Northeast Corridor

E2775

passenger rail corridor railway line

The Northeast Corridor is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States, running primarily Amtrak and commuter trains along the urbanized spine of the East Coast between major cities such as Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston.

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Observed surface forms (23)

Surface form	Occurrences
Amtrak Northeast Corridor	25
New York–Washington corridor	2
Northeast Corridor Line	2
Northeast Corridor rail network	2
Amtrak Northeast Corridor (nearby)	1
Amtrak-owned Northeast Corridor (New York segment)	1
Atlantic Coast route	1
New York City–Boston corridor	1
New York City–Philadelphia corridor	1
New York–Chicago route	1
New York–Washington main line electrification	1
Northeast Corridor (most segments)	1
Northeast Corridor (rail line)	1
Northeast Corridor at New York City	1
Northeast Corridor freight and passenger route	1
Northeast Corridor of the United States	1
Northeast Corridor passenger rail network	1
Northeast Corridor rail line	1
Northeast Corridor rail system	1
Northeast Corridor regional network	1
Northeast Regional	1
Northeast rail network	1
Northeast–Southeast rail corridor	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	passenger rail corridor ⓘ railway line ⓘ
alsoUsedFor	commuter rail ⓘ limited freight traffic ⓘ
connects	Boston and New York City ⓘ New York City and Philadelphia ⓘ Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
electrification	12 kV 25 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ 12.5 kV 60 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ 25 kV 60 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ
endPoint	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasMaximumSpeed	up to 150 mph for Acela ⓘ
isBusiestPassengerRailLineIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedIn	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States Northeastern United States ⓘ
operator	Amtrak ⓘ
owner	Amtrak ⓘ
partOf	Amtrak network ⓘ
passesThrough	Connecticut ⓘ Province of Delaware ⓘ surface form: Delaware District of Columbia ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey New York ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ
primaryUse	intercity passenger rail ⓘ
serves	Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: Newark, New Jersey Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Providence ⓘ surface form: Providence, Rhode Island Stamford, Connecticut ⓘ Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ Wilmington, Delaware ⓘ
startPoint	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
trackGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
usedBy	Acela ⓘ surface form: Amtrak Acela Amtrak Northeast Regional ⓘ Amtrak long-distance trains ⓘ MARC Train ⓘ MBTA Commuter Rail network ⓘ surface form: MBTA Commuter Rail NJ Transit ⓘ SEPTA Regional Rail ⓘ Shore Line East ⓘ

Referenced by (110)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NBK (Amtrak) → associatedRailroad → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Corridor Line

WAS → associatedWith → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Princeton Station → connectingLine → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Carolinian (New York segment) → connectsRailCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Corridor at New York City

Crescent (New York segment) → connectsTo → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

MARC → connectsWith → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Pennsylvanian (New York segment) → connectsWith → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Princeton Branch → connectsWith → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

SEPTA Regional Rail → connectsWith → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

NBK (Amtrak) → corridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Siemens ACS-64 → designedFor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Pennsylvania Railroad Company → electrificationProject → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York–Washington main line electrification

New York Mets–Philadelphia Phillies rivalry → geographicProximity → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City–Philadelphia corridor

Yankees–Red Sox rivalry → geographicRegion → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City–Boston corridor

Providence County, Rhode Island → hasRailService → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

NRPC → hasService → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Amtrak → hasServiceOnCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Mid-Atlantic states → hasTransportationCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Corridor rail line

Northeast megalopolis → hasTransportationCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Corridor (rail line)

New Brunswick station → isMajorStopOn → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Trenton Transit Center → isMajorStopOn → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Keystone Service (select trains) → lineUsed → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Penn Line → lineUsed → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Edison station → lineUses → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. → linkedBy → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington, D.C.

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Newkirk Viaduct → locatedOn → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Quantico (Amtrak station) → locatedOnCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Potomac Yard–VT Metrorail station → nearbyRailLine → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

PRR → notableRoute → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

subject surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad

this entity surface form: New York–Washington corridor

PRR → notableRoute → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

subject surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad

this entity surface form: New York–Chicago route

New Brunswick station → onLine → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

BAL → onRailLine → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Pennsylvania Railroad Company → operatedLine → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York–Washington corridor

Amtrak Silver Service → operatesOnCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore) → ownedInfrastructure → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Lake Shore Limited → ownerOfInfrastructureUsed → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak-owned Northeast Corridor (New York segment)

Dinky shuttle line → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Corridor rail network

East River tunnels → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

subject surface form: East River Tunnels

Gunpowder River Bridge → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Hell Gate Bridge → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Hudson River tunnels → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Long Bridge → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Corridor freight and passenger route

New Carrollton station → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Newark Liberty International Airport Station → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Corridor rail network

Newark Penn Station → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Princeton Branch → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Corridor rail system

Susquehanna River bridge at Havre de Grace → partOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

CSX RF&P Subdivision → partOfCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast–Southeast rail corridor

New Brunswick station → partOfCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor