The Selected Alternative:

New Jersey - New York AreaME NH VT

Albany MA Worcester Boston The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored NY Today’s Springfield the NEC FUTURE program to create a comprehensive

Hartford plan for improving the (NEC) Northeast RI Providence CT from Washington, D.C., to Boston, MA. Through NEC Corridor New London Bridgeport New London/Mystic FUTURE, the FRA has worked closely with NEC states, Stamford New Haven railroads, stakeholders, and the public to define a common vision for the corridor’s future. Newark NJ 457 Miles PA New York OF TOOK NEARLY A Harrisburg CENTURY TO BUILD Selecting the Grow Vision Trenton The Selected Alternative provides the level of service Philadelphia Wilmington 750,000+ necessary to grow the role of rail in the regional WV MD NJ Daily Passengers transportation system. The Selected Alternative Baltimore MAKES THIS THE BUSIEST RAIL will improve the reliability, capacity, connectivity, CORRIDOR IN THE NATION DE performance, and resiliency of passenger rail services Washington, D.C. on the NEC to meet future Northeast mobility needs 7 Million Jobs for 2040 and beyond. WITHIN 5 MILES OF NEC STATIONS

VA

Richmond Existing NEC Relative number of daily passengers Area Benefits Commercial area around stations The Selected Alternative brings the NEC to a state of good repair, eliminates chokepoints that delay , and supports significant growth in service, including:

IMPROVE RAIL SERVICE Improved connections with a new Intercity and Corridor-wide service and performance objectives for frequency, travel ୭୭Regional rail connection between Hamilton time, design speed, and passenger convenience. and New Brunswick, NJ (represented by a new North Brunswick station) and a new Intercity MODERNIZE NEC INFRASTRUCTURE connection at Secaucus, NJ Corridor-wide repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the existing NEC New stations at Hunts Point, Parkchester/ to bring the corridor into a state of good repair and increase reliability. ୭୭Van Ness, and Co-op City provide Regional rail service to an expanded Penn Station from EXPAND RAIL CAPACITY Bronx County, NY Additional infrastructure between Washington, D.C., and New Haven, Additional trans-Hudson capacity including new CT, and between Providence, RI, and Boston, MA, as needed to achieve ୭୭tracks under the Hudson River the service and performance objectives, including investments that add capacity, increase speeds, and eliminate chokepoints. Express travel time target of 2 hours 10 ୭୭minutes between Washington, D.C. and New STUDY NEW HAVEN TO PROVIDENCE CAPACITY York City (with 3 intermediate stops) and to Boston, MA in 2 hours and 45 Planning study in Connecticut and Rhode Island to identify additional minutes (with 5 intermediate stops) on- and off-corridor infrastructure as needed to achieve the service and performance objectives. Features in the - New York Area

NY SELECTED ALTERNATIVE:

Existing NEC Improve Rail Service / Modernize Infrastructure State of Good Repair More Frequent Service Better Connections New York Expand Rail Capacity Chokepoint Relief Project Related / Ongoing Projects Study Area NJ Connecting Corridor National Passenger Rail Network Rail Station (not all shown) Trenton Illustrative and not to scale

PhiladelphiaInfrastructure (including Related Projects)

New segments between North Hudson Tunnel Hell Gate Line expansion between ୭୭Brunswick and Secaucus, NJ, ୭୭ ୭୭Queens and Bronx Counties Moynihan Phase 2/Penn Station Secaucus/Bergen Loop, and Secaucus, ୭୭ East River tracks connecting to the NJ to Penn Station New York Facility Upgrade ୭୭ ୭୭ Hell Gate Line Hunter Flyover Penn Station Access ୭୭ System upgrades between North ୭୭ ୭୭ Pelham Bay bridge replacement Brunswick to Secaucus, NJ, Woodside ୭୭ ୭୭ and New Rochelle, NY

More frequent trains More jobs accessible in a (total Intercity trains per peak hour/peak direction) 45-minute time EXISTING SELECTED ALTERNATIVE EXISTING SELECTED ALTERNATIVE

Philadelphia to New York City

Improved airport connections (number of daily trains, Intercity and Regional rail)*

EXISTING SELECTED ALTERNATIVE

Newark Liberty International

*Based on representative service plan used for Tier 1 EIS analysis Trenton Penn Station New York

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