Projects & Stations

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has been granted $66.8 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to make high-speed rail improvements to the 104-mile Keystone Corridor, which is owned by Amtrak from Philadelphia to Harrisburg.

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New York State is advancing a number of projects on the Empire Corridor Hudson Line between Schenectady and Poughkeepsie.

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The Gateway Program is a series of rail infrastructure projects that will improve the most congested 10-mile section of the Northeast Corridor, adding needed resiliency and creating the capacity for a doubling of passenger trains under the Hudson River into Penn Station New York – the nation’s busiest rail facility.

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With funding from Congress and the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak is constructing a concrete casing beneath the Hudson Yards in Midtown Manhattan to preserve the underground right-of-way for a future rail tunnel connecting to Penn Station New York.

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NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak are replacing the century-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in New Jersey with a higher bridge that will not have to open and close for river traffic.

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The Hudson Tunnel Project involves construction of a new Hudson River rail tunnel serving Penn Station New York and the rehabilitation of the existing Sandy-damaged North River Tunnel.

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The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are working to improve passenger rail service between Washington, DC and Richmond, Virginia, in a corridor shared by growing volumes of intercity passenger, commuter, and freight rail traffic.

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Amtrak and the Delaware Transit Corporation (DelDOT) are partnering on a $71.2 million project to increase capacity between Wilmington and Newark, Delaware.

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With $450 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Amtrak is upgrading its rail infrastructure to support more frequent high-speed rail service and to improve the reliability of current service between New York and Washington.

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The Connecticut-led New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail program includes design and construction of additional rail capacity on Amtrak-owned infrastructure between New Haven, Conn., and Springfield, Mass.

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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.

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A new Niantic River Bridge has replaced one of the oldest movable bridges in the country. The new bridge is one of five movable bridges along the Northeast Corridor between New Haven, Conn., and Boston, Mass.

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The Connecticut River Bridge Replacement Project is scheduled to replace the existing 107 year-old bridge between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, CT.  The existing bridge was opened in 1907, it is the oldest rolling lift bascule span bridge between New Haven, CT and Boston, MA which is on the North End of the Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC).

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Nearly 150-years old, the B&P Tunnel dates from the Civil War era. It is also the largest bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor between Washington and New Jersey.

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The Concourse Modernization Project will be the first set of improvements to come to life as part of Washington Union Station’s 2nd Century plan. The 2nd Century plan is a comprehensive improvement initiative comprised of multiple projects that seek to triple passenger capacity and double train capacity over the next 20 years.

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Washington Union Station’s 2nd Century plan is a comprehensive improvement initiative comprised of multiple projects that seek to triple passenger capacity and double train capacity by modernizing and expanding station facilities over the next 20 years.

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Through an upcoming contract, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation plans to upgrade the station’s south entrance (downtown side) to enhance circulation for vehicles, buses, and taxis and to create an inviting, civic space at the station.

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The Philadelphia 30th Street Station will become Philadelphia’s next great neighborhood: a place to live, work, learn and play near one of the nation’s busiest and most important transportation hubs and accessible to one-of-a-kind urban and natural amenities.

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William H. Gray III Philadelphia 30^th Street Station is a major multimodal transportation hub serving the greater Philadelphia region and is a vital link along the busy Northeast Corridor.

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In partnership with Long Island Rail Road and NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak is completing a planning study to envision the future of Penn Station, New York.

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The Paoli Train Station is an Amtrak-owned station located in Pennsylvania along the Keystone Corridor which extends from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, Pa.

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NJ TRANSIT, in partnership with Amtrak and in consultation with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is evaluating alternatives and developing concepts for improved pedestrian circulation at Newark Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey.

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Amtrak, in partnership with Empire State Development (State of New York), is creating the future home of Amtrak’s New York City passenger operations within the new Moynihan Train Hall.

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Amtrak is making several upgrades at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station to improve the passenger experience, address long-term infrastructure needs of the nearly 100-year old building, and improve pedestrian mobility in and around the facility.

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Boston South Station is currently the subject of a proposed expansion project led by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) in coordination with Amtrak, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and several other local, state and federal stakeholders.

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Baltimore Penn Station is a major multimodal transportation hub serv­ing the greater Baltimore region and is a vital link along the busy Northeast Corridor.

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Amtrak is contracting with Alstom to produce 28 next-generation high-speed trainsets that will replace the equipment used to provide Amtrak’s premium Acela Express service.

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Amtrak and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) have completed a $41 million improvement project at Kingston Station to improve train operations and the passenger experience along this stretch of the Northeast Corridor, while simultaneously paving the way for long-term transit planning in Rhode Island.

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