Category
Type
AMTRAK ACELA AND NORTHEAST REGIONAL RIDERSHIP
Updated December 2017
Passenger trips on Northeast Regional and Acela Express services have grown from 2004-2014.
AMTRAK AND PARTNERS HOST OPEN HOUSE ON PHILADELPHIA 30TH STREET STATION DISTRICT PLAN
Updated December 2017
January 12, 2015: Amtrak and its partners in the Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan will host an open house this month to introduce the project to the public and...
NEC COMMISSION THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR AND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
Updated December 2017
NEC Commission: The Northeast Corridor and the American Economy A new report from the NEC Commission to Congress documents the economic value of the NEC rail network to the region and...
HUDSON YARDS CONCRETE CASING CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS
Updated December 2017
Construction begain in August 2013 on a concrete casing to protect the future potential right-of-way of the Gateway tunnel just west of Penn Station. This project is funded by a...
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS TO PRESERVE POSSIBLE PATHWAY FOR NEW TRAIN TUNNEL INTO PENN STATION, NEW YORK
Updated December 2017
September 23, 2013: Amtrak Chairman Tony Coscia, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and Congressman Jerrold Nadler today announced a critical first step towards preserving a right-of-way for a new...
AMTRAK REVENUE GROWTH ON THE NEC
Updated December 2017
Gross revenues from Acela and Regional services have risen steadily since 2003.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER RAIL BRIDGE PROJECT
Updated December 2017
The Susquehanna River Rail Bridge is a two-track bridge located in the City of Havre de Grace in Harford County, Maryland and the Town of Perryville in Cecil County, Maryland....
BOSTON SOUTH STATION EXPANSION
Updated December 2017
Boston South Station is undergoing a tremendous transformation. Visit external site to view a slide show of the conceptual project renderings. Please note that final designs will not be complete for...
BALTIMORE PENN STATION PHOTO TOUR
Updated December 2017
On August 17, 2013, Amtrak's Stephen Gardner escorted Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari and Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, through Baltimore Penn Station. The tour highlighted the...
WASHINGTON UNION STATION 2ND CENTURY PROPOSED CONCEPTS
Updated December 2017
The Washington Union Station 2nd Century project lays out a comprehensive vision for an expanded and greatly improved multimodal station that can accomodate three times as many passengers by modernizing...
NEC COMMISSION
Updated December 2017
Congress created the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission (NEC Commission) in recognition of the inherent challenges of coordinating, financing, and implementing major system improvements that cross multiple jurisdictions....