Electric Railways in New York - Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Northeast Corridor, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Northeast Corridor, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, New York Tunnel Extension, Brooklyn City Railroad, Nassau Electric Railroad, Nassau Railroad, Greenpoint and Williamsburgh Railroad. Excerpt: The Northeast Corridor (commonly abbreviated NEC) is a fully electrified railway line serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south with branches serving other cities. The line is used by the Acela Express and the Northeast Regional between New York and Washington as well as by commuter rail services and Freight rail transport. It is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency. The Acela operates at up to 150 mph (241 km/h) with a New York - Washington journey time of 2 hours 48 minutes and is the only high-speed rail service in the United States; it has been in operation since 2000. The track speed for much of the route, which closely parallels the Interstate 95 for most of its length is however under 100 mph (161 km/h). Plans are being prepared for a $117 billion (2010 dollars) project to reduce New York-Washington time to 96 minutes and Boston-New York to 84 minutes. An Acela Express trainset stops at Union Station in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Kingston, Rhode IslandWith primarily passenger services, the Northeast Corridor is a cooperative venture between Amtrak and various state agencies. Amtrak owns the track between Washington and New Rochelle, New York, a northern suburb of New York City. An Amtrak catenary maintenance unit on the 4-track line north of BaltimoreThe segment from New Rochelle to New Haven is owned by the states of New York and Connecticut. Metro-North Railroad commuter trains operate on this segment. North of New Haven, ownership a...