A high speed passenger rail service between Washington, D.C. and Boston was called for in the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973. Planning for the service has been conducted by the Office of Northeast Corridor Development in the Federal Railroad Administration. Engineering studies were undertaken to develop detailed plans and costs for the required facilities improvements. This report identifies rail system options in an unimproved NEC Arena, projects patronage of selected alternatives, studies model transportation in 12 NEC city-pairs as projected to 1982, considers fare and scheduling variations, utilizes newly-developed modal split computer program for selected city-pairs, estimates arena-wide patronage by means of developed expansion factors, and evaluates sensitivity to fare level and schedule patterns.
Northeast Corridor Passenger Rail System Options
1975
40 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Railroads , Passenger transportation , Travel demand , Projection , Transportation models , Scheduling , Services , Transportation management , Modal split models , High speed trains , Commuter rail systems , Northeast Region(United States) , Commuting costs , Transportation pricing , Fares