}
|{{convert|95.5|mi|abbr=on}}
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Wilmington/Newark Line|NWK]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania|Sharon Hill]]
|-
|[[Sharon Hill station (SEPTA Regional Rail)|Sharon Hill]]
|{{convert|96.2|mi|abbr=on}}
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|{{station link|SEPTA|Folcroft}}
|{{convert|96.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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|
|[[Folcroft, Pennsylvania|Folcroft]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Glenolden}}
|{{convert|97.3|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Wilmington/Newark Line|NWK]]
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|[[Glenolden, Pennsylvania|Glenolden]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Norwood}}
|{{convert|98.0|mi|abbr=on}}
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Wilmington/Newark Line|NWK]]
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|[[Norwood, Pennsylvania|Norwood]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Prospect Park}}
|{{convert|98.7|mi|abbr=on}}
| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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| align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>||[[Wilmington/Newark Line|NWK]]
|
|[[Prospect Park, Pennsylvania|Prospect Park]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Ridley Park}}
|{{convert|99.4|mi|abbr=on}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Ridley Park, Pennsylvania|Ridley Park]]
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|{{station link|SEPTA|Crum Lynne}}
|{{convert|100.1|mi|abbr=on}}
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|{{station link|SEPTA|Eddystone}}
|{{convert|101.3|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Eddystone, Pennsylvania|Eddystone]]
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|{{station link|SEPTA|Chester}}
|{{convert|102.4|mi|abbr=on}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Highland Avenue}}
|{{convert|104.5|mi|abbr=on}}
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|{{station link|SEPTA|Marcus Hook}}
|{{convert|105.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania|Marcus Hook]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Claymont}}
|{{convert|108.6|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Claymont, Delaware|Claymont]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Delaware]]
|-
|{{station link|Amtrak|Wilmington}}
|{{convert|115.8|mi|abbr=on}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]
|-
|{{station link|SEPTA|Churchmans Crossing}}
|{{convert|121.5|mi|abbr=on}}
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|{{station link|SEPTA|Newark}}
|{{convert|127.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Newark, Delaware|Newark]]
|-
|[[Perryville station|Perryville]]
|{{convert|148.5|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Penn Line|PEN]]|| rowspan="13" style="background: black;|
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|{{station link|MARC|Perryville}}
| rowspan="12" |[[Maryland]]
|-
|{{station link|MARC|Aberdeen}}
|{{convert|154.5|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Aberdeen, Maryland|Aberdeen]]
|-
|{{station link|MARC|Edgewood}}
|{{convert|164.1|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Penn Line|PEN]]
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|[[Edgewood, Maryland|Edgewood]]
|-
|{{station link|MARC|Martin State Airport}}
|{{convert|173.0|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Middle River, Maryland|Middle River]]
|-
|{{station link|MARC|Baltimore}}
|{{convert|184.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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|{{rint|baltimore|raillink}} [[Maryland Transit Administration|MTA Maryland]]: [[Baltimore Light RailLink|Light RailLink]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]]
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|{{station link|MARC|West Baltimore}}
|{{convert|187.5|mi|abbr=on}}
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|{{station link|MARC|Halethorpe}}
|{{convert|192.3|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Halethorpe, Maryland|Halethorpe]]
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|{{station link|MARC|BWI Airport}}
|{{convert|195.3|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Linthicum, Maryland|Linthicum Heights]]
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|{{station link|MARC|Odenton}}
|{{convert|202.6|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Odenton, Maryland|Odenton]]
|-
|{{station link|MARC|Bowie State}}
|{{convert|208.4|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Penn Line|PEN]]
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|[[Bowie, Maryland|Bowie]]
|-
|{{station link|MARC|Seabrook}}
|{{convert|213.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Penn Line|PEN]]
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|[[Seabrook, Maryland|Seabrook]]
|-
|{{station link|MARC|New Carrollton}}
|{{convert|216.0|mi|abbr=on}}
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|[[Penn Line|PEN]]
|{{rint|washington|metro}} [[Washington Metro]]: {{rint|washington|orange}} [[Orange Line (Washington Metro)|Orange Line]], {{rint|washington|silver}} [[Silver Line (Washington Metro)|Silver Line]]
|{{station link|Amtrak|New Carrollton}}
|-
|[[Washington Union Station|Union Station]]
|{{convert|224.7|mi|abbr=on}}
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|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}<br>{{rint|baltimore|marc}} [[MARC Train|MARC]]: {{rcb|MARC|Brunswick|inline=square}}, {{rcb|MARC|Camden|inline=square}}<br>{{rint|vre}} [[Virginia Railway Express|VRE]]: {{rcb|VRE|Fredericksburg|inline=square}}, {{rcb|VRE|Manassas|inline=square}}<br>{{rint|washington|metro}} Washington Metro: {{rint|washington|red}} [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]]<br>{{rint|washington|streetcar}} [[DC Streetcar]]: [[H Street/Benning Road Line]]
| colspan="2" |[[Washington, D.C.]]
|}

===Grade crossings===
[[File:Passengers crossing State Street.JPG|thumb|right|Passengers crossing the State Street crossing in New London after departing a northbound train]]
[[File:Northeast Regional at Miner Lane 1.JPG|thumb|right|A ''Northeast Regional'' train crosses Miner Lane in Waterford, the site of a fatal accident in 2005]]

The entire Northeast Corridor has 11 [[Level crossing|grade crossings]], all in southeastern [[New London County, Connecticut]]. The remaining grade crossings are along a part of the line that hugs the shore of [[Long Island Sound]]. Some of these crossings constitute the only points of access to waterfront communities and businesses otherwise disconnected from the road network. As such, eliminating them would require [[grade separation]] to maintain access. Six of the grade crossings have [[four-quadrant gate]]s with [[induction loop]] sensors, which allow vehicles stopped on the tracks to be detected in time for an oncoming train to stop. The remaining five grade crossings, 3 near [[New London Union Station]] and two in Stonington, have dual gates.<ref name=crossings1>{{cite web |url=https://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/PublicSite/Crossing/XingLocResults.aspx?state=09&countycity=011,&railroad=&reportinglevel=ALL&radionm=County&street=&xingtype=%&xingstatus=1&xingpos=1 |title=Crossing Inventory Report |website=Federal Railroad Administration |access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>

FRA rules limit track speeds on the corridor to {{convert|80|mph}} over conventional crossings and {{convert|95|mph}} over crossings with four-quadrant gates and vehicle detection tied into the signal system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ite.org/bookstore/gradecrossing/sec04a.htm |title=Section 4: Identification of Alternatives |work=Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook |edition=2 |date=August 2007 |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |access-date=March 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523020428/http://www.ite.org/bookstore/gradecrossing/sec04a.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====History====
The New York to New Haven line has long been completely grade-separated, and the last grade crossings between Washington and New York were eliminated in the 1980s.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} In 1994, during planning for electrification and high-speed ''[[Acela Express]]'' service between New Haven and Boston, a law was passed requiring [[USDOT]] to plan for the elimination of all remaining crossings (unless impractical or unnecessary) by 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCODE-2008-title49/USCODE-2008-title49-subtitleV-partC-chap249-sec24906 |title=49 U.S.C. 24906 – ELIMINATING HIGHWAY AT-GRADE CROSSINGS |publisher=U.S. Government Publishing Office |access-date=March 22, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122103/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCODE-2008-title49/USCODE-2008-title49-subtitleV-partC-chap249-sec24906 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some lightly used crossings were simply closed, while most were converted into bridges or underpasses. Only thirteen remained by 1999, of which lightly used crossings in [[Old Lyme, Connecticut]], and [[Exeter, Rhode Island]], were soon closed.<ref name="1999issue">{{cite news |url=https://www.courant.com/1999/03/29/rail-crossings-safety-issue-for-amtrak/ |title=Rail Crossings Safety Issue For Amtrak |date=March 29, 1999 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |last=Dee |first=Jane E. |access-date=March 22, 2015 |archive-date=May 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524100616/https://www.courant.com/1999/03/29/rail-crossings-safety-issue-for-amtrak/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Despite six nonfatal accidents in the previous sixteen years, there was substantial local opposition to closing the remaining 11 crossings. Outright closing the crossing would eliminate the sole access points to several of the places they served, while grade separation would be expensive and require land takings.<ref name=1999issue /> Instead, the crossings were supplied with additional protections. In 1998, School Street in [[Groton, Connecticut|Groton]] was the first four-quadrant gate installation in the country with vehicle detection sensors tied into the line's signal system.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RgohAAAAIBAJ&pg=1307%2C568388 |title=Stuck crossing gate strands drivers on wrong side of the tracks |newspaper=The Day |date=November 4, 1999 |access-date=March 22, 2015 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507130546/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RgohAAAAIBAJ&pg=1307%2C568388 |url-status=live }}</ref> It cost $1 million rather than the $4 million for a bridge.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/Sensors-on-Connecticut-Amtrak-Line-Alerts-Trains-to-Vehicles-on-Track-290850911.html |title=Technology Solution? Sensors Could Warn Trains of Cars on Tracks |last=O'Donnell |first=Noreen |date=February 5, 2015 |work=NBC Bay Area |access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref> Seven more crossings received similar installations in 1999 and 2000; only the three in New London (which are on a tight curve with speed limits under {{convert|30|mph}}) did not.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.courant.com/1999/09/09/amtrak-to-put-up-7-safer-gates/ |title=Amtrak To Put Up 7 Safer Gates |last=Dee |first=Jane E. |date=September 9, 1999 |work=Hartford Courant |access-date=March 22, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122329/http://articles.courant.com/1999-09-09/news/9909090176_1_grade-crossings-acela-express-trains-high-speed-rail-corridors |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 28, 2005, a southbound ''Acela Express'' struck a car at Miner Lane in [[Waterford, Connecticut]], the first such incident since the additional protections were implemented.<ref name="High-Tech Gates Fail to Avert Car-Train Crash">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/nyregion/30acela.html |author1=McGeehan, Patrick |author2=Wald, Matthew L. |name-list-style=amp |date=September 30, 2005 |title=High-Tech Gates Fail to Avert Car-Train Crash |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=September 2, 2008 |archive-date=April 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425092400/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/nyregion/30acela.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The train was approaching the crossing at approximately {{convert|70|mph|km/h}} when the car reportedly rolled under the lowered crossing gate arms too late for the sensor system to fully stop the train. The driver and one passenger were killed on impact; the other passenger died nine days later from injuries sustained in the crash. The gates were later inspected and declared to have been functioning properly at the time of the incident.<ref>{{cite news| work=[[The New London Day]]| date=September 30, 2005| title=Investigators Seek Answers In Fatal Crash That Killed Two; Cause of Waterford car-train accident may never be known}}</ref> The incident drew public criticism about the remaining grade crossings along the busy line.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=December 27, 2006 |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/12/27/family_sues_over_fatal_car_crash_on_railroad_tracks/ |title=Family sues over fatal car crash on railroad tracks |agency=Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227044832/http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/12/27/family_sues_over_fatal_car_crash_on_railroad_tracks/ |archive-date=December 27, 2008}}</ref>

====Crossing list====
Crossing are listed east to west.<ref name=crossings1 />
{|class="wikitable"
!Miles
!City
!Street
!DOT/AAR number
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"|Coordinates
!Details
|-
|140.6
|rowspan=6|[[Stonington, Connecticut|Stonington]]
|Palmer Street
|500263U
|{{Coord|41.372491|-71.835678|display=inline}}
|Connects the Pawcatuck residential area to the Mechanic Street arterial.
|-
|136.7
|Elihu Island Road
|500267W
|{{Coord|41.340922|-71.889912|display=inline}}
|Provides sole access to [[Elihu Island]]. Private crossing.
|-
|136.6
|Walker's Dock
|500269K
|{{Coord|41.340073|-71.891184|display=inline}}
|Provides sole access to a small marina. Private crossing.
|-
|134.9
|Wamphassuc Road
|500272T
|{{Coord|41.342016|-71.921605|display=inline}}
|Provides sole access to a residential area.
|-
|133.4
|Latimer Point Road
|500275N
|{{Coord|41.341312|-71.948967|display=inline}}
|Provides sole access to a residential area.
|-
|132.3
|Broadway Avenue Extension
|500277C
|{{Coord|41.350813|-71.963872|display=inline}}
|Next to [[Mystic station (Connecticut)|Mystic station]]. Provides sole access to a residential and industrial area, several marinas, and the northbound platform.
|-
|131.2
|[[Groton, Connecticut|Groton]]
|School Street
|500278J
|{{Coord|41.344933|-71.977092|display=inline}}
|Provides sole access to the Willow Point residential area and marina.
|-
|123.0
|rowspan=3|[[New London, Connecticut|New London]]
|Governor Winthrop Boulevard
|500294T
|{{Coord|41.356984|-72.094777|display=inline}}
|Provides sole access to [[Block Island]] Ferry and Cross Sound Ferry docks and other marine facilities. Does not have quad gates.
|-
|122.8
|State Street
|500295A
|{{Coord|41.353845|-72.092991|display=inline}}
|Next to [[New London Union Station]]. Provides access to the [[Fisher's Island]] Ferry, City Pier, Waterfront Park, and the northbound platform.
|-
|122.5
|Bank Street Extension
|500297N
|{{Coord|41.35128|-72.095957|display=inline}}
|Provides access to Waterfront Park.
|-
|120.2
|[[Waterford, Connecticut|Waterford]]
|Miner Lane
|500307S
|{{Coord|41.335726|-72.123845|display=inline}}
|Provides sole access to a residential and industrial area.
|}

===Bridges===
*[[Thames River Bridge (Amtrak)|Thames River Bridge]]
*[[Niantic River Bridge]]
*[[Amtrak Old Saybrook–Old Lyme Bridge]]
*[[Housatonic River Railroad Bridge]]
*[[Mianus River Railroad Bridge]]
*[[Pelham Bay Bridge]]
*[[Bronx River Railroad Bridge]]
*[[Hell Gate Bridge]]
*[[Portal Bridge]] (to be replaced by [[Portal North Bridge]])
*[[Sawtooth Bridges]]
*[[Dock Bridge]]
*[[Rahway River Bridge]]
*[[Raritan River Bridge]]
*[[Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge]]
*[[Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge]]
*[[Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge]]
*[[Bush River Bridge]]
*[[Gunpowder River Bridge]]
*[[Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge]]

===Tunnels===
*[[Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel]]
*[[Union Tunnel (Baltimore)]]
*[[East River Tunnels]]
*[[North River Tunnels]]

==Passenger ridership==
{| class="toccolours collapsible" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="float: right; clear: both; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; text-align:right;"
|-
! colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccf; background-color:#ccf; padding-right:3px; padding-left:3px; font-size:110%; text-align:center;"| Annual passenger ridership
|- style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
! style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | {{abbr|FY|Fiscal Year (Amtrak's definition runs from October of the previous year to September of the specified year)}}* || style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | Northeast Regional || style="border-bottom:1px solid black"| Acela || style="border-bottom:1px solid black"| Total ridership || style="border-bottom:1px solid black"| % Change
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2004''' || {{formatnum: 6475000 }} || {{formatnum: 2569000 }} || {{formatnum: 9044000 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2005''' || {{formatnum: 7116000 }} || {{formatnum: 1773000 }} || {{formatnum: 8889000 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| -1.7%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2006''' || {{formatnum: 6755000 }} || {{formatnum: 2583000 }} || {{formatnum: 9338000 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +5.1%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2007''' || {{formatnum: 6837000 }} || {{formatnum: 3184000 }} || {{formatnum: 10021000 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +7.3%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2008''' || {{formatnum: 7489000 }} || {{formatnum: 3399000 }} || {{formatnum: 10888000 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +8.7%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2009''' || {{formatnum: 6921000 }} || {{formatnum: 3020000 }} || {{formatnum: 9941000 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| -8.7%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2011''' || {{formatnum: 7515000 }} || {{formatnum: 3379000 }} || {{formatnum: 10894000 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +5.1%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2012''' || {{formatnum: 8014000 }} || {{formatnum: 3395000 }} || {{formatnum: 11409000 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +4.7%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2013''' || {{formatnum: 8044000 }} || {{formatnum: 3343000 }} || {{formatnum: 11387000 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| -0.2%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2014''' || {{formatnum: 8083000 }} || {{formatnum: 3545000 }} || {{formatnum: 11628000 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +2.2%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2015''' || {{formatnum: 8215523 }} || {{formatnum: 3473644 }} || {{formatnum: 11707079 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +0.7%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2016''' || {{formatnum: 8409662 }} || {{formatnum: 3489311 }} || {{formatnum: 11909847 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +1.7%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2017''' || {{formatnum: 8569867 }} || {{formatnum: 3442188 }} || {{formatnum: 12027305 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +1.0%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2018''' || {{formatnum: 8686930}} || {{formatnum: 3428338 }} || {{formatnum: 12123643 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +0.8%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2019''' || {{formatnum: 8940745}} || {{formatnum: 3577455}} || {{formatnum: 12525602 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +3.3%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2020''' || {{formatnum: 4486837}} || {{formatnum: 1656764}} || {{formatnum: 6147481 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| -49.7%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2021''' || {{formatnum: 3508766}} || {{formatnum: 897639}} || {{formatnum: 4408825}} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| <!--ref does not explicitly state % change between 2020/2021 --> 
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2022''' || {{formatnum: 7091325}} || {{formatnum: 2144369}} || {{formatnum: 9235694 }} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +109.5% 
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2023''' || {{formatnum: 9163082}} || {{formatnum: 2959384}} || {{formatnum: 12122466}} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +31.3%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2024''' || {{formatnum: 10814407}} || {{formatnum: 3239130}} || {{formatnum: 14052537}} || style="text-align:right; padding-right:15px"| +15.9%
|-
| colspan="5" style="border-top:1px solid black; font-size:85%; text-align:left" | Sources: 2004–2014;<ref name="Historic Ridership">{{cite web|url=http://nec.amtrak.com/sites/default/files/Amtrak_05_Infographics_4_0.png|title=Passenger ridership|publisher=Amtrak|type=PNG|access-date=November 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305084743/http://nec.amtrak.com/sites/default/files/Amtrak_05_Infographics_4_0.png|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2015–2016<ref name="FY2016">{{Cite report|url=http://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Amtrak-FY16-Ridership-and-Revenue-Fact-Sheet-4_17_17-mm-edits.pdf|title=Amtrak FY16 Ridership and Revenue Fact Sheet|date=April 7, 2017|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|location=Washington|access-date=October 13, 2017|archive-date=August 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819064218/http://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Amtrak-FY16-Ridership-and-Revenue-Fact-Sheet-4_17_17-mm-edits.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 2017–2018<ref name="FY2018">{{Cite report|url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FY18-Ridership-Fact-Sheet-1.pdf|title=Amtrak FY18 Ridership|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|location=Washington|access-date=November 27, 2019|archive-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226162134/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FY18-Ridership-Fact-Sheet-1.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 2018–2019<ref name="FY2019">{{Cite report|url=http://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FY19-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|title=Amtrak FY19 Ridership|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|location=Washington|access-date=November 27, 2019|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407033802/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FY19-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
2019–2020<ref name="FY2020">{{Cite report|url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FY20-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|title=Amtrak FY20 Ridership|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|location=Washington|access-date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207174142/http://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FY20-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 2019-2021<ref name="FY2021">{{Cite report|url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FY21-Year-End-Revenue-and-Ridership.pdf|title=Amtrak FY21 Ridership|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|location=Washington|access-date=May 24, 2023|archive-date=June 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608004551/http://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FY21-Year-End-Revenue-and-Ridership.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 2021-2022<ref name="FY2022">{{Cite report|url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FY22-Year-End-Revenue-and-Ridership.pdf|title=Amtrak FY22 Ridership|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|location=Washington|access-date=May 24, 2023|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307145241/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FY22-Year-End-Revenue-and-Ridership.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 2023<ref name="FY2023">{{Cite report|url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Amtrak-Fact-Sheet-FY23-Ridership.pdf|title=Amtrak FY23 Ridership|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|location=Washington|access-date=September 3, 2024|archive-date=September 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919040811/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Amtrak-Fact-Sheet-FY23-Ridership.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 2024<ref name="FY2024">{{Cite report|url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FY24-Year-End-Ridership-Fact-Sheet.pdf|title=Amtrak FY24 Ridership|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|location=Washington|access-date=January 13, 2025|archive-date=January 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120025903/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FY24-Year-End-Ridership-Fact-Sheet.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Current rail service==

===Intercity passenger services===
[[File:Amtrak Crescent at Trenton station, February 2006.jpg|thumb|right|New Orleans-bound ''[[Crescent (train)|Crescent]]'' in [[Trenton, New Jersey]]]]
In 2003, Amtrak accounted for about 14% of intercity trips between the cities served by the NEC and its branches (the rest were taken by airline, automobile, or [[intercity bus|bus]]).<ref>Congressional Budget Office. "The Past and Future of U.S. Passenger Rail Service," September 2003.[http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/ftpdocs/45xx/doc4571/09-26-passengerrail.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920074817/http://cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/ftpdocs/45xx/doc4571/09-26-passengerrail.pdf|date=September 20, 2014}}</ref> A 2011 study estimated that in 2010 Amtrak carried 6% of the Boston–Washington traffic, compared to 80% for automobiles, 8–9% for intercity bus, and 5% for airlines.<ref name="otoole20110629">{{cite journal | url=https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/58485523 | title=Intercity Buses: The Forgotten Mode | author=O'Toole, Randal | journal=Policy Analysis |date=June 29, 2011 | issue=680}}</ref> Amtrak's share of the air or rail passenger traffic between New York City and Boston has grown from 20 percent to 54 percent since 2001, and 75 percent between New York City and Washington, D.C.<ref>Nixon, Ron. (2012, August 16.) ''Trading Planes for Trains: Riders Weary of Patdowns and Delays Set Records for Amtrak''. The New York Times, p. B1 [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/business/hassles-of-air-travel-push-passengers-to-amtrak.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128213637/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/business/hassles-of-air-travel-push-passengers-to-amtrak.html|date=November 28, 2020}}</ref>

These Amtrak trains serve NEC stations and run at least partially on the corridor:
* ''[[Acela]]'': high-speed rail Boston–Washington, D.C.
* ''[[Cardinal (train)|Cardinal]]'': New York–Chicago via Washington, D.C. (Wednesdays, Fridays, & Sundays only)
* ''[[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]]'': New York–[[Charlotte station (Amtrak)|Charlotte, North Carolina]]
* ''[[Crescent (train)|Crescent]]'': New York–[[New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal|New Orleans]]
* ''[[Keystone Service]]'': higher-speed rail [[Harrisburg Transportation Center|Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] – New York
* ''[[Northeast Regional]]'': higher-speed rail (This service qualifies as high speed rail on the 125mph stretch between New Brunswick and Princeton Junction.) Boston/Springfield/New York–Washington D.C./[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]/[[Newport News station|Newport News]]/[[Norfolk station (Amtrak)|Norfolk]]/[[Roanoke station (Virginia)|Roanoke, Virginia]]
* ''[[Palmetto (train)|Palmetto]]'': [[Savannah station (Amtrak)|Savannah, Georgia]] – New York
* ''[[Pennsylvanian (train)|Pennsylvanian]]'': [[Union Station (Pittsburgh)|Pittsburgh]]–New York via NEC and [[Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line]]
* ''[[Silver Meteor]]'': [[Miami station (Amtrak)|Miami]]–New York
* ''[[Vermonter (train)|Vermonter]]'': [[St. Albans station (Vermont)|St. Albans, Vermont]] – Washington, D.C., via NEC and [[New Haven–Springfield Line]]

Seven other Amtrak trains terminate at NEC stations, but do not use any NEC infrastructure outside the terminus:

* [[Amtrak Hartford Line|Amtrak ''Hartford Line'']]: operated in conjunction with [[ConnDOT]], runs across Amtrak-owned [[New Haven–Springfield Line|New Haven–Springfield line]] from [[Springfield Union Station (Massachusetts)|Springfield Union]] to [[Union Station (New Haven)|New Haven Union]], the latter of which uses NEC infrastructure.

Six Amtrak services operate via the [[Empire Corridor]], a line largely owned by CSX, with other sections owned by Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak. It meets the NEC at [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]].
* ''[[Adirondack (train)|Adirondack]]'': runs from New York Penn to [[Montreal Central Station|Montreal Central]]
* ''[[Berkshire Flyer]]'': higher-speed rail from New York Penn to [[Albany–Rensselaer station|Albany–Rensselaer]] and the [[Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center]] in [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]]
* ''[[Empire Service]]'': higher-speed rail from New York Penn to [[Albany–Rensselaer station|Albany–Rensselaer]] and [[Niagara Falls station (New York)|Niagara Falls]]
* ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]'': runs from [[Burlington Union Station|Burlington Union]] to New York Penn
* ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'': runs from [[Chicago Union Station|Chicago Union]] to New York Penn; also has a branch to the NEC's terminus at [[South Station|Boston South]]
* ''[[Maple Leaf (train)|Maple Leaf]]'': runs from New York Penn to [[Union Station (Toronto)|Toronto Union]]

The {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, which travels between [[Chicago Union Station|Chicago Union]] and [[Miami station (Amtrak)|Miami]], intersects with the Northeast Corridor at [[Washington Union Station|Washington Union]].

Due to the wide availability of the ''Northeast Regional'', ''Keystone Service'', and ''Acela'', as well as commuter rail, most long- and medium-haul trains operating along the New York-Washington leg of the NEC do not allow local travel between NEC stations. In most cases, long- and medium-haul trains only stop to discharge passengers from Washington (and in some cases, [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]]) northward, and to receive passengers from Newark to Washington. This policy is intended to keep seats available for passengers making longer trips. The ''Vermonter'' and ''Palmetto'' are the only medium- and long-haul trains that allow local travel in both directions between New York and Washington. The southbound ''Carolinian'' allows local travel daily, while the northbound ''Carolinian'' only allows local travel on Sundays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Additionally, the medium-haul ''Pennsylvanian'' allows local NEC travel, but this train leaves the corridor in Philadelphia and does not travel all the way to Washington.

===Commuter rail===
[[File:Trains at Ruggles station, July 2021.jpg|thumb|Two [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] trains on the NEC at [[Ruggles station]]]]
In addition to Amtrak, several commuter rail agencies operate passenger service using the NEC tracks:

====[[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] (MBTA) operated by [[Keolis]]====
* [[Providence/Stoughton Line]]: [[Wickford Junction station|Wickford Junction]]–Boston
* [[Franklin/Foxboro Line]]: [[Readville station|Readville]]–Boston
* [[Needham Line]]: [[Forest Hills station (MBTA)|Forest Hills]]–Boston
* [[Framingham/Worcester Line]]: [[Back Bay station|Back Bay Station]]–Boston

The only section north of New York that does not have commuter service is the 43 miles between Wickford Junction and New London.

==== [[CT Rail]] ====
* [[Hartford Line]]: [[Union Station (New Haven)|New Haven Union Station]]–[[New Haven State Street station|New Haven-State Street]]
*[[Shore Line East]]: [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]]–[[New London, Connecticut]]

==== [[Metro-North Railroad]] (MNRR) ====
* [[New Haven Line]]: [[New Rochelle, New York]]–[[New Haven, Connecticut]]
* [[Danbury Branch]]: [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]]–[[Norwalk, Connecticut]]
* [[Waterbury Branch]]: [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]–[[Stratford, Connecticut]]

====[[Long Island Rail Road]] (LIRR)====
* [[City Terminal Zone]]: [[Sunnyside Yard|Sunnyside Yard, Queens]]–New York

====[[New Jersey Transit Rail Operations|New Jersey Transit]] (NJT)====
[[File:New Jersey Transit train at New Brunswick station, February 2017.jpg|thumb|[[NJ Transit]] commuter train on the Northeast Corridor in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]]]
* [[Northeast Corridor Line]]: [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton, NJ]]–New York
* [[North Jersey Coast Line]]: [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway, NJ]]–New York
* [[Morristown Line]], [[Gladstone Branch]], [[Montclair-Boonton Line]]: [[Kearny Connection]]–New York
* [[Raritan Valley Line]]: [[Lehigh Line Connection|Hunter Connection]]–New York
* [[Atlantic City Line]]: [[30th Street Station]]–[[Frankford Junction]]

====[[SEPTA Regional Rail|SEPTA]]====
* [[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|Trenton Line]]: Philadelphia–Trenton, New Jersey
* [[Airport Line (SEPTA)|Airport Line]]: 30th Street Station–Southwest Philadelphia
* [[Media/Wawa Line]]: 30th Street Station–Arsenal Junction
* [[Chestnut Hill West Line]]: 30th Street Station–[[North Philadelphia station|North Philadelphia Station]]
* [[Wilmington/Newark Line]]: [[Newark, Delaware]]–Philadelphia

====[[MARC Train]]====
* [[Penn Line]]: Washington, D.C.–[[Perryville, Maryland]], via Baltimore Penn Station

===Freight services===
{{More citations needed section|date=November 2022}}[[File:NS Daytime Freight on the Corridor (6456921797).jpg|thumb|right|[[Norfolk Southern Railway]] freight operating on the NEC in [[Aberdeen, Maryland]]]]
Freight trains operate on parts of the NEC through [[Arrangements between railroads|trackage rights]]. Prior to the 1970s when [[Amtrak]] took over all passenger service, the NEC routinely saw lengthy freight trains sometimes numbering over one hundred cars traversing great lengths of the corridor. All freight operations ultimately came under the control of [[Penn Central]] in the late 1960s and later [[Conrail]] upon its formation in 1976, however Amtrak, whose ridership was steadily increasing began demanding heavier taxes for longer trains. Ultimately Conrail began reducing freight service to only small, local trains on certain sections of the corridor where most needed once longer freights began causing congestion and bigger delays with passenger service.

Currently, [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] operates over the line south of Philadelphia. [[CSX Transportation]] has rights from New York to New Haven; in Massachusetts; and in [[Maryland]] from [[Landover, Maryland|Landover]], where its [[Landover Subdivision]] joins the NEC, to [[Bowie, Maryland|Bowie]], where its [[Pope's Creek Subdivision]] leaves it. Between Philadelphia and New York, [[Conrail Shared Assets Operations]] operates as a local switching and terminal company for CSX and Norfolk Southern. The [[Providence and Worcester Railroad]] operates local freight service from New Haven into Rhode Island and has [[Arrangements between railroads|overhead trackage rights]] from New Haven to New York over the [[Hell Gate Bridge]] to [[Fresh Pond Junction]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hartley |first=Scott A. |date=April 2016 |title=The key to Providence & Worcester's success: Reinvention |magazine=[[Trains Magazine]] |pages=53–55 |oclc=945631712}}</ref> Additionally, the [[Canadian Pacific Kansas City]] and the [[New York and Atlantic Railway]] both have trackage rights over the Hell Gate Bridge in order to connect with their own routes near New York.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gwrr.com/railroads/north_america/providence-and-worcester-railroad |title=Providence and Worcester Railroad |website=Genesee & Wyoming |access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref> 
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==Future NEC projects==

===Gateway Program===
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In February 2011, Amtrak announced plans for the [[Gateway Project]] between [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]].<ref name="GatewayPDF">{{cite web|title=Gateway Project |publisher=Amtrak |date=February 2011 |url=http://lautenberg.senate.gov/assets/Gateway.pdf |access-date=February 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207210953/http://lautenberg.senate.gov/assets/Gateway.pdf |archive-date=February 7, 2011 }}</ref> The planned project would create a high-speed alignment across the [[New Jersey Meadowlands]] and under the [[North River (Hudson River)|Hudson River]], including the replacement of the [[Portal Bridge]], a bottleneck.

===Harold Interlocking===
{{main|Harold Interlocking}}
In May 2011, a $294.7-million federal grant was awarded to fix congestion at Harold Interlocking, the USA's second-busiest [[Junction (rail)|rail junction]] after [[Sunnyside Yard]]. The work will lay tracks to the New York Connecting Railroad [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right of way]], allowing Amtrak trains arriving from or bound for [[New England]] to avoid [[NJ Transit]] and [[Long Island Rail Road]] trains.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=2358&Itemid=61 |title=Maloney Hails Federal Grant to Ease Amtrak Delays in NYC, Spur High-Speed Rail in NE Corridor – $294.7 Million Grant to Improve "Harold Interlocking", a Delay-Plagued Junction For Trains in the NE Corridor |date=May 9, 2011 |publisher=Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney |access-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928144150/http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=2358&Itemid=61 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Colvin |first= Jill |title= New York Awarded $350 Million for High-Speed Rail Projects |publisher= DNAinfo.com |date= May 9, 2011 |url= http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110509/midtown/new-york-awarded-350-million-for-highspeed-rail-projects |access-date= May 13, 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150908212202/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110509/midtown/new-york-awarded-350-million-for-highspeed-rail-projects |archive-date= September 8, 2015}}</ref> Financing for the project was jeopardized in July 2011 by the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], which voted to divert the funding to unrelated projects.<ref name="divertfunds">{{cite web |title = House Vote Jeopardizes Key Northeast Rail Projects |work = Back on Track: Northeast |publisher = The Business Alliance for Northeast Mobility |date = July 20, 2011 |url = http://www.northeastbizalliance.org/blog/ |access-date = July 21, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110930021404/http://www.northeastbizalliance.org/blog/ |archive-date = September 30, 2011}}</ref> The project was then funded by FRA and the MTA.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.mta.info/capital/harold_alt.html |title=Harold Interlocking Northeast Corridor Congestion Relief Project |website=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=April 30, 2016 |archive-date=May 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503222731/http://web.mta.info/capital/harold_alt.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{As of|2018}}, the interlocking is being reconstructed for LIRR's [[East Side Access]] project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/mta-east-side-access-1.17787714|title=MTA: Another snag for East Side Access project|last=Castillo|first=Alfonso A.|date=March 1, 2018|website=Newsday|access-date=April 16, 2018|archive-date=April 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416200643/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/mta-east-side-access-1.17787714|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.progressiverailroading.com/c_s/news/LIRR-to-test-upgraded-signal-system-for-East-Side-Access-project--54361|title=LIRR to test upgraded signal system for East Side Access project. For Railroad Career Professionals|date=April 5, 2018|website=Progressive Railroading|access-date=April 16, 2018|archive-date=April 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416200830/https://www.progressiverailroading.com/c_s/news/LIRR-to-test-upgraded-signal-system-for-East-Side-Access-project--54361|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== New Brunswick–Trenton high-speed upgrade ===
In August 2011, Congress obligated $450 million to a six-year project to add capacity on one of the busiest segments on the NEC in [[New Jersey]].<ref name="obligated" /> The project is designed to upgrade electrical power, signal systems and catenary wires on a {{convert|24|mi|adj=on}} section between [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]] and [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] to improve reliability, increase speeds up to {{cvt|160|mph}}, and support more frequent high-speed service.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Frassinelli |first=Mike |title=Feds steer $450M to N.J. for high-speed rail |newspaper=The Star Ledger |date=May 9, 2011 |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/05/amtrak_to_receive_800m_from_ca.html |access-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210014216/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/05/amtrak_to_receive_800m_from_ca.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Thorbourne |first=Ken |title=Amtrak to receive nearly $450 million in high speed rail funding |newspaper=The Jersey Journal |date=May 9, 2011 |url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2011/05/amtrak_to_receive_nearly_450_m.html |access-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018025300/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2011/05/amtrak_to_receive_nearly_450_m.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=McGeehan |first=Patrick |title=Florida's rejected rail funds flow north |date=May 9, 2011 |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/floridas-rejected-rail-funds-flow-north/ |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-date=November 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114101056/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/floridas-rejected-rail-funds-flow-north/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The improvements were scheduled to be completed in 2016, but have been delayed repeatedly.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Jersey High-Speed Rail Improvement Program |url=https://nec.amtrak.com/project/new-jersey-high-speed-rail-improvement-program/ |publisher=Amtrak |access-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514023529/https://nec.amtrak.com/project/new-jersey-high-speed-rail-improvement-program/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The track work is one of several projects planned for the "New Jersey Speedway" section of the NEC, which include a new station at [[North Brunswick station|North Brunswick]], the [[Mid-Line Loop]] (a flyover for reversing train direction), and the re-construction of [[County Yard]], to be done in coordination with [[NJ Transit]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/high-performance/amtrak-sprints-toward-a-higher-speed-future.html?channel= |title=Amtrak sprints toward a higher speed future |last=Vantuono |first=William C |date=June 11, 2013 |work=[[Railway Age]] |access-date=January 19, 2014 |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117041947/http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/high-performance/amtrak-sprints-toward-a-higher-speed-future.html?channel= |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Acela'' trains began operating at speeds up to {{cvt|150|mph}} between [[Princeton Junction station|Princeton Junction]] and New Brunswick in June 2022. With the planned introduction of the [[Avelia Liberty]] in 2025, speeds will increase to {{convert|160|mph}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abrams |first1=Jason |title=Amtrak Increasing Speed of Acela Trains in New Jersey Through Infrastructure Investments and Improvements |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2022/06/amtrak-increasing-speed-of-acela-trains-in-new-jersey-through-infrastructure-investments-and-improvements/ |access-date=June 20, 2022 |agency=Amtrak |date=June 14, 2022 |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621164630/https://media.amtrak.com/2022/06/amtrak-increasing-speed-of-acela-trains-in-new-jersey-through-infrastructure-investments-and-improvements/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===New trains for Acela===
[[File:First in-service Avelia Liberty departs Boston August 2025 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The first in-service Avelia Liberty trainset departing [[South Station|Boston South Station]] on August 28, 2025]]
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On August 26, 2016, Vice President [[Joe Biden]] announced a $2.45 billion federal loan package to pay for new ''Acela'' equipment and upgrades to the NEC. The loans will finance 28 trainsets to replace the existing fleet. The trains are being built by [[Alstom]] in [[Hornell, New York|Hornell]] and [[Rochester, New York]]. Passenger service using the new trains had been expected to begin in 2024, but implementation was highly delayed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 4, 2024 |title=Amtrak public board meeting addresses equipment timelines |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-public-board-meeting-addresses-equipment-timelines/ |access-date=December 8, 2024 |newspaper=Trains News Wire |language=en-US |first=Bob |last=Johnston}}</ref> The first new trainsets entered service on August 28, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NextGen Acela {{!}} Amtrak |url=https://www.amtrak.com/nextgen-acela.html |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=www.amtrak.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=2025-08-08 |title=New Acela Trains to Enter Service August 28 |url=https://railfan.com/new-acela-trains-to-enter-service-august-28/ |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=Railfan & Railroad Magazine |language=en-CA}}</ref> The current fleet is expected to be retired when all the replacements have been delivered. Amtrak plans to repay the loans through increased NEC passenger revenue.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2016/08/26/biden-announces-upgrades-for-amtraks-northeast-corridor/ |title=Biden announces upgrades for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor |last=Aratani |first=Lori |date=August 26, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-date=August 30, 2016 |access-date=August 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830004025/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2016/08/26/biden-announces-upgrades-for-amtraks-northeast-corridor/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Connecticut speed upgrade===
The [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]] plans to replace a three-mile stretch of track in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]], [[Stratford, Connecticut|Stratford]], and [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]], including the reconstruction of eight bridges (one in Bridgeport and seven in Stratford), catenary replacement, the reconstruction of one [[Interlocking|interlocking]] for high-speed track changes, and the construction of an additional new high-speed interlocking.<ref name="ctpost">{{cite web |last=Chumney |first=Richard |date=April 20, 2023 |title=Stratford, Bridgeport track upgrades could allow trains to hit 90 mph |url=https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/stratford-bridgeport-track-upgrades-allow-trains-17905342.php |website=www.ctpost.com |publisher=[[Connecticut Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423102539/https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/stratford-bridgeport-track-upgrades-allow-trains-17905342.php |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gehlich |first=Clare |date=April 22, 2023 |title=Sound Bites: Plans to increase maximum speed to 90 mph on Metro-North's New Haven line |url=https://www.wshu.org/news/2023-04-22/sound-bites-plans-to-increase-maximum-speed-to-90-mph-on-metro-norths-new-haven-line |website=www.wshu.org |publisher=[[WSHU (AM)|WSHU]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815223756/https://www.wshu.org/news/2023-04-22/sound-bites-plans-to-increase-maximum-speed-to-90-mph-on-metro-norths-new-haven-line |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> These improvements will allow Metro-North and Amtrak trains to travel at {{cvt|90|mph}} instead of the current {{cvt|70|mph}} limit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notice of Scoping for Track Improvement and Mobility Enhancement (Time - 1): Metro North Railroad |url=https://portal.ct.gov/ceq/dot/scoping-notice/time-1-and-interlocking-time3 |website=ct.gov |publisher=Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality |access-date=January 27, 2025 |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404084903/https://portal.ct.gov/ceq/dot/scoping-notice/time-1-and-interlocking-time3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 17, 2023 |title=Public Invited to Informational Meeting Regarding TIME-1, Track and Speed Improvements, and New Interlockings Along Metro-North Railroad in Bridgeport and Stratford |url=https://portal.ct.gov/dot/ctdot-press-releases/2023/track-and-speed-improvements-along-metro-north-railroad-in-bridgeport-stratford?language=en_US |website=ct.gov |publisher=Connecticut Department of Transportation |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> The $385 million project is planned to begin in 2025, with completion estimated in December 2028.<ref name="ctpost"></ref><ref name="fsp"></ref>

===Replacement of bridge over Housatonic River===
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In [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]] and [[Stratford, Connecticut|Stratford]], [[Connecticut]], the 1906 [[Housatonic River Railroad Bridge|Devon Bridge]] over the [[Housatonic River]] causes delays and speed restrictions.<ref name="devonbridge">{{cite web |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Devon Bridge Rail Upgrades On the Way |url=https://www.housedems.ct.gov/smithf/devon-bridge-rail-upgrades-way |website=www.housedems.ct.gov |publisher=State Representative Frank J. Smith |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref> The four-track [[Bascule bridge|bascule bridge]] is planned to be rehabilitated and eventually replaced, improving reliability and reducing travel times.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sambides |first=Nick |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Milford-Stratford rail bridge to be repaired, eventually replaced in $2.2B federal transit project |url=https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/connecticut/article/milford-stratford-devon-train-bridge-replaced-18488605.php |website=www.milfordmirror.com |publisher=The Milford Mirror |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204184802/https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/connecticut/article/milford-stratford-devon-train-bridge-replaced-18488605.php |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref> The Connecticut Department of Transportation was awarded $119.3 million for interim repairs to the bridge in 2023.<ref name="fsp">{{cite web |url=https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2023-11/FY%2022-23%20FSP-NEC%20Program%20Selections%20-%20Project%20Summaries_PDFa_0.pdf |title=FY 2022-2023 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for the Northeast Corridor (FSP-NEC) Selections: Project Summaries |date=November 6, 2023 |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |access-date=January 22, 2025 |archive-date=January 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122000142/https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2023-11/FY%2022-23%20FSP-NEC%20Program%20Selections%20-%20Project%20Summaries_PDFa_0.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Repairs are scheduled to run from June 2025 until June 2027. A new bridge to replace the existing span is to be built from October 2030 to August 2036.<ref name="devonbridge"></ref> Amtrak was awarded up to $246 million in [[Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act]] funds in November 2023 for the design of a replacement for the span. Amtrak will contribute an additional $16 million, while the state of Connecticut will provide $45 million.<ref name="fsp"></ref> The replacement bridge is being designed for a top speed of {{cvt|70|mph}}, up from the current {{cvt|40|mph}} limit on the existing bridge.<ref name="fragrant">{{cite report |date=November 2023 |title=FY22-23 Federal-State Partnership (NEC) Grant Program Selections |url=https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2023-11/NECSelection%20Fact%20Sheets_Revised%2011-27-23_PDFa.pdf |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105154454/https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2023-11/NECSelection%20Fact%20Sheets_Revised%2011-27-23_PDFa.pdf |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref>

===Replacement of bridge over Hutchinson River===
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Amtrak is planning to replace the 1907 low-level movable rail [[Pelham Bay Bridge]] (just west of [[Pelham Bridge]]) over the [[Hutchinson River]] in [[the Bronx]] that has been limiting speed and train capacity. The goal is for a new bridge to support expanded service and speeds up to {{cvt|70|mph}}.<ref name="pelhambay">{{cite report |title=Pelham Bay Bridge Replacement Project Fact Sheet |date=June 28, 2024 |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/nec/fact-sheets/pelham-bay-fact-sheet-062124.pdf |publisher=Amtrak |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121114909/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/nec/fact-sheets/pelham-bay-fact-sheet-062124.pdf |archive-date=January 21, 2025 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1249224538367&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobhead |title=Amtak Seeks $1.3 billion for Gateway Project and Next-Generation High-Speed Rail on Northeast Corridor |date=April 4, 2011 |publisher=Amtrak |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503205942/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1249224538367&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobhead |archive-date=May 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 8, 2011}}</ref> Construction is anticipated to begin in 2029, with completion expected in 2034.<ref name="pelhambay"></ref><ref name="pelhamamtrak">{{cite web |title=Pelham Bay Bridge Replacement |url=https://www.amtrak.com/pelham-bay-bridge-replacement |website=www.amtrak.com |publisher=Amtrak |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121103239/https://www.amtrak.com/pelham-bay-bridge-replacement |archive-date=January 21, 2025 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref> Funding for the replacement bridge will be provided by the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]].<ref name="pelhamamtrak"></ref>

=== Replacement of bridge over Mianus River ===
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In the November of 2024, the [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]] awarded a $6.4 Million federal grant to explore options to find a replacement for the 1904-built [[Mianus River Railroad Bridge]] in [[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]], [[Connecticut]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1 {{!}} P a g e FY 2024 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for the Northeast Corridor (FSP-NEC) Selections: Project Summaries |url=https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2024-11/FY24%20FSP-NEC%20Selections_PDFa.pdf |access-date=March 29, 2025 |archive-date=March 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310002454/https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2024-11/FY24%20FSP-NEC%20Selections_PDFa.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Replacement of bridge over Norwalk River===
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In May 2023, construction began to replace the 1896 [[Norwalk River Railroad Bridge|Walk Bridge]], a [[Swing bridge|swing bridge]] over the [[Norwalk River]] in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]]. The current bridge is a frequent point of failure and a source of speed restrictions for Amtrak and Metro-North trains.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabrielle |first=Vincent |date=May 12, 2023 |title=$1B replacement of 127-year-old Walk Bridge in Norwalk begins — setting up faster train rides to NY |url=https://www.thehour.com/news/article/walk-bridge-norwalk-construction-begins-18096066.php |access-date=January 22, 2025 |newspaper=[[The Hour (newspaper)|Norwalk Hour]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103074153/https://www.thehour.com/news/article/walk-bridge-norwalk-construction-begins-18096066.php |archive-date=January 3, 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref> The replacement bridge, a dual-span [[Vertical-lift bridge|lift bridge]], is expected to be completed in 2029.<ref>{{cite web |title=The New WALK Bridge Design |url=https://www.walkbridgect.com/design/ |website=www.walkbridgect.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909024126/https://www.walkbridgect.com/design/ |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Governor Lamont Announces Start of Construction on the Walk Bridge Replacement Project in Norwalk |url=https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/CTDOT-Press-Releases/2023/Governor-Lamont-Announces-Start-of-Construction-on-the-Walk-Bridge-Replacement-Project-in-Norwalk |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304043622/https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/CTDOT-Press-Releases/2023/Governor-Lamont-Announces-Start-of-Construction-on-the-Walk-Bridge-Replacement-Project-in-Norwalk |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The replacement bridge is designed for a speed increase of {{cvt|15|mph}}.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wanek-Libman |first=Mischa |date=May 15, 2023 |title=CTDOT begins construction on Walk Bridge replacement |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/article/53060500/ctdot-begins-construction-on-walk-bridge-replacement |website=www.masstransitmag.com |publisher=Mass Transit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917052614/https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/article/53060500/ctdot-begins-construction-on-walk-bridge-replacement |archive-date=September 17, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref> Amtrak was awarded $465 million in [[Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act]] funds in November 2023. Amtrak will contribute an additional $27 million, while the state of Connecticut will provide $87 million.<ref name="FSP">{{cite web |url=https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2023-11/FY%2022-23%20FSP-NEC%20Program%20Selections%20-%20Project%20Summaries_PDFa_0.pdf |title=FY 2022-2023 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for the Northeast Corridor (FSP-NEC) Selections: Project Summaries |date=November 6, 2023 |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |date=November 6, 2023 |title=FACT SHEET: President Biden Advances Vision for World Class Passenger Rail by Delivering Billions in New Funding |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/11/06/fact-sheet-president-biden-advances-vision-for-world-class-passenger-rail-by-delivering-billions-in-new-funding/ |publisher=The White House |access-date=February 1, 2025 |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106105454/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/11/06/fact-sheet-president-biden-advances-vision-for-world-class-passenger-rail-by-delivering-billions-in-new-funding/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Replacement of bridge over Saugatuck River===
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In [[Westport, Connecticut]], the 1905-built [[Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge|Saugatuck River Bridge]] over the [[Saugatuck River]] is planned to be replaced with a new span, as the current four-track bascule bridge is a source of delays and speed restrictions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saugatuck River Bridge Replacement |url=https://stvinc.com/project/saugatuck-river-bridge-replacement/ |website=stvinc.com |date=July 26, 2024 |publisher=[[STV Inc.]] |access-date=January 22, 2025 |archive-date=January 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122104435/https://stvinc.com/project/saugatuck-river-bridge-replacement/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Construction on the replacement bridge is expected to last from January 2030 to October 2033.<ref name="fragrant"></ref> The replacement bridge is being designed for a top speed of {{cvt|90|mph}}, up from the current {{cvt|45|mph}} limit on the existing bridge.<ref name="fragrant"></ref> Amtrak was awarded up to $23.2 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds in November 2023 for early design of a replacement for the span. Amtrak will contribute an additional $1.6 million, while the state of Connecticut will provide $4.2 million.<ref name="FSP"></ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Railways}}
* [[High-speed rail in the United States]]
* [[North Atlantic Rail]]
* [[Northeast Maglev]]
* [[Corridor (Via Rail)]]

== Notes ==
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{{Reflist|30em}}

== References ==
* {{Churella-PRR-1}}
* {{Cudahy-Hudson}}
* {{Middleton-Electrified-2nd}}
* {{cite journal | last=Middleton | first=William D. | author-link=William D. Middleton | title=Super Railroad | journal=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]] | volume=63 | issue=3 | pages=36–59 | date=March 2003 | issn=0041-0934 }}

==Further reading==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032355/http://nec.amtrak.com/sites/default/files/2012%20Amtrak-Vision-for-the-Northeast-Corridor.pdf The Amtrak Vision for the Northeast Corridor – 2012 Update Report] – July 2012
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031657/http://nec.amtrak.com/sites/default/files/Northeast-Corridor-Infrastructure-Master-Plan.pdf Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Master Plan] – June 2010
* [[Richard Geddes (academic)|Geddes, Richard]] [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112hhrg77444/pdf/CHRG-112hhrg77444.pdf Northeast Corridor Future: Options for High-Speed Rail Development and Opportunities for Private-Sector Participation: Hearing Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, December 13, 2012]
* {{cite map |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad |title=New York Division |year=1963 |url=http://raildata.railfan.net/prr/prrnjn.html }}
* Alff, David (2024) ''The Northeast'' Corridor: ''The Trains, the People, the History, the Region.'' [[University of Chicago Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-226-82283-9}}
* Spavins, Jim. (2010) ''Diesels on the Northeast Corridor '' (1st ed.). {{ISBN|1-4537-8765-8}}

==External links==
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* [https://nec-commission.com/ The Northeast Corridor Commission]
* [https://www.amtrak.com/nec The Northeast Corridor] – Amtrak
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206064447/http://necfuture.com/ |date=December 6, 2015 |title=NEC Future: A Rail Investment plan for the Northeast Corridor}} 
* {{HAER |survey=MA-19 |id=ma1240 |title=Northeast Railroad Corridor}}
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puRG63C_ffg Video]: "A Short History of A Short Stretch of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor", Bradley Peniston, August 26, 2015. Animated look at the development of the Philadelphia rights-of-way that became part of the Northeast Corridor.

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