Northeast Regional

Northeast Regional

ACS-64 locomotive #600 leads a Northeast Regional through Maryland in 2014
Overview
Service type Higher-speed rail
Status Operating
Locale Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States
Current operator(s) Amtrak
Ridership 8,044,216 (FY13)[1]
Route
Start Boston, Springfield, Massachusetts, or New York City
Stops 35 between Boston and Newport News, 7 on Springfield branch
End Norfolk, Richmond, Newport News, Lynchburg, Virginia, or Washington D.C.
Distance travelled 664 mi (1,069 km)
Average journey time 12 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency 18 trains per day[2]
On-board services
Seating arrangements Airline-style coach seating
Catering facilities On-board café
Baggage facilities Checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed max: 125 mph (201 km/h)

The Northeast Regional is a higher-speed rail service operated by Amtrak in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. In the past it has been known as the NortheastDirect, Acela Regional, or Regional. It is the busiest Amtrak route, carrying 8.04 million passengers in fiscal year (FY) 2013, a 0.4% increase[1] over the 8.01 million passengers in FY2012.[3] The Northeast Regional service earned over $568.7 million in gross ticket revenue in FY2013, a 6.2% increase[1] over the $536 million earned during FY2012.[3]

There is daily all-reserved service about every hour during the day. Trains generally run between Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., with more between New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington. Extensions and branches extend to Springfield, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk and Lynchburg, Virginia.

Travel times are about 4.5 hours between Norfolk or Newport News and Washington, 3.5 hours between Lynchburg and Washington, two hours between Washington and Philadelphia, 1.5 hours between Philadelphia and New York, 3.5 hours between New York and Springfield, and four hours between New York and Boston. Travel times between Washington and New York are typically slightly faster than the equivalent travel time by car.[4]

Equipment

A typical Northeast Regional with an ACS-64 locomotive and Amfleet passenger cars at New London Union Station

Trains usually have 7 to 10 cars with one or two locomotives pulling, although they may be as long as 14 cars during peak travel periods.

The passenger cars are the rebuilt Amfleet I series passenger cars built by the Budd Company in the mid to late 1970s. Since May 2008, Northeast Regional trains have the cafe in the middle of the train. The Coach Class car adjacent to business class is designated the quiet car, where passengers are asked to refrain from loud talking and mobile phone conversations. If a second Café Car is present, it is only used for passenger seating. The overnight Northeast Regional trains numbered 65, 66, and 67 have a different configuration from the other Northeast Regional trains. These trains offer a limited number of business-class seats at the front of the Café Car, instead of having a dedicated Business Class car. The overnight trains have no quiet car, but do have a baggage car used for baggage service.

Between Boston and Washington, the service has overhead electric wires and largely travels over Amtrak-owned tracks. This segment reaches speeds of 125 mph (201 km/h) with ACS-64 electric locomotives built from 2012-2015. The ACS-64 locomotives replaced the AEM-7 locomotives in June 2016.[5]

Northeast Regional trains in Virginia and along the route between Springfield and New Haven use GE P42DC diesel locomotives and have lower top speeds. Because the Virginian segments use freight railroad tracks, these trains are more likely to suffer delays due to congested tracks.

History

The NortheastDirect branding was used for most Northeast Regional services between 1995 and 2003
An HHP-8 locomotive in Acela Regional branding at South Station, Boston, in 2002

The services along the line, as inherited from Penn Central, once had their own names, such as the "Yankee Clipper" and the "Federal"; typically a name applied to at most one train and its "twin" in the opposite direction. Electrification ended at New Haven, Connecticut, requiring an engine change. On October 28, 1995 Amtrak introduced the "NortheastDirect" brand for all trains on the Northeast Corridor (and its extension to Newport News, Virginia) except for the express Metroliner and hourly Clocker services.[6] The November 10, 1996, timetable restored the old names in addition to the NortheastDirect brand.[7] The names (except the Twilight Shoreliner) were dropped with the May 16, 1999, schedule.[8] In 2000 Amtrak completed electrifying the route from New Haven to Boston in preparation for the introduction of the Acela Express, eliminating the engine change at New Haven. The first two all-electric round-trips to and from Boston were branded Acela Regional and equipped with refurbished Amfleet cars painted in the Acela-like "Capstone" livery. All-electric service began on January 31, 2000.[9] The NortheastDirect branding continued to be used for trains which changed from electric to diesel traction in New Haven.[10]

Due to customer confusion with the Acela Express, the name was changed again on March 17, 2003, to "Regional".[11] On April 7, 2008, with the release of their new timetable, the name was changed again to "Northeast Regional" and as a result, Amtrak has started adding the new Northeast Regional logo to their cafe cars.[12][13]

On May 12, 2015, Northeast Regional Train 188, traveling from Washington, D.C., to New York City, derailed in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, killing eight people and injuring more than 200 people. The train derailed along a curve and was determined to have been traveling at a speed of about 100 mph, exceeding the limit of 50 mph on that curve.[14] This speed limit was not posted; engineers on that route are expected to rely on memory to control the speed of the train. Additionally, the train was suspected to have been hit by a projectile, as was a commuter train in the area shortly before the derailment.[15]

Virginia service

The Colonial at Fredericksburg in the 1980s

Some Northeast Regional trains continue into Virginia, serving Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News, Lynchburg, and points in between. These tracks are not electrified and are owned by freight railroads; some segments including tracks through Acca Yard in Richmond have severe speed restrictions.

After Amtrak took over intercity passenger service on May 1, 1971, rail service in Virginia was limited to a small number of long-distance trains, where they were often not suited to regional travel. Regional service south to Newport News via Alexandria, Richmond, and Williamsburg began on June 14, 1976, when Amtrak ended the Newport News section of the James Whitcomb Riley and the Colonial was added in its place. The long-standing service to Newport News, with two daily round trips, has sufficiently high farebox recovery that no subsidy from the Commonwealth of Virginia is required.

Map of Transdominion Express routes as proposed
A Virginian Northeast Regional crosses the James River near Lynchburg in 2011

From 1996 to 2007, six different studies were performed on the Transdominion Express project, which would have created two new intercity rail routes from Bristol to Richmond and Washington. The final study recommended against the full plan, citing high cost and low ridership, and instead proposed that any further action be focused on corridors with the highest ratio of demand to cost. Fully 70% of the predicted ridership was between Washington and Lynchburg (already served by the Crescent) and 96% between Washington and Bristol, while Richmond demand was largely for north-south service on the existing route.[16]

The Commonwealth of Virginia and Amtrak partnered in 2009 under the brand Amtrak Virginia to expand passenger rail service within the Commonwealth, making Virginia the 15th state to fund state services in addition to federally funded routes.[17] One daily Northeast Regional round trip was extended to from Washington to Lynchburg on October 1, 2009, supplementing the existing Crescent service.[18] In the first month, ridership doubled expectations.[19] On July 20, 2010, Amtrak added an additional Northeast Regional frequency from Washington to Richmond Staples Mill Road station, increasing the Washington-Richmond corridor to eight daily round trips with hourly northbound morning service.[20]

A further extension[21] south from Richmond to Norfolk along Norfolk Southern tracks was planned by the Department of Rail & Public Transportation (DRPT), and the Commonwealth of Virginia in cooperation with Amtrak. Certain track upgrades (e.g., passing sidings, replacing track to increase operating speeds) between Richmond and Norfolk that were necessary to enable this extension were funded jointly by Norfolk Southern and DRPT. Service started on December 12, 2012.[22]

On August 9, 2013, it was announced that Amtrak hoped to complete track and infrastructure upgrades in order to bring train service to Roanoke, Virginia by 2016.[23] The project encountered delays, and by late 2016 service was planned to begin in late 2017 with a single train extended from Lynchburg serving the city daily after construction of the Roanoke station platform, which was to begin in early 2017 and take most of the year.[24]

Classes of service

Effective April 25, 2005, Amtrak abolished unreserved seating on these trains. Reservations may be made at any time up to eleven months in advance, either online or by phone. Tickets may also be purchased at a station ticket window or through a ticketing machine.

Route

Amtrak Northeast Regional (interactive map)

Most Northeast Regional trains operate over the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington (via New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore). The corridor is owned, in part, by Amtrak, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Metro-North Railroad (MNRR), and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT).

Trains that turn north at New Haven to serve Springfield, Massachusetts, operate over the New Haven-Springfield Line, wholly owned by Amtrak. Both Virginia extensions of the Northeast Regional (Newport News and Lynchburg) use the ex-Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, now CSX, between Washington and Alexandria, Virginia. From Alexandria, the Lynchburg trains use the Norfolk Southern (ex-Southern Railway, ex-Virginia Midland Railway), while Newport News trains use the following CSX tracks:

There has been frequent service between Washington-New York and Washington-Boston through the day. There has been some service to Springfield, Massachusetts, either through to Washington or via a connection at New Haven, Connecticut. Trains between Springfield and New Haven run on Amtrak track but require a diesel locomotive there. Some trains travel as far south as Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News or Lynchburg, Virginia.

Until around 1999 some service to Springfield continued east to Boston, for an alternate Inland Route between New York and Boston. One weekend train stayed on this route until the November 1, 2004, schedule.

One train, the Federal (Twilight Shoreliner until 2004), formerly carried an overnight sleeper between Washington and Boston, giving the corridor 24-hour service; the Federal name (briefly resurrected in 2004) is no longer used, and an ordinary all-coach Northeast Regional runs in its place.

The Northeast Regional is primarily federally funded and receives federal funding for its operations between Boston and Washington DC. Northeast Regional operations south of Washington DC towards Lynchburg and Newport News are funded by the Commonwealth of Virginia. New Haven to Springfield, MA operations are funded by the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts including both the Northeast Regional through trains terminating at Springfield and the Shuttle trains.

Station stops

State Town/City Station Connections
South Station, Old Saybrook, and intermediate stations are used only for service to and from Boston, Massachusetts
MassachusettsBostonSouth StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Lake Shore Limited
MBTA Commuter Rail: Fairmount Line, Framingham/Worcester Line, Franklin Line, Needham Line, Old Colony Lines, Greenbush Line Providence/Stoughton Line
MBTA Bus Lines: 4, 7, 11, 448, 449, 459
MBTA Subway Lines: Red Line, Silver Line (Phase II)
Back BayAmtrak: Acela Express, Lake Shore Limited
MBTA Commuter Rail: Framingham/Worcester Line, Franklin Line, Needham Line, Providence/Stoughton Line
MBTA Bus Lines: 10, 39, 170
MBTA Subway Lines: Orange Line
WestwoodRoute 128Amtrak: Acela Express
MBTA Commuter Rail: Providence/Stoughton Line
Rhode IslandProvidenceProvidenceAmtrak: Acela Express
MBTA Commuter Rail: Providence/Stoughton Line
RIPTA Buses: 50, 51, 55, 56, 57, 58, 72, R-Line
South KingstownKingstonRIPTA Buses: 64, 66
WesterlyWesterlyRIPTA Buses: 95X, 204, 301
ConnecticutMysticMysticnone
New LondonNew LondonAmtrak: Acela Express
ConnDOT: Shore Line East
SEAT Buses
Old SaybrookOld SaybrookConnDOT: Shore Line East
Estuary Transit District
Springfield, Wallingford, and intermediate stations are used only for service to and from Springfield, Massachusetts
MassachusettsSpringfieldSpringfieldAmtrak: Lake Shore Limited, Vermonter, Shuttle
ConnecticutWindsor LocksWindsor LocksAmtrak: Vermonter, Shuttle
WindsorWindsorAmtrak: Shuttle
HartfordHartford Union StationAmtrak: Vermonter, Shuttle
KensingtonBerlin
MeridenMeriden
WallingfordWallingfordAmtrak: Shuttle
New HavenNew Haven – Union StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Shuttle, Vermonter
ConnDOT: Shore Line East
CT Transit New Haven: J, Commuter Connection Downtown and Sargent Drive, Temple Street Garage Shuttle
Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line
Greyhound Lines: Greyhound Bus Lines, Peter Pan Bus Lines
BridgeportBridgeportAmtrak: Vermonter
ConnDOT: Shore Line East
GBTA: Coastal Link, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line
StamfordStamfordAmtrak: Acela Express, Vermonter
ConnDOT: Shore Line East
CT Transit Stamford: 11, 13, 14, 21, 22, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, Commuter Connection Central, Commuter Connection-North, Commuter Connection Route 1 – East, Commuter Connection Bulls Head, I-Bus
Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line
New York CityNew RochelleNew RochelleBee-Line: 7, 30, 42, 45, 60, 61, 62, 66, 91
Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line
New York CityPenn StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Adirondack, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Keystone Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter
Long Island Rail Road: Main Line, Port Washington Branch
New Jersey Transit: North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line, Gladstone Branch, Montclair-Boonton Line, Morristown Line
NYC Subway: 1 2 3 A C E trains
NYC Transit buses: M4, M7, M20, M34 / M34A Select Bus Service, Q32
New JerseyNewarkNewark Penn StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Keystone Service, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter
NJ Transit: Newark City Subway, Newark Light Rail, North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line, Raritan Valley Line, 1, 5, 11*, 21, 25, 28*, 29*, 30*, 34, 39, 40, 41* 62, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78*, 79*, 108, 308*, 319, 361*, 375*, 378*, go25* *Limited service


PATH: NWK-WTC
Coach USA: 31, 44

Newark Liberty International AirportAirTrain Newark: to Newark Liberty International Airport
Amtrak: Keystone Service
NJ Transit: North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line
IselinMetroparkAmtrak: Acela Express, Keystone Service, Vermonter
NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line 48, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805
New BrunswickNew BrunswickAmtrak: Keystone Service
NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, 810, 811, 814, 815, 818, 980
West WindsorPrinceton JunctionAmtrak: Keystone Service, Pennsylvanian
NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, Princeton Branch, 600, 612 (612 renumbered from 976)
TrentonTrenton Rail StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Keystone Service, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Silver Star, Silver Meteor, Vermonter
NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, River Line, 409, 418, 600, 601, 604, 606, 608, 609, 611, 619
SEPTA Regional Rail: Trenton Line
SEPTA Suburban Transit Division: Route 127
PennsylvaniaCornwells HeightsCornwells HeightsAmtrak: Keystone Service
SEPTA Regional Rail: Trenton Line
SEPTA Suburban Transit Division: Routes 129, 304
PhiladelphiaNorth PhiladelphiaAmtrak: Keystone Service
SEPTA Regional Rail: Trenton Line, Chestnut Hill West Line
SEPTA City Transit Division: Broad Street Subway, Routes 16 and 54
30th Street StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Keystone Service, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter
NJ Transit: Atlantic City Line
SEPTA City Transit Division: Market-Frankford Line, SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines (Route 10, Route 11, Route 13, Route 34, Route 36), 9, 30, 31, 44, 62, 121, 316
SEPTA Suburban Transit Division: 124, 125
SEPTA Regional Rail: Airport Line, Warminster Line, Wilmington/Newark Line, West Trenton Line, Media/Elwyn Line, Lansdale/Doylestown Line, Paoli/Thorndale Line, Manayunk/Norristown Line, Cynwyd Line, Trenton Line, Chestnut Hill East Line, Chestnut Hill West Line, Fox Chase Line
DelawareWilmingtonJoseph R. Biden, Jr. Railroad StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter
DART First State: 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 28, 32, 301, 305
SEPTA Regional Rail: Wilmington/Newark Line
NewarkNewark Rail StationDART First State: 16, 33, 59, 65
SEPTA Regional Rail: Wilmington/Newark Line
MarylandAberdeenAberdeenMARC Train: Penn Line
Harford Transit: 1, 1A, 4, 6, 6A
BaltimoreBaltimore Penn StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter
MARC Train: Penn Line
MTA Maryland: Light Rail, 3, 11, 61, 64
Charm City Circulator: Purple Route, Artscape Shuttle
BWI Rail StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Vermonter
MARC Train: Penn Line
Park BWI Shuttle
MTA Maryland: 17, 201
Howard Transit: Silver
UMBC Transit: Halethorpe Line
New CarrolltonNew CarrolltonAmtrak: Vermonter
MARC Train: Penn Line
Metro: Orange Line
Metrobus: 87, B21, B22, B24, B27, B29, B31, C28, F12, F13, F14, F4, F6, G12, G14, L99, R12, T14, T18
The Bus: 15X, 16, 21, 21X
MTA Maryland: 921
District of ColumbiaWashingtonWashington Union StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Capitol Limited, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter, Thruway Motorcoach to Charlottesville, Virginia
MARC Train: Brunswick Line, Camden Line, Penn Line
VRE: Manassas Line, Fredericksburg Line
Metro: Red Line
Metrobus: D3, D6, D8, X1, X2, X8, X9, 80, 96, 97
DC Circulator: Georgetown, Navy Yard
DC Streetcar: H Street/Benning Road Line
MTA Maryland: 903, 922
Loudoun County Transit: Loudoun County
PRTC: Dale City
VirginiaAlexandriaAlexandria Union StationAmtrak: Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star
VRE: Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line
Metro: Blue Line, Yellow Line
Metrobus: REX, 28A, 29K, 29N
DASH: AT2, AT5, AT6, AT7, AT8, AT10
Burke Centre, Manassas, Culpeper, and Charlottesville stations are used for intermediate service between Alexandria and Lynchburg, Virginia.
BurkeBurke CentreVRE: Manassas Line
Metrobus: 17B, 17L
Fairfax Connector: 495F, 495G, 495J, 495M
ManassasManassasAmtrak: Cardinal, Crescent
VRE: Manassas Line
OmniRide/OmniLink
CulpeperCulpeperAmtrak: Cardinal, Crescent
CharlottesvilleCharlottesville Union StationAmtrak: Cardinal, Crescent, Thruway Motorcoach to Richmond, Washington D.C.
Greyhound Lines
CAT: T, 7
LynchburgLynchburgAmtrak: Crescent, Thruway Motorcoach to Bedford, Roanoke, Blacksburg
Greyhound Lines
GLTC: 1A, 1B, 2, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 7, 8A, 8B, 9, 10, 67, MHX
Woodbridge, Quantico, Fredericksburg, Ashland, Richmond Staples Mill Road, Richmond Main Street, and Williamsburg stations are used for intermediate service between Alexandria and Newport News, Virginia.
WoodbridgeWoodbridgeVRE: Fredericksburg Line
PRTC: Prince William Metro Direct
OmniLink, 1
QuanticoQuanticoAmtrak: Carolinian
VRE: Fredericksburg Line
PRTC: OmniLink, 1
FredericksburgFredericksburgAmtrak: Carolinian
VRE: Fredericksburg Line
FRED D1, F2, F4, VF1, VS1
AshlandAshlandnone
RichmondRichmond Staples Mill RoadAmtrak: Carolinian, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Thruway Motorcoach to Charlottesville, Virginia
GRTC: Route 18
Richmond Main Street StationGRTC: Routes 6, 11, 52/53, 95
WilliamsburgWilliamsburgHRT: Route 121
WATA: Blue Line, Tan Line, Gray Line, Orange Line, Jamestown Route, Red Line
Newport NewsNewport NewsAmtrak: Thruway Motorcoach to Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia
HRT: Route 106/107
Woodbridge, Quantico, Fredericksburg, Ashland, Richmond Staples Mill Road, and Petersburg stations are used for intermediate service between Alexandria and Norfolk, Virginia.
WoodbridgeWoodbridgeVRE: Fredericksburg Line
PRTC: Prince William Metro Direct
OmniLink, 1
QuanticoQuanticoAmtrak: Carolinian
VRE: Fredericksburg Line
PRTC: OmniLink, 1
FredericksburgFredericksburgAmtrak: Carolinian
VRE: Fredericksburg Line
FRED D1, F2, F4, VF1, VS1
AshlandAshlandnone
RichmondRichmond Staples Mill RoadAmtrak: Carolinian, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Thruway Motorcoach to Charlottesville, Virginia
GRTC : Route 18
EttrickPetersburgAmtrak: Carolinian, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star
NorfolkNorfolkAmtrak: Thruway Motorcoach to Virginia Beach and Newport News, Virginia
The Tide light rail: Harbor Park station

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