:''For the agglomeration of metropolitan areas, see article on "BosWash megalopolis"'' [[Image:Amtrak-nj-transit.jpg|thumb|''An Amtrak train on the NEC in New Jersey, as seen from an NJ Transit train. Note the overhead wires.'']] The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an railway electrification system with overhead wires running from Washington, DC to Boston, Massachusetts, passing through Baltimore, Maryland, Wilmington, Delaware, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Newark, New Jersey, New York, New York, New Haven, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island. Currently operated and mostly owned by Amtrak, the NEC offers the only true high-speed rail service in the United States (the Acela Express). Several commuter rail agencies, including MARC, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, NJ Transit, Metro_North, Shore Line East and MBTA, also provide local service along the Northeast Corridor. ==History== The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is most notably defined today by its railway electrification system and its primary mission of facilitating passenger rail service. Many portions of today's NEC were first created as portions of small independent railroad lines, much in the same manner as the growth of railroads throughout North America occurred. By the early 20th century, what is now the NEC was controlled and developed primarily by two large railroads, the New Haven, and the Pennsylvania. ===New York Terminal electrification projects=== The significant electrification projects of the steam railroads in the area which is now the NEC began with the major terminals in the busy New York City area. The Grand Central Terminal project of the New York Central Railroad (NYC) was the earlier, followed by Pennsylvania Station of its arch rival, the Pennsylvania Railroad. Both terminal electrification projects were very successful. Soon, expansions of electrified territory spread outward from these major projects. ===NEC northern section: New York to Boston=== The expansion of New York Central's electrified territory went north and west up the Hudson River Valley, an area which is still served by electrification in modern times, but is not part of today's NEC. However, Grand Central Terminal was also served by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (more often called simply the "New Haven"). The northern section of today's NEC was built by the New Haven to connect Grand Central Terminal in New York to Boston, Massachusetts. The entire main line from New York City to New Haven, Connecticut was being put under catenary (railways) by 1914. An electrification of the portion north of New Haven to Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts was also planned, but financial problems delayed the work for over 75 years, until modern times. ===NEC southern section: New York to Washington DC=== The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR, often called simply "the Pennsy"), undertook a major electrification project beginning in 1928 to connect New York, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 1931, the decision had been made to extend the electrification south to Washington, D.C.. The installation of the catenary and wires was completed all the way to Union Station (Washington, DC) in 1935, forming the southern section of today's NEC. ===Penn Central and Amtrak: forming the NEC=== The northern and southern sections were essentially joined at New York by the line of the New York Connecting Railroad through Queens and across the Hell Gate Bridge. They were operated almost entirely independently of each other until the merger of the PRR and the New Haven into Penn Central in 1968 and 1969 respectively, and the establishment of Amtrak in 1971. Amtrak assumed ownership of most of the Northeast Corridor, which accounts for much of its ridership, from the bankrupt Penn Central in 1976. Amtrak's New York City passenger operations were moved from Grand Central Terminal and consolidated at Pennsylvania Station, which it owns. ===Preparing for Acela Express=== In preparation for the new higher-speed Acela Express trains, Amtrak substantially upgraded the portion of the Northeast Corridor north of Pennsylvania Station in the early 1990s. Grade crossings were eliminated, some bridges were rebuilt, and curves were modified. Beginning in 1996, the electrification was extended north along the 157-mile (253 km) section of track between New Haven, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts. ===Predecessor NEC railroads=== For a more detailed history of the Northeast Corridor, and the earlier railroads operating along it, see the following articles: *Boston and Providence Railroad - Boston, Massachusetts to Providence, Rhode Island *New York, Providence and Boston Railroad - Providence, Rhode Island to Stonington, Connecticut *New Haven, New London and Stonington Railroad - Stonington, Connecticut to New Haven, Connecticut *New York and New Haven Railroad - New Haven, Connecticut to New Rochelle, New York *Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad - New Rochelle, New York to Port Morris, New York *New York Connecting Railroad - Port Morris, New York to Sunnyside Yard, New York *Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad - Sunnyside Yard, New York to Kearny Junction, New Jersey *United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company - Kearny Junction, New Jersey to Trenton, New Jersey *Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad - Trenton, New Jersey to Frankford Junction, Pennsylvania *Connecting Railway - Frankford Junction, Pennsylvania to Zoo Tower, Pennsylvania *Junction Railroad - Zoo Tower, Pennsylvania to Grays Ferry, Pennsylvania *Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad - Grays Ferry, Pennsylvania to Baltimore, Maryland *Baltimore and Potomac Railroad - Baltimore, Maryland to Washington, D.C. ==Ownership== ===Track=== With primarily passenger services, the Northeast Corridor is a cooperative venture between Amtrak and various state agencies. Amtrak currently owns the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C. and New Rochelle, New York. The segment of the NEC between New Rochelle, New York and New Haven, Connecticut is owned by the Metro North Railroad. Amtrak also owns the section between New Haven, Connecticut and the Rhode Island-Massachusetts state line. However, the final northern segment (in Massachusetts) is owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. ===Stations=== Amtrak owns Pennsylvania Station in New York, 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, and Union Station (Washington, DC) in Washington. ==Current Amtrak Service== As of mid-December 2004, 55 round-trip Amtrak trains use the busiest part of the Corridor, between New York and Philadelphia, every weekday, with an extra one on Wednesday and Friday (Cardinal (Amtrak)). 349 round trips use this part per week. The following Amtrak lines run along the Northeast Corridor: *Acela Express - Boston South Station to Washington Union Station (high-speed rail) *Cardinal (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Union Station (Chicago) *Carolinian - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Charlotte, North Carolina *Clocker (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Philadelphia 30th Street Station *Crescent (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to New Orleans, Louisiana *Keystone (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Philadelphia 30th Street Station, continuing to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania *Lake Shore Limited - Boston South Station to Boston Back Bay Station, continuing to Union Station (Chicago) *Metroliner - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station *Palmetto (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Savannah, Georgia *Pennsylvanian (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Philadelphia 30th Street Station, continuing to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *Regional (Amtrak) - Boston South Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Newport News, Virginia and with a branch to Springfield, Massachusetts (stops at every Amtrak station on the route) *Silver Meteor - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Miami (Amtrak station) *Silver Star (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Miami (Amtrak station) *Vermonter - Washington Union Station to New Haven Union Station, continuing to St. Albans, Vermont ==Non-Amtrak Commuter Rail Services== In addition to Amtrak, several commuter rail agencies operate passenger service using the Northeast Corridor tracks. These are: *MARC in Maryland *Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Pennsylvania, Trenton, New Jersey and Delaware *NJ Transit in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania *Metro_North in New York, Connecticut *Shore Line East in eastern Connecticut *MBTA in Massachusetts Many other bus and rail commuter services interchange passengers with Amtrak and these commuter agencies at stations along the Northeast Corridor. ==Grade crossings== Due to the high-speed rail nature of Acela Express service, which uses the whole line, grade crossings are highly discouraged, and most have been eliminated. The remaining ones use preventative measures such as four-quadrant gates, except in New London, Connecticut, whose three crossings are very close to the station. The following 11 crossings remain, all in southeastern Connecticut: *Stonington, Connecticut **Palmer Street **Freeman's Crossing **Walker's Dock **Wamphassuc Crossing **MP 133.4 - Latimer Point Road **Broadway *Groton, Connecticut **School Street (the first quad-gate installation in the United States, in summer 1998) *New London, Connecticut **Governor Winthrop Boulevard **State Street **Bank Street Connector *Waterford, Connecticut **Miner's Lane ==Station listing== *Amtrak lines: AE=Acela Express, CD=Cardinal, CK=Clocker, CL=Carolinian, CS=Crescent, KS=Keystone, LS=Lake Shore Limited, ML=Metroliner, PA=Pennsylvanian, PL=Palmetto, RG=Regional, SM=Silver Meteor, SS=Silver Star, VT=Vermonter (note that not all trains of that designation necessarily stop at all marked stations) *MARC: Served by Maryland Area Regional Commuter Penn Line trains. *MBTA: Served by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Attleboro-Stoughton Line trains. *MTA: Served by MTA Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line trains. *NJT: Served by New Jersey Transit Northeast Corridor Line trains. *SEPTA: Served by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Regional Rail R7 and R2 trains. *SLE: Served by Connecticut Shore Line East trains. {| border=1 !State !Milepost !City !Station !Amtrak !colspan="2"|Other !Connections |- |rowspan="11"|Massachusetts||||rowspan=5|Boston, Massachusetts||South Station (Boston)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak) Lake Shore Limited||MBTA||||Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line (MBTA), MBTA Commuter Rail to Plymouth, Massachusetts, Middleborough, Massachusetts |- |||Back Bay Station||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak) Lake Shore Limited||MBTA||||Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Orange Line (MBTA), MBTA Commuter Rail to Worcester, Massachusetts |- |226||Ruggles (MBTA station)||||MBTA||||Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Orange Line (MBTA) |- |223.5||Forest Hills (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |220.5||Hyde Park (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |217.5||Dedham, Massachusetts
Westwood, Massachusetts||Route 128 (MBTA station)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak)||MBTA |- |214||Canton, Massachusetts||Canton Junction (MBTA station)||||MBTA||||Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA Commuter Rail to Stoughton, Massachusetts |- |210.5||Sharon, Massachusetts||Sharon (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |204||Mansfield, Massachusetts||Mansfield (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |197||rowspan=2|Attleboro, Massachusetts||Attleboro (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |192||South Attleboro (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |||190.5||state line |- |rowspan="4"|Rhode Island||||Providence, Rhode Island||Providence (Amtrak station)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak)||MBTA |- |||''Warwick, Rhode Island''||''T. F. Green Airport (MBTA station)''||||''MBTA''||||''not yet open'' |- |||South Kingstown, Rhode Island||Kingston (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak) |- |||Westerly, Rhode Island||Westerly (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak) |- |rowspan="27"|Connecticut||||Stonington, Connecticut||Mystic (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak) |- |||New London, Connecticut||New London (Amtrak station)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak)||||SLE |- |||Old Saybrook, Connecticut||Old Saybrook (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak)||||SLE |- |||Westbrook, Connecticut||Westbrook (Shore Line East station)||||||SLE |- |||Clinton, Connecticut||Clinton (Shore Line East station)||||||SLE |- |||Madison, Connecticut||Madison (Shore Line East station)||||||SLE |- |||Guilford, Connecticut||Guilford (Shore Line East station)||||||SLE |- |||Branford, Connecticut||Branford (Shore Line East station)||||||SLE |- |||rowspan=2|New Haven, Connecticut||State Street Station (New Haven)||||MTA||SLE |- |||Union Station (New Haven)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||MTA||SLE||Amtrak to Hartford and Springfield |- |||Milford, Connecticut||Milford (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Stratford, Connecticut||Stratford (Metro-North station)||||MTA||||Metro-North to Waterbury, Connecticut |- |||Bridgeport, Connecticut||Bridgeport (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||MTA||SLE |- |||rowspan=2|Fairfield, Connecticut||Fairfield (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Southport (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||rowspan=2|Westport, Connecticut||Green's Farms (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Westport (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||rowspan=3|Norwalk, Connecticut||East Norwalk (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||South Norwalk (Metro-North station)||||MTA||||Metro-North to Danbury, Connecticut |- |||Rowayton (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||rowspan=2|Darien, Connecticut||Darien (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Noroton Heights (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Stamford, Connecticut||Stamford (Amtrak station)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||MTA||SLE||Metro-North to New Canaan, Connecticut |- |||rowspan=4|Greenwich, Connecticut||Old Greenwich (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Riverside (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Cos Cob (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Greenwich (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |rowspan=7|New York||||||Port Chester (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||||Rye (Metro-North station)|||||MTA |- |||||Harrison (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||||Mamaroneck (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||||Larchmont (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||||New Rochelle (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak)||MTA||||Metro-North to Grand Central Terminal |- |0||New York, New York||New York Penn Station||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Clocker (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Pennsylvanian (Amtrak) Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||||NJT||Long Island Rail Road, New York City Transit Authority A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 9, Amtrak trains to Albany, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago |- |rowspan=18|New Jersey||5||Secaucus, New Jersey||Secaucus Junction||||||NJT||NJT to Hoboken and northern New Jersey |- |8
7||Kearny, New Jersey||Kearny Junction||||||||NJT joins from Hoboken Terminal |- |8.5||rowspan=3|Newark, New Jersey||Pennsylvania Station (Newark)||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Clocker (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Pennsylvanian (Amtrak) Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||||NJT||Newark City Subway, Port Authority Trans-Hudson |- |10.5||CP Hunter||||||||NJT Raritan Valley Line splits to High Bridge, New Jersey |- |||Newark Liberty International Airport (NJT station)||Clocker (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak)||||NJT||AirTrain (Newark) |- |13||rowspan=2|Elizabeth, New Jersey||North Elizabeth (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |14||Elizabeth (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |17.5||Linden, New Jersey||Linden (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |19.5||rowspan=2|Rahway, New Jersey||Rahway (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |20||Perth Amboy Junction||||||||NJT North Jersey Coast Line splits to Bay Head, New Jersey |- |||Woodbridge, New Jersey||Metropark (NJT station)||Acela Express Clocker (Amtrak) Carolinian Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||||NJT |- |26||Metuchen, New Jersey||Metuchen (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |28.5||Edison, New Jersey||Edison (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |31.5||rowspan=2|New Brunswick, New Jersey||New Brunswick (Amtrak station)||Clocker (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak)||||NJT |- |||Jersey Avenue (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |47.4||West Windsor, New Jersey||Princeton Junction (NJT station)||Clocker (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Regional (Amtrak)||||NJT||NJT Princeton Branch to Princeton, New Jersey |- |||Hamilton, New Jersey||Hamilton (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |57.1||Trenton, New Jersey||Trenton (NJT station)||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Clocker (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Pennsylvanian (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||SEPTA||NJT || NJT River LINE to Camden, New Jersey |- |||57.7||state line |- |rowspan=26|Pennsylvania||63.6||Tullytown, Pennsylvania||Levittown (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |66.8||Bristol, Pennsylvania||Bristol (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |69.7|||Bristol Township, Pennsylvania||Croydon (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |71.3||rowspan=2|Bensalem, Pennsylvania||Eddington (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |72.5||Cornwells Heights (Amtrak station)||Clocker (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak)||SEPTA |- |74.6||rowspan=8|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania||Torresdale (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |77.2||Holmesburg Junction (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |78.2||Tacony (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |80.1||Bridesburg (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |85.1||North Philadelphia (Amtrak station)||Clocker (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak)||SEPTA |- |88.1
0||Zoo Tower |- |1.5||30th Street Station||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Clocker (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Pennsylvanian (Amtrak) Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||SEPTA||||NJ Transit to Atlantic City, Market-Frankford Line, SEPTA to Philadelphia suburbs, Amtrak trains to Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Chicago |- |||University City (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA||||SEPTA to Philadelphia International Airport |- |6.1||Darby, Pennsylvania||Darby (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |6.5||rowspan=2|Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania||Curtis Park (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |7.2||Sharon Hill (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |7.7||Folcroft, Pennsylvania||Folcroft (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |8.3||Glenolden, Pennsylvania||Glenolden (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |9.0||Norwood, Pennsylvania||Norwood (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |9.7||Prospect Park, Pennsylvania||Prospect Park (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |10.4||rowspan=2|Ridley Park, Pennsylvania||Ridley Park (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |11.1||Crum Lynne (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |12.3||Eddystone, Pennsylvania||Eddystone (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |13.4||rowspan=2|Chester, Pennsylvania||Chester Transportation Center||||SEPTA |- |15.5||Highland Avenue (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |16.7||Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania||Marcus Hook (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |||18.2||state line |- |rowspan=4|Delaware||19.6||||Claymont (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |26.8||||Wilmington (SEPTA station)||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Metroliner Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||SEPTA |- |||||Churchmans Crossing (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |38.7||||Newark (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak)||SEPTA |- |||41.5||state line |- |rowspan=12|Maryland||59.5||Perryville,_Maryland||Perryville (MARC station)||||MARC |- |65.5||Aberdeen,_Maryland||Aberdeen (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak)||MARC |- |75.6||Edgewood,_Maryland||Edgewood (MARC station)||||MARC |- |84.2||||Martin Airport (MARC station)||||MARC |- |95.7||rowspan=2|Baltimore, Maryland||Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Metroliner Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||MARC||||Maryland Transit Administration Rail transit in Baltimore, Maryland |- |99.4||West Baltimore (MARC station)||||MARC |- |103.0||||Halethorpe (MARC station)||||MARC |- |107.7||Linthicum,_Maryland||BWI Rail Station||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Carolinian Metroliner Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||MARC||||Maryland Transit Administration Rail transit in Baltimore, Maryland |- |113.6||Odenton,_Maryland||Odenton (MARC station)||||MARC |- |119.4||Bowie,_Maryland||Bowie State (MARC station)||||MARC |- |124.7||Seabrook,_Maryland||Seabrook (MARC station)||||MARC |- |126.1||New_Carrollton,_Maryland||New Carrollton (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||MARC||||WMATA Orange Line |- |||131.4||state line |- |rowspan=2|District of Columbia||135.9
1.1||rowspan=2|Washington, DC||C Tower |- |0.0||Union Station (Washington, DC)||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Metroliner Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||MARC||||VRE commuter rail, WMATA Red Line, Amtrak trains to Virginia, Chicago, New Orleans, Miami
See Silver Service/Palmetto for continuation south |} ==References== ===Books=== *Middleton, William D. (1974) ''When The Steam Railroads Electrified'' (1st ed.). Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89024-028-0 ===Other Sources=== *[http://www.pacerfarm.org/cgi-bin/sta01.cgi?div=PBW Amtrak Northeast Corridor mileposts] *[http://raildata.railfan.net/prr/prrnjn.html PRR New York Division track profiles] Amtrak Pennsylvania Railroad Electric railways
== Clocker == I'd like to dispute the characterization of Clocker service as "part of Regional service". (I note that Clocker (Amtrak) now redirects to Regional (Amtrak). The Clocker has its own identity (it is not referred to as Regional service in the National Timetable), history (the very first Amtrak train on A-Day was a Clocker out of Penn Station), and operations (NJT passes are honored, NJT ALP-46s are on loan to Amtrak to operate the trains until NJT takes over the service in 2006.) Especially in light of the looming takeover, the separate identity should be maintained, both on this page, and on a non-redirecting Clocker (Amtrak), which of course will be edited and moved as appropriate come 1 January 2006. I will refrain from making the edit myself until there is a concurring opinion, out of respect for my fellow editor. --User:CComMack 00:21, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC) :You seem to more about it that I do; I was just going with Amtrak's site (which lists Clockers on the Regional page). Do Clockers stop at every station, like Regionals? --User:SPUI 00:28, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC) ::Clockers make every station stop between 30th Street and Penn Station NY, including more rarely used ones like North Philly, Cornwells Heights, and New Brunswick, in contrast to Regionals, which usually skip those stops.
Y'know, I should just buckle down and write the article now, shouldn't I. :-) --User:CComMack 01:34, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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:''For the agglomeration of metropolitan areas, see article on "BosWash megalopolis"'' [[Image:Amtrak-nj-transit.jpg|thumb|''An Amtrak train on the NEC in New Jersey, as seen from an NJ Transit train. Note the overhead wires.'']] The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an railway electrification system with overhead wires running from Washington, DC to Boston, Massachusetts, passing through Baltimore, Maryland, Wilmington, Delaware, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Newark, New Jersey, New York, New York, New Haven, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island. Currently operated and mostly owned by Amtrak, the NEC offers the only true high-speed rail service in the United States (the Acela Express). Several commuter rail agencies, including MARC, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, NJ Transit, Metro_North, Shore Line East and MBTA, also provide local service along the Northeast Corridor. ==History== The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is most notably defined today by its railway electrification system and its primary mission of facilitating passenger rail service. Many portions of today's NEC were first created as portions of small independent railroad lines, much in the same manner as the growth of railroads throughout North America occurred. By the early 20th century, what is now the NEC was controlled and developed primarily by two large railroads, the New Haven, and the Pennsylvania. ===New York Terminal electrification projects=== The significant electrification projects of the steam railroads in the area which is now the NEC began with the major terminals in the busy New York City area. The Grand Central Terminal project of the New York Central Railroad (NYC) was the earlier, followed by Pennsylvania Station of its arch rival, the Pennsylvania Railroad. Both terminal electrification projects were very successful. Soon, expansions of electrified territory spread outward from these major projects. ===NEC northern section: New York to Boston=== The expansion of New York Central's electrified territory went north and west up the Hudson River Valley, an area which is still served by electrification in modern times, but is not part of today's NEC. However, Grand Central Terminal was also served by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (more often called simply the "New Haven"). The northern section of today's NEC was built by the New Haven to connect Grand Central Terminal in New York to Boston, Massachusetts. The entire main line from New York City to New Haven, Connecticut was being put under catenary (railways) by 1914. An electrification of the portion north of New Haven to Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts was also planned, but financial problems delayed the work for over 75 years, until modern times. ===NEC southern section: New York to Washington DC=== The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR, often called simply "the Pennsy"), undertook a major electrification project beginning in 1928 to connect New York, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 1931, the decision had been made to extend the electrification south to Washington, D.C.. The installation of the catenary and wires was completed all the way to Union Station (Washington, DC) in 1935, forming the southern section of today's NEC. ===Penn Central and Amtrak: forming the NEC=== The northern and southern sections were essentially joined at New York by the line of the New York Connecting Railroad through Queens and across the Hell Gate Bridge. They were operated almost entirely independently of each other until the merger of the PRR and the New Haven into Penn Central in 1968 and 1969 respectively, and the establishment of Amtrak in 1971. Amtrak assumed ownership of most of the Northeast Corridor, which accounts for much of its ridership, from the bankrupt Penn Central in 1976. Amtrak's New York City passenger operations were moved from Grand Central Terminal and consolidated at Pennsylvania Station, which it owns. ===Preparing for Acela Express=== In preparation for the new higher-speed Acela Express trains, Amtrak substantially upgraded the portion of the Northeast Corridor north of Pennsylvania Station in the early 1990s. Grade crossings were eliminated, some bridges were rebuilt, and curves were modified. Beginning in 1996, the electrification was extended north along the 157-mile (253 km) section of track between New Haven, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts. ===Predecessor NEC railroads=== For a more detailed history of the Northeast Corridor, and the earlier railroads operating along it, see the following articles: *Boston and Providence Railroad - Boston, Massachusetts to Providence, Rhode Island *New York, Providence and Boston Railroad - Providence, Rhode Island to Stonington, Connecticut *New Haven, New London and Stonington Railroad - Stonington, Connecticut to New Haven, Connecticut *New York and New Haven Railroad - New Haven, Connecticut to New Rochelle, New York *Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad - New Rochelle, New York to Port Morris, New York *New York Connecting Railroad - Port Morris, New York to Sunnyside Yard, New York *Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad - Sunnyside Yard, New York to Kearny Junction, New Jersey *United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company - Kearny Junction, New Jersey to Trenton, New Jersey *Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad - Trenton, New Jersey to Frankford Junction, Pennsylvania *Connecting Railway - Frankford Junction, Pennsylvania to Zoo Tower, Pennsylvania *Junction Railroad - Zoo Tower, Pennsylvania to Grays Ferry, Pennsylvania *Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad - Grays Ferry, Pennsylvania to Baltimore, Maryland *Baltimore and Potomac Railroad - Baltimore, Maryland to Washington, D.C. ==Ownership== ===Track=== With primarily passenger services, the Northeast Corridor is a cooperative venture between Amtrak and various state agencies. Amtrak currently owns the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C. and New Rochelle, New York. The segment of the NEC between New Rochelle, New York and New Haven, Connecticut is owned by the Metro North Railroad. Amtrak also owns the section between New Haven, Connecticut and the Rhode Island-Massachusetts state line. However, the final northern segment (in Massachusetts) is owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. ===Stations=== Amtrak owns Pennsylvania Station in New York, 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, and Union Station (Washington, DC) in Washington. ==Current Amtrak Service== As of mid-December 2004, 55 round-trip Amtrak trains use the busiest part of the Corridor, between New York and Philadelphia, every weekday, with an extra one on Wednesday and Friday (Cardinal (Amtrak)). 349 round trips use this part per week. The following Amtrak lines run along the Northeast Corridor: *Acela Express - Boston South Station to Washington Union Station (high-speed rail) *Cardinal (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Union Station (Chicago) *Carolinian - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Charlotte, North Carolina *Clocker (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Philadelphia 30th Street Station *Crescent (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to New Orleans, Louisiana *Keystone (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Philadelphia 30th Street Station, continuing to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania *Lake Shore Limited - Boston South Station to Boston Back Bay Station, continuing to Union Station (Chicago) *Metroliner - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station *Palmetto (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Savannah, Georgia *Pennsylvanian (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Philadelphia 30th Street Station, continuing to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *Regional (Amtrak) - Boston South Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Newport News, Virginia and with a branch to Springfield, Massachusetts (stops at every Amtrak station on the route) *Silver Meteor - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Miami (Amtrak station) *Silver Star (Amtrak) - New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station, continuing to Miami (Amtrak station) *Vermonter - Washington Union Station to New Haven Union Station, continuing to St. Albans, Vermont ==Non-Amtrak Commuter Rail Services== In addition to Amtrak, several commuter rail agencies operate passenger service using the Northeast Corridor tracks. These are: *MARC in Maryland *Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Pennsylvania, Trenton, New Jersey and Delaware *NJ Transit in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania *Metro_North in New York, Connecticut *Shore Line East in eastern Connecticut *MBTA in Massachusetts Many other bus and rail commuter services interchange passengers with Amtrak and these commuter agencies at stations along the Northeast Corridor. ==Grade crossings== Due to the high-speed rail nature of Acela Express service, which uses the whole line, grade crossings are highly discouraged, and most have been eliminated. The remaining ones use preventative measures such as four-quadrant gates, except in New London, Connecticut, whose three crossings are very close to the station. The following 11 crossings remain, all in southeastern Connecticut: *Stonington, Connecticut **Palmer Street **Freeman's Crossing **Walker's Dock **Wamphassuc Crossing **MP 133.4 - Latimer Point Road **Broadway *Groton, Connecticut **School Street (the first quad-gate installation in the United States, in summer 1998) *New London, Connecticut **Governor Winthrop Boulevard **State Street **Bank Street Connector *Waterford, Connecticut **Miner's Lane ==Station listing== *Amtrak lines: AE=Acela Express, CD=Cardinal, CK=Clocker, CL=Carolinian, CS=Crescent, KS=Keystone, LS=Lake Shore Limited, ML=Metroliner, PA=Pennsylvanian, PL=Palmetto, RG=Regional, SM=Silver Meteor, SS=Silver Star, VT=Vermonter (note that not all trains of that designation necessarily stop at all marked stations) *MARC: Served by Maryland Area Regional Commuter Penn Line trains. *MBTA: Served by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Attleboro-Stoughton Line trains. *MTA: Served by MTA Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line trains. *NJT: Served by New Jersey Transit Northeast Corridor Line trains. *SEPTA: Served by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Regional Rail R7 and R2 trains. *SLE: Served by Connecticut Shore Line East trains. {| border=1 !State !Milepost !City !Station !Amtrak !colspan="2"|Other !Connections |- |rowspan="11"|Massachusetts||||rowspan=5|Boston, Massachusetts||South Station (Boston)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak) Lake Shore Limited||MBTA||||Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line (MBTA), MBTA Commuter Rail to Plymouth, Massachusetts, Middleborough, Massachusetts |- |||Back Bay Station||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak) Lake Shore Limited||MBTA||||Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Orange Line (MBTA), MBTA Commuter Rail to Worcester, Massachusetts |- |226||Ruggles (MBTA station)||||MBTA||||Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Orange Line (MBTA) |- |223.5||Forest Hills (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |220.5||Hyde Park (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |217.5||Dedham, Massachusetts
Westwood, Massachusetts||Route 128 (MBTA station)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak)||MBTA |- |214||Canton, Massachusetts||Canton Junction (MBTA station)||||MBTA||||Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA Commuter Rail to Stoughton, Massachusetts |- |210.5||Sharon, Massachusetts||Sharon (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |204||Mansfield, Massachusetts||Mansfield (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |197||rowspan=2|Attleboro, Massachusetts||Attleboro (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |192||South Attleboro (MBTA station)||||MBTA |- |||190.5||state line |- |rowspan="4"|Rhode Island||||Providence, Rhode Island||Providence (Amtrak station)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak)||MBTA |- |||''Warwick, Rhode Island''||''T. F. Green Airport (MBTA station)''||||''MBTA''||||''not yet open'' |- |||South Kingstown, Rhode Island||Kingston (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak) |- |||Westerly, Rhode Island||Westerly (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak) |- |rowspan="27"|Connecticut||||Stonington, Connecticut||Mystic (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak) |- |||New London, Connecticut||New London (Amtrak station)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak)||||SLE |- |||Old Saybrook, Connecticut||Old Saybrook (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak)||||SLE |- |||Westbrook, Connecticut||Westbrook (Shore Line East station)||||||SLE |- |||Clinton, Connecticut||Clinton (Shore Line East station)||||||SLE |- |||Madison, Connecticut||Madison (Shore Line East station)||||||SLE |- |||Guilford, Connecticut||Guilford (Shore Line East station)||||||SLE |- |||Branford, Connecticut||Branford (Shore Line East station)||||||SLE |- |||rowspan=2|New Haven, Connecticut||State Street Station (New Haven)||||MTA||SLE |- |||Union Station (New Haven)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||MTA||SLE||Amtrak to Hartford and Springfield |- |||Milford, Connecticut||Milford (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Stratford, Connecticut||Stratford (Metro-North station)||||MTA||||Metro-North to Waterbury, Connecticut |- |||Bridgeport, Connecticut||Bridgeport (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||MTA||SLE |- |||rowspan=2|Fairfield, Connecticut||Fairfield (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Southport (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||rowspan=2|Westport, Connecticut||Green's Farms (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Westport (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||rowspan=3|Norwalk, Connecticut||East Norwalk (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||South Norwalk (Metro-North station)||||MTA||||Metro-North to Danbury, Connecticut |- |||Rowayton (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||rowspan=2|Darien, Connecticut||Darien (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Noroton Heights (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Stamford, Connecticut||Stamford (Amtrak station)||Acela Express Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||MTA||SLE||Metro-North to New Canaan, Connecticut |- |||rowspan=4|Greenwich, Connecticut||Old Greenwich (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Riverside (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Cos Cob (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||Greenwich (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |rowspan=7|New York||||||Port Chester (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||||Rye (Metro-North station)|||||MTA |- |||||Harrison (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||||Mamaroneck (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||||Larchmont (Metro-North station)||||MTA |- |||||New Rochelle (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak)||MTA||||Metro-North to Grand Central Terminal |- |0||New York, New York||New York Penn Station||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Clocker (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Pennsylvanian (Amtrak) Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||||NJT||Long Island Rail Road, New York City Transit Authority A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 9, Amtrak trains to Albany, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago |- |rowspan=18|New Jersey||5||Secaucus, New Jersey||Secaucus Junction||||||NJT||NJT to Hoboken and northern New Jersey |- |8
7||Kearny, New Jersey||Kearny Junction||||||||NJT joins from Hoboken Terminal |- |8.5||rowspan=3|Newark, New Jersey||Pennsylvania Station (Newark)||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Clocker (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Pennsylvanian (Amtrak) Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||||NJT||Newark City Subway, Port Authority Trans-Hudson |- |10.5||CP Hunter||||||||NJT Raritan Valley Line splits to High Bridge, New Jersey |- |||Newark Liberty International Airport (NJT station)||Clocker (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak)||||NJT||AirTrain (Newark) |- |13||rowspan=2|Elizabeth, New Jersey||North Elizabeth (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |14||Elizabeth (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |17.5||Linden, New Jersey||Linden (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |19.5||rowspan=2|Rahway, New Jersey||Rahway (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |20||Perth Amboy Junction||||||||NJT North Jersey Coast Line splits to Bay Head, New Jersey |- |||Woodbridge, New Jersey||Metropark (NJT station)||Acela Express Clocker (Amtrak) Carolinian Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||||NJT |- |26||Metuchen, New Jersey||Metuchen (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |28.5||Edison, New Jersey||Edison (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |31.5||rowspan=2|New Brunswick, New Jersey||New Brunswick (Amtrak station)||Clocker (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak)||||NJT |- |||Jersey Avenue (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |47.4||West Windsor, New Jersey||Princeton Junction (NJT station)||Clocker (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Regional (Amtrak)||||NJT||NJT Princeton Branch to Princeton, New Jersey |- |||Hamilton, New Jersey||Hamilton (NJT station)||||||NJT |- |57.1||Trenton, New Jersey||Trenton (NJT station)||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Clocker (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Pennsylvanian (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||SEPTA||NJT || NJT River LINE to Camden, New Jersey |- |||57.7||state line |- |rowspan=26|Pennsylvania||63.6||Tullytown, Pennsylvania||Levittown (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |66.8||Bristol, Pennsylvania||Bristol (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |69.7|||Bristol Township, Pennsylvania||Croydon (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |71.3||rowspan=2|Bensalem, Pennsylvania||Eddington (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |72.5||Cornwells Heights (Amtrak station)||Clocker (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak)||SEPTA |- |74.6||rowspan=8|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania||Torresdale (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |77.2||Holmesburg Junction (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |78.2||Tacony (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |80.1||Bridesburg (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |85.1||North Philadelphia (Amtrak station)||Clocker (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak)||SEPTA |- |88.1
0||Zoo Tower |- |1.5||30th Street Station||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Clocker (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Keystone (Amtrak) Metroliner Pennsylvanian (Amtrak) Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||SEPTA||||NJ Transit to Atlantic City, Market-Frankford Line, SEPTA to Philadelphia suburbs, Amtrak trains to Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Chicago |- |||University City (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA||||SEPTA to Philadelphia International Airport |- |6.1||Darby, Pennsylvania||Darby (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |6.5||rowspan=2|Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania||Curtis Park (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |7.2||Sharon Hill (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |7.7||Folcroft, Pennsylvania||Folcroft (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |8.3||Glenolden, Pennsylvania||Glenolden (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |9.0||Norwood, Pennsylvania||Norwood (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |9.7||Prospect Park, Pennsylvania||Prospect Park (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |10.4||rowspan=2|Ridley Park, Pennsylvania||Ridley Park (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |11.1||Crum Lynne (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |12.3||Eddystone, Pennsylvania||Eddystone (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |13.4||rowspan=2|Chester, Pennsylvania||Chester Transportation Center||||SEPTA |- |15.5||Highland Avenue (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |16.7||Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania||Marcus Hook (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |||18.2||state line |- |rowspan=4|Delaware||19.6||||Claymont (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |26.8||||Wilmington (SEPTA station)||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Metroliner Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||SEPTA |- |||||Churchmans Crossing (SEPTA station)||||SEPTA |- |38.7||||Newark (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak)||SEPTA |- |||41.5||state line |- |rowspan=12|Maryland||59.5||Perryville,_Maryland||Perryville (MARC station)||||MARC |- |65.5||Aberdeen,_Maryland||Aberdeen (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak)||MARC |- |75.6||Edgewood,_Maryland||Edgewood (MARC station)||||MARC |- |84.2||||Martin Airport (MARC station)||||MARC |- |95.7||rowspan=2|Baltimore, Maryland||Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Metroliner Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||MARC||||Maryland Transit Administration Rail transit in Baltimore, Maryland |- |99.4||West Baltimore (MARC station)||||MARC |- |103.0||||Halethorpe (MARC station)||||MARC |- |107.7||Linthicum,_Maryland||BWI Rail Station||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Carolinian Metroliner Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||MARC||||Maryland Transit Administration Rail transit in Baltimore, Maryland |- |113.6||Odenton,_Maryland||Odenton (MARC station)||||MARC |- |119.4||Bowie,_Maryland||Bowie State (MARC station)||||MARC |- |124.7||Seabrook,_Maryland||Seabrook (MARC station)||||MARC |- |126.1||New_Carrollton,_Maryland||New Carrollton (Amtrak station)||Regional (Amtrak) Vermonter||MARC||||WMATA Orange Line |- |||131.4||state line |- |rowspan=2|District of Columbia||135.9
1.1||rowspan=2|Washington, DC||C Tower |- |0.0||Union Station (Washington, DC)||Acela Express Cardinal (Amtrak) Carolinian Crescent (Amtrak) Metroliner Palmetto (Amtrak) Regional (Amtrak) Silver Meteor Silver Star (Amtrak) Vermonter||MARC||||VRE commuter rail, WMATA Red Line, Amtrak trains to Virginia, Chicago, New Orleans, Miami
See Silver Service/Palmetto for continuation south |} ==References== ===Books=== *Middleton, William D. (1974) ''When The Steam Railroads Electrified'' (1st ed.). Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89024-028-0 ===Other Sources=== *[http://www.pacerfarm.org/cgi-bin/sta01.cgi?div=PBW Amtrak Northeast Corridor mileposts] *[http://raildata.railfan.net/prr/prrnjn.html PRR New York Division track profiles] Amtrak Pennsylvania Railroad Electric railways
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== Clocker == I'd like to dispute the characterization of Clocker service as "part of Regional service". (I note that Clocker (Amtrak) now redirects to Regional (Amtrak). The Clocker has its own identity (it is not referred to as Regional service in the National Timetable), history (the very first Amtrak train on A-Day was a Clocker out of Penn Station), and operations (NJT passes are honored, NJT ALP-46s are on loan to Amtrak to operate the trains until NJT takes over the service in 2006.) Especially in light of the looming takeover, the separate identity should be maintained, both on this page, and on a non-redirecting Clocker (Amtrak), which of course will be edited and moved as appropriate come 1 January 2006. I will refrain from making the edit myself until there is a concurring opinion, out of respect for my fellow editor. --User:CComMack 00:21, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC) :You seem to more about it that I do; I was just going with Amtrak's site (which lists Clockers on the Regional page). Do Clockers stop at every station, like Regionals? --User:SPUI 00:28, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC) ::Clockers make every station stop between 30th Street and Penn Station NY, including more rarely used ones like North Philly, Cornwells Heights, and New Brunswick, in contrast to Regionals, which usually skip those stops.
Y'know, I should just buckle down and write the article now, shouldn't I. :-) --User:CComMack 01:34, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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