NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. TASK 12.12. CORRIDOR STATIONS SCHEMATIC DEVELOPMENT: PENNSYLVANIA STATION, NEW YORK CITY

The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to implement the Northeast Corridor Improvement Program to achieve, within 5 years after date of enactment of the Act, establishment of regularly scheduled and dependable intercity rail passenger service between Boston, MA and Washington, DC, including appropriate intermediate stops. This report is one in a series which defines the scope of work to be undertaken at each station on behalf of the high speed rail system; delineates the physical planning configurations for the station building, vehicular access/egress system, parking, and platform facilities; and identifies preliminary estimates of construction costs to implement the recommended development program. (Portions of this document are not fully legible.)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Task 12.11, PB-260 804. Microfiche copies only.
• Corporate Authors:

  Weese (Harry) and Associates Limited

  600 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Northeast Corridor Project Office, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 86 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Construction; Cost estimating; Costs; Estimates; Parking facilities; Passenger terminals; Passenger transportation; Planning; Railroad stations; Railroads; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs
• Geographic Terms: Maryland; Massachusetts; New York (New York); New York (State); Northeast Corridor; Northeastern United States; Virginia; Washington (District of Columbia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger station design
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147390
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/NECPO-76/12.12 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-56014
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 15 1977 12:00AM