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PROPOSED AMTRAK NORTHEAST ROUTE & SERVICE STRUCTURE

ILLUSTRATION LEDGER Revised July 14, 2020

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PROPOSED AMTRAK NORTHEAST ROUTE & SERVICE STRUCTURE ILLUSTRATION LEDGER Table of Contents Revised: June 1, 2020

1. Proposed Amtrak Northeast Route Structure

2. Proposed Amtrak Northeast Service Structure(highlighting stations with airport connections)

3. Proposed Amtrak Northeast Service Structure(highlighting stations gaining direct NEC service)

4. Proposed Washington Area Amtrak Operations

5. Washington Union Station Amtrak Operations: Proposed Platform Use

6. Proposed Philadelphia Area Amtrak Operations

7. Proposed New York City Area Amtrak Operations

8. New York City Area Amtrak Station Connections

9. New York Penn Station Amtrak Operations: Physical Configuration (Page 1 of 4)

10. New York Penn Station Amtrak Operations: Current Platform Use ( of 4)

11. New York Penn Station Amtrak Operations: Proposed Platform Use (Page 3 of 4)

12. New York Penn Station Amtrak Operations: Proposed Platform Use Cross-Section (Page 4 of 4)

13. Proposed Boston Area Amtrak Operations

The contents of this document are the intellectual property of AmeriStarRail, LLC.

BOSTONSouth StationBOSTONSouth Station

WASHINGTON DCWASHINGTON DC

RichmondRichmond

Harrisburg

Harrisburg

Jenkintown

Jenkintown

HobokenHoboken

North StationNorth Station

BrunswickBrunswick

PortlandPortland

DoverDover

NewarkNewark

AlbanyAlbany

RonkonkomaRonkonkoma

HartfordHartford

Springfield

Springfield

AlexandriaAlexandria

BaltimoreBaltimore

WilmingtonWilmington

PHILADELPHIAPHILADELPHIA

TrentonTrenton

ProvidenceProvidence

New LondonNew LondonNew HavenNew Haven

NEW YORK CITYNEW YORK CITY

Worcester

Worcester

Northeast Corridor Core Route

Other Northeast Corridor Routes

Connecting Amtrak Routes

(Boston-Alexandria)

NOT ALL STATIONS ARE SHOWN

Route Termini Other Stations

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Transportation Innovation

ProposedAmtrak NortheastRoute Structure

BOSTON/Back Bay

BOSTON/North Station

BOSTON/South Station

Woburn

Haverhill

Exeter

Durham-UNH

Dover

Wells

Saco

Old Orchard Beach

Portland

Freeport

Brunswick

Route 128

Providence

Kingston

Westerly

Mystic

New London

Old Saybrook

New Haven

Albany-Rensselaer

Hudson

Windsor LocksSpringfield

Worcester

Framingham

Cam

bridge-MIT

Rhinecliff

Windsor

Poughkeepsie

Hartford

Croton-Harmon

Berlin

Wallingford

Yonkers

Meriden

State St

Bridgeport

New Rochelle

Jamaica

Mineola

Hicksville

Central Islip

Ronkonkoma

Trenton

Princeton Junction

New

Brunsw

ick

Metropark

New

ark Liberty International Airport

NEWARK

NEW YORK CITYPenn Station

PHILADELPHIA30th Street Station

WASHINGTON DCUnion Station

Wilmington

Newark

Elkton

Chester

Aberdeen

BALTIMORE

BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport

New Carrollton

WASHINGTON DC/L’Enfant

Crystal City/Reagan National Airport

Alexandria

Woodbridge

Quantico

Fredericksburg

Ashland

RICHMOND/Staples Mill

RICHMOND/Main Street

Langhorne

Jenkintown

PHILADELPHIA/Jefferson Station

PHILA

DELP

HIA

/Wayne Junction

PHILADELPHIA/Suburban Station

Ardm

ore

Paoli

Exton

Dow

ningtown

Coatesville

Parkesburg

Leaman P

lace

Bird-in-H

and

Lancaster

Mount Joy

Elizabethtow

n

Middletow

n

Harrisburg

NEW YORK CITYHoboken Terminal

Stamford

Cornwells Heights

Station Airport

Portland......................................Portland International Jetport [PWM]

Boston/South Station..................Boston Logan International Airport [BOS]

Windsor Locks............................Bradley International Airport [BDL]

Providence.................................T F Green International Airport [PVD]

Jamaica......................................John F Kennedy International Airport [JFK]

Newark Liberty Airport................Newark Liberty International Airport [EWR]

Philadelphia/30th St Station.......Philadelphia International Airport [PHL]

Middletown.................................Harrisburg International Airport [MDT]

BWI/Thurgood Marshall Airport..BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport [BWI]

New Carrolton............................Washington Dulles International Airport [IAD]

Crystal City.................................Reagan National Airport [DCA]

Airport Connections

Direct Via Transfer

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Proposed AmtrakNortheast Service Structure

Hourly Service Frequency Routes

Hourly Non-Stop

Bi-hourly Service Frequency Routes

Corridor Flyer


Proposed Amtrak Northeast Service Structure

NOT ALL AMTRAK SERVICES ARE SHOWN

BOSTON/Back Bay

BOSTON/North Station

BOSTON/South Station

Woburn

Haverhill

Exeter

Durham-UNH

Dover

Wells

Saco

Old Orchard Beach

Portland

Freeport

Brunswick

Route 128

Providence

Kingston

Westerly

Mystic

New London

Old Saybrook

New Haven

Albany-Rensselaer

Hudson

Windsor LocksSpringfield

Worcester

Framingham

Cam

bridge-MIT

Rhinecliff

Windsor

Poughkeepsie

Hartford

Croton-Harmon

Berlin

Wallingford

Yonkers

Meriden

State St

Bridgeport

New Rochelle

Jamaica

Mineola

Hicksville

Central Islip

Ronkonkoma

Trenton

Princeton Junction

New

Brunsw

ick

Metropark

New

ark Liberty International Airport

NEWARK

NEW YORK CITYPenn Station

PHILADELPHIA30th Street Station

WASHINGTON DCUnion Station

Wilmington

Newark

Elkton

Chester

Aberdeen

BALTIMORE

BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport

New Carrollton

WASHINGTON DC/L’Enfant

Crystal City/Reagan National Airport

Alexandria

Woodbridge

Quantico

Fredericksburg

Ashland

RICHMOND/Staples Mill

RICHMOND/Main Street

Langhorne

Jenkintown

PHILADELPHIA/Jefferson Station

PHILA

DELP

HIA

/Wayne Junction

PHILADELPHIA/Suburban Station

Ardm

ore

Paoli

Exton

Dow

ningtown

Coatesville

Parkesburg

Leaman P

lace

Bird-in-H

and

Lancaster

Mount Joy

Elizabethtow

n

Middletow

n

Harrisburg

NEW YORK CITYHoboken Terminal

Stamford

Cornwells Heights- Stations gaining direct NEC service

(pending local approvals & construction)

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Proposed AmtrakNortheast Service Structure

Hourly Service Frequency Routes

Hourly Non-Stop

Bi-hourly Service Frequency Routes

Corridor Flyer


Proposed Amtrak Northeast Service Structure


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ProposedWashington Area

Amtrak Operations

ProposedWashington Area

Amtrak Operations

Northeast Corridor Core Trains

NEC - Richmond Trains

Amtrak Stations

Proposed Amtrak Routings

Amtrak

CSX Transportation

Norfolk Southern

Railroad Line Ownership

ALEXANDRIAUnion Stat ionALEXANDRIAUnion Stat ion

WASHINGTON DCUnion Stat ion




WASHINGTON DCL’Enfant

WASHINGTON DCL’Enfant

Crystal CityReagan National

Airport

Crystal CityReagan National

Airport

New storage and servicing

tracks will be needed for

trains originating/terminating

at Alexandria.


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22

44

66

88

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1212

33

55

77

99

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Track N .o

to Virginiato Virginia

to New York &New England

to New York &New England

to CSXT & Ivy Cityto CSXT & Ivy City

2222

2323

2525

2727

2424

2626

2828

UPPER LEVEL TRACKS

LOWER LEVEL TRACKS

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Washington Union StationAmtrak Operations

PROPOSED PLATFORM USE

High Level Platforms

Low Level Platforms

NEC Trains to Alexandria & Richmond

NEC Trains to New York & New England

Amtrak NEC Through-Station Routings

Track 22:Track 25:

L E G E N D

Not to Scale

Future track and platform configurations

are based on the Amtrak Washington

Terminal Master Plan dated 3/22/2017.

All NEC trains are through-routed.

No NEC trains originate, terminate, or

layover at WUS.

NOT ALL AMTRAK TRAINS AT WUS ARE SHOWN

Trenton

Langhorne

Jenkintown

Wayne Jct

Ardmore

CornwellsHeights

CENTRAL PHILADELPHIAJefferson Station

Suburban Station

30th Street Station

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Amtrak

SEPTA

Norfolk Southern

CSX Transportation


ProposedPhiladelphia AreaAmtrak Operations

ProposedPhiladelphia AreaAmtrak Operations

Northeast Corridor Trains

Keystone Service Trains

NEC & Keystone Service Trains

Amtrak Stations

Other Commuter Trains

via the Bux-Mont Cut-Off



FRIEGHT ONLYFRIEGHT ONLY

New RochelleNew Rochelle

StamfordStamford

Ronkonko

ma

Ronkonko

ma

Centra

l Isl

ip

Centra

l Isl

ip

Hicks

ville

Hicks

ville

Min

eola

Min

eola

Jam

aica

Jam

aica

BridgeportBridgeport

NewarkAirportNewarkAirport

NEW YORKPenn StationNEW YORKPenn Station

NEW YORKHoboken TerminalNEW YORKHoboken Terminal

NEWARKPenn StationNEWARK

Penn Station

YonkersYonkers

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ProposedNew York City AreaAmtrak Operations

Amtrak

NJ Transit

MTA

CDOT

Railroad OwnershipAmtrak Stations

Northeast Corridor Trains

Empire Service Trains

NEC & Empire Service Trains




New storage and servicing

tracks will be needed for

trains originating/terminating

at Hoboken and Ronkokoma.

Grand Central

Terminal

Grand Central

Terminal

Pier 11

Wall St

Pier 11

Wall St

Pier 1

DUMBO

Pier 1

DUMBO

Pier 6

Atlantic Av

Pier 6

Atlantic Av

Red HookRed Hook

WFC PierWFC Pier

W 39 St

Pier 39Pier 79W 39 St

NEW YORKPenn Station

(NYP)

NEW YORKPenn Station

(NYP)

NEWARKPenn Station(NWK)

NEWARKPenn Station(NWK)

Newark Liberty International AirportNewark Liberty International Airport

NEW YORKHoboken Terminal(HOB)

NEW YORKHoboken Terminal(HOB)

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New York City AreaAmtrak Station

Connections

New York City AreaAmtrak Station

Connections

Carrier NYP NWK HBK

Commuter Rail MTA/NJT � � �

Rail Rapid Transit PATH � � �

Rail Rapid Transit MTA �

Light Rail NJT � �

Ferry Misc. �

Thruway Bus Proposed �

Mode

Services Available

Connecting Transfer Services by Station

Proposed Amtrak Stops (4)

HOBHOB

to New Jersey

to LIRR West Side Yard

to EmpireService

to Long Island

to Long Island

2121

1818

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9988

7766

5544

3322

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Track N .o

Platform 11Platform 11








Platform 3Platform 3Diagonal Platform



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ProposedNew York Penn Station

Amtrak Operations

PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION(Page 1 of 4)

Not to Scale

to New Jersey


to EmpireService

to Long Island

to Long Island

2121

1818

17171616

15151414

13131212

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9988

7766

5544

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Amtrak Operations

Exclusive LIRR

Shared Amtrak/LIRR/NJT

Shared Amtrak/NJT

Exclusive NJT

Predominant Platform Use

CURRENT PLATFORM USE(Page 2 of 4)

Not to Scale

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to New Jersey


to EmpireService

to Long Island

to Long Island

All NEC and Empire Service trains

are through-routed. No NEC or

Empire Service trains originate,

terminate or layover at NYP.

2121

1818

17171616

15151414

13131212

11111010

9988

7766

5544

3322

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Track N .o













NEC Trains to Harrisburg/Washington DC/Richmond

NEC Trains to New England and Ronkonkoma

Empire Service Trains to Albany

Empire Service Trains to Ronkonkoma

NOT ALL AMTRAK TRAINS AT NYP ARE SHOWN

Platforms in NEC or Empire Service Platform Extensions

Tracks temporarily out of serviceAmtrak Through-Station Routings

Track 12:Track 11:

Track 8:Track 7:

L E G E N D

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Amtrak Operations

PROPOSED PLATFORM USE(Page 3 of 4)

Not to Scale

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFAmeriStarRail, LLC Not to Scale

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Amtrak Operations

PROPOSED PLATFORM USE (CROSS-SECTION)(Page 4 of 4)

ProposedCentral Platform

Operation

.

.

All NEC and Empire Service trains

are through-routed. No NEC or

Empire Service trains originate,

terminate or layover at NYP.

AmtrakAmtrak AmtrakAmtrak

450145111503

25K

1332

25K

DANGERHIGH VOLTAGE

DANGERHIGH VOLTAGE

7000Long Island

Rail Road

Long Island

Rail Road

506 506

Long Island

Rail Road

Long Island

Rail Road

509 509

21Track N .:oTrack N .:o 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 9 7 5 3 18 6 4 2

111111 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Platform N .:o

U P P E R L E V E L D E PA R T U R E S & W A I T I N G R O O M

L E V E LL O W E R A R R I VA L S

10

PLATFORM FLATCARS

12 1113

Exclusive to LIRR trains

Shared LIRR/NJT Use

Track O.O.S. (Platform Flatcar)

Shared Amtrak/NJT Use

Exclusive to NJT trains

Predominant Track Assignments

Amtrak trains may also make use of Tracks 5, 6, 8, 14,15, and 16 during

disrupted operating conditions.

AmtrakAmtrak AmtrakAmtrak

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E N T E R

O N LY

E X I T

O N LY

E X I T

O N LY

E N T E R

O N LY

E N T E R

O N LY

AmtrakAmtrak

7 6 5

10

PLATFORM FLATCARS

12 1113Tracks 10 & 13 are temporarily out of service

so that Platforms 5 & 7 can be extended to

provide boarding passengers with additional

room for queuing and circulation.

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BOSTONNorth Stat ionBOSTONNorth Stat ion

BOSTONSouth Stat ionBOSTONSouth Stat ion

Cambridge-MITCambridge-MIT

BOSTONBack BayBOSTON

Back Bay

Grand Junct ion

Connector

Grand Junct ion

Connector

Proposed Boston AreaAmtrak Operations

Proposed Boston AreaAmtrak Operations

Northeast Corridor Trainsrunning via the Shore Line Route

Northeast Corridor - Maine Trainsrunning via the Inland Route

Grand Junction Connector

Amtrak Stations

Amtrak Thruway Bus



Commonwealth of Massachusetts



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