Northeast Corridor: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Originally referring to the electrified high-speed rail line built by the Pennsylvania Railroad to connect Washington, D.C. with New York via Philadelphia, the Northeast Corridor now includes the continuation of the line to Boston, Massachusetts built by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Currently operated and mostly owned by Amtrak, it offers the only true high-speed rail service in the United States.

Station Listing

Amtrak trains currently stop at the following locations, listed in order from northeast to southwest. (note: not all trains stop at all stations). Connections to local rail transit are indicated.

Massachusetts

• South Station, Boston, Massachusetts (MBTA Red Line and Commuter Rail)
• Back Bay Station, Boston, Massachusetts (MBTA Orange Line and Commuter Rail)
• Route 128 Station, Dedham, Massachusetts (MBTA Commuter Rail)

Rhode Island

• Providence, Rhode Island (MBTA Commuter Rail)
• Kingston, Rhode Island
• Westerly, Rhode Island

Connecticut

• Mystic, Connecticut
• New London, Connecticut (Shore Line East service suspended; pass-holders may ride Amtrak trains)
• Old Saybrook, Connecticut (Shore Line East)
• New Haven Union Station, New Haven, Connecticut (Shore Line East and New York MTA Metro-North)
• Bridgeport, Connecticut (Shore Line East and New York MTA Metro-North)
• Stamford, Connecticut (Shore Line East and New York MTA Metro-North)

New York

• New Rochelle, New York (New York MTA Metro-North)
• Penn Station, New York, New York (New York MTA Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit; New York MTA NYCT A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 9 trains)

New Jersey

• Penn Station, Newark, New Jersey (New Jersey Transit commuter rail and Newark City Subway)
• Newark Liberty International Airport Rail Station, New Jersey (New Jersey Transit commuter rail and Newark Airtrain monorail)
• Metropark, Iselin, New Jersey (New Jersey Transit commuter rail)
• New Brunswick, New Jersey (New Jersey Transit commuter rail)
• Princeton Junction, New Jersey (New Jersey Transit commuter rail and shuttle service to Princeton, New Jersey)
• Trenton, New Jersey (New Jersey Transit commuter rail and SEPTA commuter rail)

Pennsylvania

• Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania (SEPTA commuter rail)
• North Philadelphia Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SEPTA commuter rail and Broad Street Subway)
• 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (New Jersey Transit commuter rail, SEPTA commuter rail, SEPTA Market Frankford Subway-Elevated and Subway-Surface (trolley) lines)

Delaware

• Wilmington, Delaware (SEPTA commuter rail)
• Newark, Delaware (SEPTA commuter rail)

Maryland

• Aberdeen, Maryland (MARC commuter rail)
• Penn Station, Baltimore, Maryland (MARC commuter rail and Maryland Transit Administration light rail)
• BWI Airport Rail Station, Maryland (MARC commuter rail and Maryland Transit Administration light rail)
• New Carrollton, Maryland ((MARC commuter rail and WMATA Orange Line subway)

District of Columbia

• Washington, DC (Union Station (MARC commuter rail, VRE commuter rail, WMATA Red Line subway)

Some Amtrak trains serving the Northeast Corridor continue to other points in the Amtrak system, most frequently Springfield, Massachusetts, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Richmond and Newport News, Virginia.

Several commuter rail agencies also provide local service along the Northeast Corridor, serving many stations along the corridor not listed above.