Empire Corridor

Empire Corridor (red) as designated by the Federal Railroad Administration

The Empire Corridor is a term used to refer to the approximately 460-mile (740 km) railroad corridor between Niagara Falls, New York and New York City, including the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady and Albany. Amtrak's Empire Service and Maple Leaf serve the entire length of this corridor, and the Maple Leaf continues to Toronto. The Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line provides commuter rail service between Poughkeepsie, New York and Grand Central Terminal.

The corridor is also one of ten federally designated high-speed rail corridors in the United States.

If the proposed high-speed service were built on the corridor, trains traveling between Buffalo and New York City would travel at speeds of up to 125 mph (201 km/h). In the 1890s service on the Empire State Express service between New York City and Buffalo was about 1 hour faster than Amtrak's service in 2013. On September 14, 1891 the Empire State Express covered the 436 miles (702 km) between New York City and Buffalo in 7 hours and 6 minutes (including stops), averaging 61.4 mph (98.8 km/h), with a top speed of 82 mph (132 km/h).[1][2]

Ownership

The Empire Corridor is largely owned by CSX Transportation (CSX), which owns the trackage between Niagara Falls and Poughkeepsie.[3] South of Poughkeepsie, Metro-North owns the trackage to Yonkers, from which Amtrak owns the trackage into Pennsylvania Station.[3]

On October 18, 2011, Amtrak and CSX announced an agreement for Amtrak to lease, operate and maintain the CSX-owned trackage between Poughkeepsie and Schenectady.[4] Amtrak officially assumed control of the line on December 1, 2012.[5]

Current passenger services

The busiest segment of the Empire Corridor is between New York City and Albany with multiple trains per day.

Amtrak

Commuter rail

Stations

Town/City Station Connections
Niagara FallsNiagara FallsAmtrak: Empire Service, Maple Leaf
BuffaloBuffalo-Exchange Street StationAmtrak: Empire Service, Maple Leaf, Thruway Motorcoach to Jamestown, New York
Buffalo Metro Rail: Seneca
DepewBuffalo-DepewAmtrak: Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
RochesterRochesterAmtrak: Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
SyracuseSyracuseAmtrak: Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
CENTRO: 16, 48, 50, 60, 62, 70, 82, 236, 246, 250
RomeRomeAmtrak: Empire Service, Maple Leaf
UticaUtica Union StationAdirondack Scenic Railroad: to Thendara, New York
Amtrak: Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
CENTRO: 15, 31
AmsterdamAmsterdamAmtrak: Empire Service, Maple Leaf
SchenectadySchenectadyAmtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
CDTA: 351, 353, 354, 355, 370, 763, 905 (BusPlus)
RensselaerAlbany-RensselaerAmtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
CDTA: NX Northway Express, 114, 214
HudsonHudsonAmtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Maple Leaf
RhinecliffRhinecliff-KingstonAmtrak: Adirondack, Ethan Allen Express, Empire Service, Maple Leaf
PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieAmtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
City of Poughkeepsie Transit: Main Street
Dutchess County LOOP: A, B, C, D, E, Poughkeepsie Commuter Connection
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
New HamburgNew HamburgDutchess LOOP: New Hamburg Commuter Connection
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
BeaconBeaconDutchess LOOP: Beacon Commuter Connection
Leprechaun Lines: Newburgh-Beacon Shuttle
Newburgh-Beacon Ferry
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Town of FishkillBreakneck RidgeMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Cold SpringCold SpringMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Putnam Transit: Cold Spring Trolley
GarrisonGarrisonMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
ManitouManitouMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
PeekskillPeekskillBee-Line: 16, 18, 31
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Cortlandt ManorCortlandtBee-Line: 14
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Croton-on-HudsonCroton-HarmonAmtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
Bee-Line: 10, 11, 14
Metro-North Railroad:Hudson Line
OssiningOssiningBee-Line: 13, 13B, 19
Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Briarcliff ManorScarboroughMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Sleepy HollowPhilipse ManorMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
TarrytownTarrytownTappan Zee Express
Bee-Line: 1T, 13, T
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
IrvingtonIrvingtonMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Ardsley-on-HudsonMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Dobbs FerryDobbs FerryBee-Line: 1, 6
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Hastings-on-HudsonHastings-on-HudsonMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Bee-Line Bus System Routes; 6, 1C, 1T, & 1W
YonkersGreystoneMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line, Bee-Line Bus System Routes; 6, 1C, 1T, & 1W
GlenwoodMetro-North Railroad: Hudson Line, Bee-Line Bus System Routes; 1C, 1T, & 1W.
YonkersAmtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Maple Leaf (Amtrak/VIA)
Bee-Line: 6, 9, 25, 32, 91 (seasonal service)
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
New York CityPenn StationAmtrak: Acela Express, Adirondack, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Keystone Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Northeast Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter
LIRR: Main Line, Port Washington Branch
NJ Transit: North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line, Gladstone Branch, Montclair-Boonton Line, Morristown Line
NYC Subway: 1 2 3 trains at Seventh Avenue, A C E trains at Eighth Avenue
NYC Transit buses: M4, M7, M20, M34 / M34A Select Bus Service, Q32

Freight service

Freight service is provided by CSX Transportation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ John Lienhard. "Rain, Steam & Speed: Inventing Powered Motion". Retrieved 2007-01-28.
  2. ↑ "GREAT SPEED Off THE CENTRAL.; Empire State Express Engine Travels at the Rate of 112 1-2 Miles an Hour" (PDF). New York Times. 1893-05-12. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  3. 1 2 Amtrak system timetable, Fall 2010/Winter 2011, page 25
  4. ↑ "Amtrak to lease Empire Corridor trackage from CSX". Trains Magazine. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Governor Cuomo Announces Hudson Rail Lease - Amtrak/CSX Deal Will Improve Passenger Service, Move Projects Forward" (PDF) (Press release). Albany, New York: Amtrak. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-05.

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