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I am convinced the reason Amtrak has survived is so many politicians want to bury it and they are busy fighting over who gets to put the final nail in its coffin.
Perhaps for most parts of the US, but I believe that the Northeast Corridor trains will always be popular; it's always been this way..
Washington DC
Boston
Northern NJ
New Brunswick,NJ
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Philly
Binghamton
Syracuse
Rochester
Hartford
Lehigh Valley
Wyoming Valley
Buffalo
Urban Jersey
Springfield,MA
Future Streetcar systems
Providence
Stamford
New Haven
Boston
Worcester
Baltimore
Harrisburg
Reading,PA
Lancaster
Manchester,NH
Portland,ME
Washington DC
Springfield,MA
White Plains
Bridgeport
Norwalk
Fall River
Future Heavy Rail system expansions
New York
DC
NJ Gold Coast
Philly
Boston
Northern Virgina
Future Commuter Rail system expansions / restorations
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Harrisburg Metro
Northern Virgina
Providence / Fall River area
Restored lines in the Hudson River Valley
Future Bus Rapid Transit lines or systems
Hartford
Boston
Newark
Lehigh Valley
Albany Metro
Baltimore
DC
Philly
NYC
White Plains
Future Intercity Amtrak lines
Boston-Montreal HSL 130-150mph
Empire Corridor 110-140mph
Keystone Corridor Extension to Pittsburgh / Cleveland 110-160mph
Lehigh Corridor 90-130mph
Lackawanna Corridor 90-120mph
New Haven - Springfield Corridor 90-120mph
NYC-Montreal Corridor 120-200mph
I-81 Baltimore - Harrisburg Corridor 90-120mph
Downstate Delaware Corridor 80-110mph
Upgraded Northeast Corridor averages 170+ with tops of 190mph
Proposed / Planned Providence Streetcar system -2025
Planned / Proposed Boston Network Restoration / Build out - 2030
2030 Septa plan
Lackawanna Corridor - 2015
Planned / Proposed Stamford & New Haven Streetcars 2015-2025
These will all feed the Northeastern Network which will boast Ridership on the trunk lines.
Current system size : 90 mi
added Miles of Electrified Rail : 116
added Miles of Diesel Rail / Intercity Rail : 517
New Hampshire
Current system size : 20
added Miles of Diesel Rail : 150
added miles of Intercity Rail : 74
New Jersey
Current system size : 570 mi
added Miles of DMU Rail : 160
added Miles of Electrified Rail : 78
added Miles of Diesel Rail : 567
added Miles of Intercity Rail : 133
Lower Hudson Valley
Current system size : 156 mi
added Miles of Diesel Rail : 185
added Miles of Electrified Rail : 78
Northeastern PA
Current system size : 0
added Miles of Diesel / Intercity Rail : 193
Southern Tier New York
Current system size : 0
added miles of Diesel : 59
added miles of Intercity Rail : 129
Upstate New York
Current system size : 460
added miles of Intercity Rail : 90
Long Island
Current system size : 700
added miles of Electrified Rail : 138
Southeastern PA
Current system size : 450
added Miles of Electrified Rail : 335
added Miles of DMU : 92
added Miles of Intercity Rail : 108
Amish Country
Current system size : 50
added Miles of Electrified Rail : 36
added Miles of Intercity Rail : 108
added Miles of Diesel Rail : 47
Connecticut
Current system size : 132
added Miles of Diesel Rail : 248
added Miles of Electrified Rail : 74
added Miles of Intercity Rail : 58
Massachusetts
Current system size : 368
added Miles of Intercity Rail : 270
added Miles of Electrified Rail : 102
added Miles of Diesel Rail : 342
Maine
Current system size : 40
added Miles of Intercity Rail : 200
Delaware
Current system size : 20 mi
added Miles of Diesel Rail : 249
added miles of Electrified Rail : 37
Maryland
Current system size : 187 mi
added Miles of Diesel Rail : 111
added miles of Electrified Rail : 32
Rhode Island
Current system size : 30
added Miles of Electrified Rail : 76
added miles of Diesel Rail : 49
Current JCT cities - Cities with 2 or more Regional Rail lines or 1 Regional Rail line and a connecting Rail Transit service
Newark
Philly
Rahway
Trenton
NYC
Boston
Springfield
Norristown
Lansdale
Baltimore
DC
Secaucus
Future JCT Cities
By 2020
Providence
Harrisburg
Allentown
Philpsburg
Beacon,NY
Richmond
Fredrick
Trenton
Wilmington
Camden
New Brunswick,NJ
Danbury
Worcester
Springfield
Paterson
Hackensack
Elizabeth,NJ
Norristown
King of Prussia
Bound Brook
Manville,NJ
Wayne
Lawrence,MA
Salem,MA
Attleboro,MA
Taunton,MA
Monmouth JCT
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
By 2030 - 2040
Dover
New London
Portland,ME
Manchester,NH
Reading
West Chester
White Plains
Tarrytown
Port Chester
Binghamton
Hartford
Waterbury
Newark,DE
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Albany
Rochester
Syracuse
Scranton
York
South Amboy
Perth Amboy
Staten Island
Hudson,NY
Suffern,NY
Lancaster
Fall River
New Bedford
Greenfield,MA
Concord,NH
LIRR
Location : Long Island and Manhattan
Daily Ridership : 341,000 (Projected 2030 Daily Ridership : 570,000+)
System size : 700+ mi
Stations : 124 Future upgrades / Expansions : Wading River line Restoration , Central Branch , Montauk Branch , Port Jefferson Branch Electrification , East Side Access Project , City Core Rail line , Sunset Park line
NJT Regional Rail
Location : New Jersey , Rockland and Orange counties NY
Daily Ridership : 330,000 (Projected 2030 Daily Ridership : 750,000+)
System size : 536 mi
Stations : 162 stations Future Upgrades / Expansions : Flemington line , West Trenton line , Cape May line , Toms River line , Freehold line , Lehigh Valley line , Philpsburg Extension of the Morristown and Raritan Valley lines , Atlantic line , Ocean City branch , New Hope line , Graham line , West shore line , Lackawanna line , Pompton line , Sparta line , 5 New Transfer Stations ,more Electrification
MNRR
Location : Northern NYC Suburbs and Connecticut
Daily Ridership : 287,000 (Projected 2030 Daily Ridership : 420,000+)
System size : 156 mi
Stations : 120 Future upgrades / Expansions : MNRR expansion to Penn Station of the Hudson and New Haven lines , I287 Rail Corridor , West Shore line , Restoration of the Graham & Maybrook lines
MBTA Regional Rail
Location : Eastern Massachusetts , Northern Rhode Island
Daily Ridership : 130,000 (Projected 2030 Daily Ridership : 642,000+)
System size : 368 mi
Stations : 132 Future Upgrades / Expansions : Restoration of Cape Cod , Newport / Fall River line , New Bedford line , Greenfield line , Concord line , Portsmouth / Newburyport line , Manchester / Lawrence line.... North - South Tunnel , Ayer line , Electrified lines
Septa Regional Rail
Location : Southeastern PA , Northern Delaware , and Southern Jersey
Daily Ridership : 121,000 (Projected 2030 Daily Ridership : 370,000+)
System size : 450 mi
Stations : 150 Future Upgrades / Expansions : Restoration of West Chester , Reading , Allentown , Stony Branch , Newton lines ....New lines , New Hope ,
Parkersburg Extension of the Thorndale line , Newark / Boothywn line , Coatesville line , Oxford lines
MARC Train
Location : Maryland
Daily Ridership : 33,000 (Projected 2030 Daily Ridership : 160,000+)
System size : 187 mi
Stations : 43 Future Upgrades / Expansions : Restoration of the Annapolis , LA plata lines and Extension of the Brunswick line to Hagerstorm , service to Ocean City and Penn Service to Wilmington
Transit systems
Northern Virgina Current System : 29 mi
added miles of Metrorail : 52
added miles of Streetcar : 89
added miles of Bus Rapid Transit : 41
Washington DC Current System : 106 mi
added miles of Metrorail : 52
added miles of streetcar : 50
added miles of Bus Rapid Transit : 40
Maryland Suburbs of DC Current system : 0
added miles of Streetcar : 24
added miles of Light rail : 43
added miles of Bus Rapid Transit : 51
Baltimore Current System : 40 mi
added miles of Light Rail : 84
added miles of subway : 12
Fredrick
Current system : 0
added miles of Streetcar : 9
Wilmington
Current system : 0
added miles of streetcar : 15
Philly
Current system : 117 mi
added miles of Light Rail : 57
added miles of Streetcar / Tram : 30
added miles of Metro / Subway : 21
Urban Jersey
Current system : 78 mi
added miles of Light Rail : 214
added miles of Streetcar / Tram : 0
added miles of Metro / Subway : 28
If only more taxes were relocated to speed up the developments.
-Raise gas taxes. Already heavily subsidized and a dwindling resource.
-More tolls.
-Auto commuter taxes into downtown areas of cities like NYC/D.C./Boston/Philly.
MOM network
Lackawanna line
West Trenton line
West Trenton Riverline Extension
Northern Branch Corridor
Glassboro Light Rail line
Pennsuaken Transit Center
PATH extension to EWR
NJT HBLR 440 Extension
Stations Projects
Project : Hoboken Terminal overhaul project (Train Shed , Historic Ferry Terminal , PATH entrances)
Number of lines affected : 9 (17 All modes )
Daily Ridership : 50,000 (90,000 all modes)
Cost : ?
Status : Finishing up Construction of the Ferry Terminal , Train Shed Beginning , PATH to begin late 2011 /2012
Project : Newark Penn Overhaul Project
Number of lines affected : 3 (18 All modes)
Daily Ridership : 60,000 (120,000 all modes)
Cost : ?
Status : Construction on the outside traffic flow , platform reconstruction to begin late 2011 / 2012
Project : Ridgewood High Level platforms
Number of lines affected : 3
Daily Ridership : 2,000
Cost : ?
Status : Nearing Completion
Project : New Plauderville Station
Number of lines affected: 1
Daily Ridership : ?
Cost : ?
Status : Nearing Completion
Project : Restoration of the Harrison Morris & Essex Station
Number of lines affected : 5
Projected Ridership : 4-7,000
Cost : ?
Status : Town Study underway
Project : Morristown Station Rehabilitation
Number of lines affected : 2
Daily Ridership : 2500
Cost : ?
Status : Construction Underway
Project : Somerville High Level platforms
Number of lines affected : 1
Daily Ridership : 400
Cost : ?
Status : Construction Underway
Project : Perth Amboy High Level Platforms
Number of lines affected : 1
Daily Ridership : 600
Cost : ?
Status : Early planning
Project : Wesmont Station Construction
Number of lines affected : 1
Daily Ridership : ?
Cost : ?
Status : Early Planning
Project : Newark LRT Bloomfield Improvements
Number of lines affected : 1
Daily Ridership : 500
Cost : ?
Status : Early Planning
Project : Walter Rand Transportation Center Improvements
Number of lines affected : 2
Daily Ridership : 15,000
Cost : ?
Status : Improvements Underway
Project : Newark LRT Davenport Ave Station upgrades
Number of lines affected : 1
Daily Ridership : 500
Cost : ?
Status : Construction Underway
Large Scale Rail Projects
Project : West Trenton line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 4
Projected Ridership : 10-20,000
Cost : 219 Million $
Status : Awaiting Funding
Project : MOM Network
Number of lines : 2-3
Stations : 8-12
Projected Ridership : 120,000
Cost : 350 million $$
Status : on-hold due to 2 towns opposing
Project : Lackawanna line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 3-4
Projected Ridership : 25,000
Cost : 350 Million $$
Status : NJ section Under Construction
Project : Philpsburg Connections
Number of lines : 2-3
Stations : 5-12
Projected Ridership : 45,000
Cost : 90-120 Million $
Status : Study process
Project : Passaic - Bergen Light Rail
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 12 (phase 1)
Projected Ridership : 8,000
Cost : ??
Status : on hold
Project : Northern Branch Light Rail
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 9
Projected Ridership : 25,000
Cost : 900 Million $$
Status : Construction to begin mid 2011
Project : PATH extension to EWR
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 2
Projected Ridership : ?
Cost : 31 million $$
Status : Awaiting Funding
Project : Pennsuaken Transit Center
Number of lines : 2
Stations : 1
Projected Ridership : ?
Cost : 34 million $$
Status : Under Construction
Project : Glassboro Light Rail
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 15
Projected Ridership : 25,000
Cost : ?
Status : Work to break ground late 2011 / 2012
Project : West Shore line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 21
Projected Ridership : 60,000
Cost : ?
Status : Study on the NJ section , on hold on the NY section
Project : Sparta line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 13
Projected Ridership : 28,000
Cost : ?
Status : On hold
Project : Pompton Branch
Number of lines :
Stations : 5
Projected Ridership : 12,000
Cost : ?
Status : Needs to be studied
Project : North Newark - JSQ - Downtown Jersey City Light Rail
Number of lines : 1-2
Stations : 17
Projected Ridership : 30-40,000
Cost : ?
Status : Needs to be studied
Project : Newark - Paterson Light Rail
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 22
Projected Ridership : 50,000
Cost : ?
Status : Needs to be studied
Project : PATH extension to Midtown Elizabeth via Jersey Gardens
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 8
Projected Ridership : 50-70,000
Cost : ?
Status : Needs to be Studied
Project : New Brunswick Light Rail
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 13
Projected Ridership : 45-50,000
Cost : ?
Status : Studying phase
Project : Cape May line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 7
Projected Ridership : 7-9,000
Cost : ?
Status : On Hold
Project : Pennsville Light Rail line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 7
Projected Ridership : 6,000
Cost : ?
Status : Needs to be Studied
Project : Salem Light Rail line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 3
Projected Ridership : 4,000
Cost : ?
Status : Needs to be Studied
Project : Millville Extension of the Glassboro line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 9
Projected Ridership : 12,000
Cost : ?
Status : Needs to be Studied
Project : West Trenton Riverline extension
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 9
Projected Ridership : 15-20,000
Cost : ?
Status : Needs to be Studied
Project : Mt. Holly Light Rail Branch
Number of lines :
Stations : 10
Projected Ridership : 17,000
Cost : ?
Status : Needs to be Studied
Current Railway / Light Rail lines
Line : Northeast Corridor
Length : 57 mi
Stations : 17
Ridership : 54,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 65,000)
Line : Morristown line
Length : 57 mi
Stations : 26
Ridership : 50,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 70,000)
Line : Gladstone Branch
Length : 22 mi
Stations : 13
Ridership : 5,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 12,000)
Line : Montclair / Boonton line
Length : ?
Stations : 19
Ridership : 17,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 25,000)
Line : Main line
Length : 30 mi
Stations : 26
Ridership : 9,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 17,000)
Line : Bergen line
Length : 20 mi
Stations : 7
Ridership : 5,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 13,000)
Line : Pascack Valley line
Length : 30 mi
Stations : 18
Ridership : 6,500 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 11,000)
Line : Port Jervis line
Length : 95 mi
Stations : 26
Ridership : 7,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 9,000)
Line : North Jersey Coast line
Length : 65 mi
Stations : 28
Ridership : 18,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 27,000)
Line : Raritan Valley line
Length : ?
Stations : 20
Ridership : 12,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 18,000)
System : RiverLine
Length : 34 mi
Stations : 20
Ridership : 11,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 25,000)
System : Newark Light Rail
Length : 14 mi
Stations : 20
Ridership : 21,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 40,000)
Fall River line
New Bedford line
Fitchburg line extension to Wachusett / Greenfield
New Haven - Springfield line
South Station Capacity Enhancements
Full Providence line triple tracking
Blue line extension to Lynn
Littleton Station upgrade
Back Bay Station upgrade
Providence Station overhaul
Woonsocket line
Pawtucket station restoration
Large Scale Rail Projects
Project : New Bedford line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 7
Projected Ridership : 20,000
Cost : ?
Status : Under Construction
Project : Fall River line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 8
Projected Ridership : 25,000
Cost : ?
Status : Under Construction
Project : Newport extension of the Fall River line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 3
Projected Ridership : 12,000
Cost : ?
Status : Study in process
Project : Extension of Newburyport line to Portsmouth
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 5
Projected Ridership : 8,000
Cost : ?
Status : Study in Process
Project : Extension of the Haverhill line to Plaistow
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 2
Projected Ridership : 3,000
Cost : ?
Status : Study in Progress
Project : Extension of the Fitchburg line to Greenfield
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 6
Projected Ridership : 7,000
Cost : ?
Status : Construction underway to Wachusett
Project : Extension of the Lowell line to Concord
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 9
Projected Ridership : 30,000
Cost : ?
Status : Study in Progress
Project : Extension of the Forge Park / 495 line to Milford
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 3
Projected Ridership : 10,000
Cost : ?
Status : Study in Progress
Project : Cape Cod line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 10
Projected Ridership : 16,000
Cost : ?
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Woonsocket line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 8
Projected Ridership : 12,000
Cost : ?
Status : Awaiting Funding
Project : I395 Rail Corridor
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 7
Projected Ridership : 9,000
Cost : ?
Status : ?
Project : Worcester - Ayer - Lowell line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 9
Projected Ridership : 17,000
Cost : ?
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Extension of the Lawrence line to Manchester
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 6
Projected Ridership : 11,000
Cost : ?
Status : Study Underway
Project : Quonset line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 12
Projected Ridership : 20,000
Cost : ?
Status : Needs to be Studied
Project : Springfield - Battleboro line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 9
Projected Ridership : 15,000
Cost : ?
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Blue line extension to Lynn
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 5
Projected Ridership : 17,000
Cost : ?
Status : Awaiting Funding
Project : Green line extension to Somerville
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 7
Projected Ridership : 60,000
Cost : ?
Status : Awaiting Funding
Project : Green line extension to Union SQ
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 1
Projected Ridership : 9,000
Cost : ?
Status : Awaiting Funding
Project : Mattapan - Ashmont Extension to Hyde Park
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 4
Projected Ridership : 10,000
Cost : ?
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Mattapan - Ashmont extension to Fairmont
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 3
Projected Ridership : 4,000
Cost : ?
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Green line extension to Needham JCT
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 8
Projected Ridership : 30,000
Cost : ?
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Green line extension to Airport via Everett
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 12
Projected Ridership : 55,000
Cost : ?
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Green line extension to Everett / Malden line
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 8
Projected Ridership : 45,000
Cost : ?
Status : needs to be studied
Current Railway / Light Rail lines
Line : Providence line
Length : 40 mi
Stations : 14
Ridership : 28,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 50,000)
Line : Greenbush line
Length : 18 mi
Stations : 10
Ridership : 5,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 8,600 )
Line : Franklin line
Length : 20 mi
Stations : 16
Ridership : 13,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 19,000 )
Line : Needham line
Length : 9 mi
Stations : 11
Ridership : 8,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 12,000)
Line : Fairmount line
Length : 12 mi
Stations : 5
Ridership : 2,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 7,000)
Line : Old Colony lines
Length : 27 mi
Stations : 17
Ridership : 20,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 40,000)
Line : Worcester line
Length : 45 mi
Stations : 17
Ridership : 18,000 (Projected 2020 Ridership : 21,000 )
Septa Regional Rail Wire and Signal overhaul
Trolley Replacement
Board Street car refurbishment / replacement
PATCO car refurbishment
Silverliner V car purchase completed
Norristown HSL extension to KOP / Valley Forge
Reading line Restoration
Newton line restoration
Waterfront LRT
Franklin SQ reopening
BSL Extension to Navy Yards
Navy Yards LRT
Mutiple Station upgrades
High Level Platforms on Amtrak routes
Large Scale Rail Projects
Project : Newtown line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 11
Projected Ridership : 20,000
Status : Awaiting funding
Project : Reading line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 10
Projected Ridership : 40,000
Status : Awaiting Funding
Project : West Chester line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 1 , 6 to West Chester
Projected Ridership : 4,000 (WaWa) 12,000 to west Chester
Status : Under Construction to WaWa
Project : Stony Branch / Cynwyd line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 10
Projected Ridership : 10,000
Status : Study underway
Project : Allentown line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 36
Projected Ridership : 40,000
Status : Study underway
Project : New Hope line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 5
Projected Ridership : 12,000
Status : Study Underway
Project : Coatesville / Wilmington line Number of lines :
Stations : 7
Projected Ridership : 5,000
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Oxford line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 6
Projected Ridership : 4,000
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Newark / Boothywn line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 15
Projected Ridership : 30,000
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Sports line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 3
Projected Ridership : 6,000
Status : needs to be Studied
Project : PATCO extension to 30th Street Number of lines : 1
Stations : 2
Projected Ridership : 25,000
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Roosevelt Boulevard Subway Number of lines : 1
Stations : 12
Projected Ridership : 90,000
Status : Awaiting Funding
Project : Naval Yards LRT Number of lines : 3
Stations : 7
Projected Ridership : 25,000
Status : Study Underway
Project : Waterfront LRT Number of lines : 1
Stations : 12
Projected Ridership : 40,000
Status : Study Underway
Project : MFL extension to RS line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 2
Projected Ridership : 15,000
Status : Awaiting funding
Project : Restoration of Trolley 56 Number of lines : 1
Stations : 22
Projected Ridership : 50,000
Status : Study Underway
Project : Restoration of Trolley 23 Number of lines : 1
Stations : 15
Projected Ridership : 55,000
Status : Study Underway
Project : Restoration of Trolley 103 Number of lines : 1
Stations : 9
Projected Ridership : 12,000
Status : Study Underway
Project : Grays / Washington Ave Trolley Number of lines : 1
Stations : 10
Projected Ridership : 60,000
Status : Study Underway
Project : 22nd / Snyder / 6th / City Hall Trolley Number of lines : 4
Stations : 20
Projected Ridership : 70,000
Status : Study Underway
Project : City Branch LRT Number of lines : 1
Stations : 9
Projected Ridership : 20,000
Status : Study Underway
Project : Cross County LRT
Number of lines : 1
Stations : 12
Projected Ridership : 30,000
Status : Needs to be studied
Project : Norristown HSL extension to KOP Number of lines : 1
Stations : 6
Projected Ridership : 12,000
Status : Awaiting funding
Current system
Line : Warminster line Length : 20 mi
Stations : 17
Ridership : 10,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 17,000
Line : West Trenton line Length : 32 mi
Stations : 24
Ridership : 12,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 15,000
Line : Fox Chase line Length : 11 mi
Stations : 8
Ridership : 6,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 26,000
Line : Norristown line Length : 18 mi
Stations : 16
Ridership : 11,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 50,000
Line : Airport line Length : 9 mi
Stations : 10
Ridership : 7,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 11,000
Line : Chestnut Hill East line Length : 11 mi
Stations : 12
Ridership : 6,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 9,000
Line : Cynwyd line Length : 6 mi
Stations : 5
Ridership : 600 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 10,000
Line : Chestnut Hill West line Length : 11 mi
Stations : 13
Ridership : 6,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 9,000
Line : Lansdale / Doylestown line Length : 34 mi
Stations : 27
Ridership : 19,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 25,000
Line : Trenton line Length : 33 mi
Stations : 10
Ridership : 11,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 17,000
Line : Media / Elwyn line Length : 18 mi
Stations : 19
Ridership : 10,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 22,000
Line : Paoli / Thorndale line Length : 35 mi
Stations : 26
Ridership : 23,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 40,000
Line : Wilmington / Newark line Length : 39 mi
Stations : 22
Ridership : 9,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 15,000
Line : Market - Frankford line
Length : 12 mi
Stations : 28
Ridership : 180,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 220,000
Line : PATCO
Length : 14 mi
Stations : 13
Ridership : 38,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 50,000
Line : Board Street line Length : 12 mi
Stations : 25
Ridership : 137,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 215,000
Electrification of the Hudson line to Poughkeepsie
Replacement of White Plains station
re-electrification of the Danbury line
More Sidings added to the Waterbury line
Replacement of the New Haven line's wires , bridges and stations
Double Decker Cars for Hudson / Harlem line
Overhaul of Grand Central Terminal
Large Scale Rail Projects
Project : New Haven line extension to Penn Station Number of lines : 1
Stations : 3
Projected Ridership : 60,000
Status : Awaiting Funding
Project : Hudson line extension to Penn Station Number of lines : 1
Stations : 3
Projected Ridership : 30,000
Status : Awaiting funding
Project : West Shore line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 23
Projected Ridership : 60,000
Status : Study Pending
Project : Restoration of the Main line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 6
Projected Ridership : 8,000
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Restoration of the Beacon line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 5
Projected Ridership : 6,000
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Restoration of the Maybrook line Number of lines : 1
Stations : 4
Projected Ridership : 4,000
Status : needs to be studied
Project : I 287 Light Rail Corridor Number of lines : 2
Stations : 14
Projected Ridership : 90,000
Status : needs to be studied
Project : Extension of the Port Jervis line to Stewart Airport Number of lines : 1
Stations : 2
Projected Ridership : 2,000
Status : needs to be studied
Current System
Line : Pascack Valley line Length : 30 mi
Stations : 18
Ridership : 6,500 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 11,000
Line : Port Jervis line Length : 95 mi
Stations : 26
Ridership : 7,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 9,000
Line : New Haven line Length : 74 mi
Stations : 30
Ridership : 112,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 170,000
Line : New Canaan branch Length : 8 mi
Stations : 5
Ridership : 4,000 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 6,000
Line : Danbury Branch Length : 24 mi
Stations : 8
Ridership : 1,200 > Projected 2020 Ridership : 7,000
Regarding the original map, that high-speed line running south through Virginia terminates in Charlotte. North Carolina and Virginia got seriously on-the-ball with this about a decade ago, with gradual incremental upgrading of existing track from Charlotte to Washington to high-speed standards, and doubling of track to avoid the freight problem.
Currently the Charlotte-to-Raleigh and Richmond-to-DC segments have been extensively upgraded. NC has done some heavy promotion and awareness campaigns, and ridership on the Charlotte-to-Raleigh segment has steadily climbed.
The missing link is a segment between Durham (NC) and Petersburg (VA), which will be a high-speed segment running on the ROW of an abandoned freight line, the two states are in control of the right of way, but that will be the last completed segment. The ultimate goal is to have true high-speed from Charlotte to Boston - the initial plan (more than a decade back) was a east coast Atlanta-to-Boston, but governors in GA and SC were not on board. As the NC segment has since exceeded all expectations, folks in GA and SC are now getting interested, but they are more than a decade behind, and costs have climbed, so I seriously doubt we'll see it go south of Charlotte in the forseeable future. This is a shame - if Charlotte, Raleigh and Richmond (the smallest of the "big" MSAs between Atlanta and Boston) are still large enough to generate enough local traffic, Atlanta should have been a no-brainer.
I'm not sure about VA, but the major NC cities along the route have new stations with future capacity built in, so they can accomodate a lot of future growth/ridership. The southern terminus - the new station in downtown Charlotte - is in a multimodal transit facility that links into local light rail (which has likewise performed far better than anyone would expect in a Sunbelt city) and functions as the city bus hub, so trains terminating in Charlotte will link you straight into a solid local network.
I'd still rather have the freedom of driving my own car than being stuffed into a train with other people in it. Anyway, interesting map.
bet when those gas prices start hitting $7 you will rethink your postion
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