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Show Chapter 3: Case Study Introduction to Amtrak Amtrak operates three lines of business: 1. Northeast Corridor. 2. Long-Distance Routes. 3. State-Sponsored Routes. Map 10 shows the Amtrak system broken down by the three lines of business. The Northeast Corridor is highlighted in gold, long-distance routes are in blue, and state-sponsored routes are in red. States lacking Amtrak service are in white, states with Amtrak service are in blue, and states with Amtrak service that also sponsor routes are in yellow. Northeast Corridor Map 11 shows the Amtrak system with the 456-mile Northeast Corridor running from Boston to Washington via New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore highlighted in gold. Frequency on the Northeast Corridor is more than 35 round trips per weekday. The Northeast Corridor is the longest length of track owned by Amtrak. Additionally, the Northeast Corridor is also host to portions of eight commuter railroads: MBTA (Massachusetts and Rhode Island), Shore Line East (Connecticut), Metro-North Railroad (Connecticut and New York), Long Island Rail Road (New York), NJ Transit (New York and New Jersey), SEPTA (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware), MARC (Maryland and DC), and VRE (DC and Virginia). Additionally, Amtrak owns track from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, New Haven to Springfield, and Michigan City to Kalamazoo. Long-Distance Service Map 12 shows the Amtrak system with the long-distance routes highlighted in blue. Amtrak's long-distance routes operate almost exclusively on tracks owned and operated by freight railroads. With the exception of two routes that make three trips per week, all long-distance routes operate daily. Long-distance routes vary in length from 764 miles to 2,438 miles. State-Sponsored Service Map 13 shows the Amtrak system with the state-sponsored routes highlighted in red. With the exception of the previously mentioned lengths of track owned by Amtrak, Amtrak's state-sponsored routes operate almost exclusively on tracks owned and operated by freight railroads. State-sponsored routes vary in length from 86 miles to 704 miles and in frequency from one round trip per day to sixteen round trips per day. 19 |
