Connectivity along Amtrak s NEC Emmanuel S. Bruce Horowitz Creative Passenger Rail Transportation Economics
Overview Overview of Amtrak s NEC Illustrated description of key intermodal connections at major NEC station Comments on effectiveness Q&A
Overview of Amtrak s NEC 457 Mile multi-track electrified NEC Spine WAS-PHL-NYC-NHV-PVD-BOS Roughly 30 weekday high-speed Acela Express and 70 weekday NE Regional Service trains Corridor shared with overlapping commuter service 75% of the route
Overlapping Commuter Service WAS-BAL-Perryville: MARC Rail Newark-WIL-PHL-TRE: SEPTA TRE-NYP: NJ Transit NYP-Harold: LIRR (operational only; no stops) New Rochelle Jct. (Shell)-NHV: Metro North NHV-NLN: Shore Line East (TF Green)-PVD-BOS: MBTA
US Amtrak Passenger Rail Network
NEC Boston-NYC Alignment
NEC NYC-WAS Alignment
Connectivity: Washington Union Stn. Washington (WMATA) Metro (Rapid Transit) VRE (Commuter Rail) MARC (Commuter Rail) WMATA Bus DC Circulator Bus BOLT and DC2NY Curbside Intercity Bus Greyhound (thruway express) Bus Bike Storage/Repair/Rental Facility
Connectivity: Washington Union Stn.
Connectivity: New Carrolton Stn. Washington (WMATA) Metro (Rapid Transit) MARC (Commuter Rail) WMATA Bus MD MTA Bus
Connectivity: New Carrolton Stn.
Connectivity: BWI Airport Stn. MARC (Commuter Rail) BWI Airport (via Airport Shuttle Bus) MD MTA LRT (via Airport Shuttle Bus) WMATA Bus (via Airport Shuttle Bus)
Connectivity: BWI Airport Stn.
Connectivity: Baltimore Penn Stn. MARC (Commuter Rail) MD MTA LRT MD MTA Bus Baltimore Circulator Bus
Connectivity: Baltimore Penn Stn.
Connectivity: Wilmington Stn. SEPTA (Commuter Rail) DART Bus DART City Circulator Bus
Connectivity: Wilmington Stn.
Connectivity: Philadelphia 30 th St. Stn. SEPTA (Commuter Rail) Note: Free trip to/from Center City for Amtrak ticket holders SEPTA PHL Airport Line (Commuter Rail) NJ Transit--ACY Line (Commuter Rail) SEPTA Market-Frankford Subway (Rapid Transit) and Subway-Surface Lines (LRT) Note: both require outside walk SEPTA Bus
Connectivity: Philadelphia 30 th St. Stn.
Connectivity: Trenton Stn. SEPTA (Commuter Rail) NJ Transit (Commuter Rail) NJ Transit River Line (Diesel LRT) Note: requires outside walk NJ Transit Bus
Connectivity: Trenton Stn.
Connectivity: Newark Airport Stn. NJ Transit (Commuter Rail) EWR Airport AirLink (Monorail)
Connectivity: Newark Airport Stn.
Connectivity: Newark Penn Stn. NJ Transit (Commuter Rail) NJ Transit City Subway (LRT) Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) (Rapid Transit) NJ Transit Bus Greyhound Intercity Bus
Connectivity: Newark Penn Stn.
Connectivity: New York Penn Stn. NJ Transit (Commuter Rail) Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) (Rapid Transit) LIRR (Commuter Rail) MTA Subway (Rapid Transit) MTA Bus (Various) Curbside Intercity Bus (in street)
Connectivity: New York Penn Stn.
Connectivity: New Haven Stn. Metro-North (Commuter Rail) Shore Line East (Commuter Rail) CT Transit Bus
Connectivity: New Haven Stn.
Connectivity: Providence Stn. MBTA (Commuter Rail) RIPTA Bus Peak Period, Weekday-only MBTA Commuter Rail connection to PVD TF Green Airport Stn. with climate-controlled moving walkway Interlink connection to PVD Airport
Connectivity: Providence Stn.
Connectivity: Boston Back Bay Stn. MBTA (Commuter Rail) MBTA Orange Line Subway (Rapid Transit) MBTA Bus Mega Bus (curb side Intercity Bus)
Connectivity: Boston Back Bay Stn.
Connectivity: Boston South Stn. MBTA (Commuter Rail) MBTA Red Line Subway (Rapid Transit) MBTA Bus MBTA Silver Line (Dual-Power ETB BRT) MBTA Silver Line (Surface BRT) (outside walk) Main BOS Intercity/Commuter Bus Terminal (connected by walkway)
Connectivity: Boston South Stn.
Questions Questions, feedback, comments and discussion are welcome Contact Information: Emmanuel S. Bruce Horowitz Principal, BruceHorowitz1@Hotmail.com www.eshconsult.com Creative Passenger Rail Transportation Economics