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.

MARC Penn Line → usesRailCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Shore Line East → usesRailCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Vermonter (train) → usesRailCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

subject surface form: Vermonter

Silver Star (train) → usesRailNetwork → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

MARC Train → usesRailroad → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Trenton Line → usesRailroad → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Wilmington/Newark Line → usesRailroad → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

Penn Line → usesRailroadSubdivision → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Northeast Corridor Line (NJ Transit) → usesRailwayCorridor → Northeast Corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Airport Line → usesTracksOf → Northeast Corridor ⓘ