Northern New England Corridor

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Corridor as designated by the Federal Railroad Administration

The Northern New England Corridor is one of ten federally designated higher-speed rail corridors in the United States. If the 489-mile (787 km) corridor had been completed as proposed in 2000, 110-mile-per-hour (180 km/h) passenger trains would travel from Boston, Massachusetts, to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 4 hours and 31 minutes, and would travel at similar speeds from Boston to Auburn, Maine.

In 2004, Congress extended the Northern New England High Speed Rail Corridor from Boston to Springfield, Massachusetts, and Albany, New York, and from Springfield to New Haven, Connecticut.[1] The Boston-Springfield-Albany route would provide a link to the Empire Corridor.[2]

Background[]

As of 2021, there is no direct passenger rail service between Boston and Montreal. Service from Boston to Portland takes about 2 hours 30 minutes via the Downeaster.[3] There are no trains to Auburn. Service from Boston to Albany via Springfield takes just over 5 hours on the daily Lake Shore Limited. The New Haven–Springfield Line already allows speeds of up to 110 miles per hour (180 km/h), with end-to-end service taking about 1 hour 20 minutes.

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References[]

  1. ^ "Federal Railroad Administration: Passenger Rail". Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
  2. ^ Mordecai, Adam. "This Future Map Of The United States Is Way Cooler Than Any Current Map Of The United States". Upworthy. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Interim Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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