High Speed Rail Operations in a Mixed Use Corridor
Christopher JagodzinskiGeneral Manager, East
High Speed Rail PracticumMay 4, 2011Baltimore, MD
HSR in a
Mixed Use
Corridor
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High Speed Operations in a Mixed Use Corridor
• Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor– 456 miles Boston, MA to Washington, DC
• 37 miles owned by State of Massachusetts• 48 miles operated by Metro North Railroad
• Most complex railroad in the United States– Multiple Operators– Both high speed & heavy haul freight
HSR in a
Mixed Use
Corridor
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Multiple Operators
• Multiple passenger agencies– Amtrak is Intercity operator– 10 commuter agencies– 7 commuter operators
• Multiple freight operators– Norfolk Southern– Providence and Worcester (P&W)– Conrail– CSX
HSR in a
Mixed Use
Corridor
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How fast is the Northeast Corridor?
• Amtrak– Acela Service – 150 MPH– Regional/Keystone Service – 125 MPH– Intercity Service – 110 MPH
• Commuter Service– MBTA – 80 MPH– CDOT –– NJT Transit – 100 MPH– SEPTA – 85 – 100 MPH– MARC 110 MPH
• Freight Service– P&W 30 – 50 MPH– CSX 30 – 50 MPH– Norfolk Southern 30 – 50 MPH
HSR in a
Mixed Use
Corridor
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How big are the trains?
• Amtrak– 560 – 1300 feet long
• Commuter Service– 170 - 1000 feet long– 1500+ passengers
• Freight Service– 8000 feet– 10000+ tons
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BOS
CP216
NHV
NYP Harold
PHL
BALWAS
South StationCapacity
MBTA Trains (283)-Attleboro/Providence-Old Colony
PVD
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BOS
CP216
NHV
NYP Harold
PHL
BALWAS
South StationCapacity
MBTA Trains (283)-Attleboro/Providence-Old Colony
PVD
Shore Line EastCommuter trains (36)
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BOS
CP216
NHV
NYP Harold
PHL
BALWAS
South StationCapacity
MBTA Trains (283)-Attleboro/Providence-Old Colony
* P&W freight* TF Green* RI Dot plans
PVD
Shore Line EastCommuter trains (36)
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BOS
CP216
NHV
NYP Harold
PHL
BALWAS
South StationCapacity
MBTA Trains (283)-Attleboro/Providence-Old Colony
* P&W freight* TF Green* RI Dot plans
PVD
Shore Line EastCommuter trains (36)
METRO NORTH (351)-Capacity-MNCR commuter trains-Engineering outages
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BOS
CP216
NHV
NYP Harold
PHL
BALWAS
South StationCapacity
MBTA Trains (283)-Attleboro/Providence-Old Colony
* P&W freight* TF Green* RI Dot plans
New York Terminal Area-East River Tunnels-North River Tunnels-Penn Station-Amtrak (266)-New Jersey Transit(438)-Long Island RR (544)
PVD
Shore Line EastCommuter trains (36)
METRO NORTH (351)-Capacity-MNCR commuter trains-Engineering outages
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BOS
CP216
NHV
NYP Harold
PHL
BALWAS
South StationCapacity
MBTA Trains (283)-Attleboro/Providence-Old Colony
* P&W freight* TF Green* RI Dot plans
New York Terminal Area-East River Tunnels-North River Tunnels-Penn Station-Amtrak (266)-New Jersey Transit(438)-Long Island RR (544)
NEW YORK TO TRENTON-Traffic saturation-NJT trains & new services-24 trains/hour in each tube-Newark Airport bottleneck-Metropark bottleneck
PVD
Shore Line EastCommuter trains (36)
METRO NORTH (351)-Capacity-MNCR commuter trains-Engineering outages
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BOS
CP216
NHV
NYP Harold
PHL
BALWAS
South StationCapacity
MBTA Trains (283)-Attleboro/Providence-Old Colony
* P&W freight* TF Green* RI Dot plans
New York Terminal Area-East River Tunnels-North River Tunnels-Penn Station-Amtrak (266)-New Jersey Transit(438)-Long Island RR (544)
NEW YORK TO TRENTON-Traffic saturation-NJT trains & new services-24 trains/hour in each tube-Newark Airport bottleneck-Metropark bottleneck
PVD
Shore Line EastCommuter trains (36)
METRO NORTH (351)-Capacity-MNCR commuter trains-Engineering outages
COMMUTER TRAFFIC-SEPTA (388)-NJ Rail – ATL City (24)-Approaches to PHL
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BOS
CP216
NHV
NYP Harold
PHL
BALWAS
South StationCapacity
MBTA Trains (283)-Attleboro/Providence-Old Colony
* P&W freight* TF Green* RI Dot plans
New York Terminal Area-East River Tunnels-North River Tunnels-Penn Station-Amtrak (266)-New Jersey Transit(438)-Long Island RR (544)
NEW YORK TO TRENTON-Traffic saturation-NJT trains & new services-24 trains/hour in each tube-Newark Airport bottleneck-Metropark bottleneck
* BWI Platform constraints* MARC Trains (93)
PVD
Shore Line EastCommuter trains (36)
METRO NORTH (351)-Capacity-MNCR commuter trains-Engineering outages
COMMUTER TRAFFIC-SEPTA (388)-NJ Rail – ATL City (24)-Approaches to PHL