Local Freight Where It Shouldn't Be: How Peddlers and Passenger Trains Mix on America's Fastest Railroad
This article examines how Amtrak accommodates freight trains on the 457-mile Boston-Washington Northeast Corridor, which share the same track. Some 22 local freights serve customers on the Corridor, primarily between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. when fewer passenger trains run. Yet it is a complicated dance the speedy passenger trains must play with the slower freights. A deadly collision between a 125-mile per hour Amtrak train and Conrail diesels meant more restrictions on freight speeds, operating hours and cab-signal requirements. The article describes which trains runs on the Corridor, what they are carrying, and how they are scheduled. In 2006 some 13.8 million freight-car-miles were run on the Corridor, and payments to Amtrak from NS, CSX, P&W, and Conrail for use of the Corridor spine added up to $16 million.
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/6163876
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Authors:
- Hartley, Scott A
- Publication Date: 2007-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Maps; Photos;
- Pagination: pp 53-61
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Serial:
- Trains
- Volume: 67
- Issue Number: 7
- Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
- ISSN: 0041-0934
- Serial URL: http://trainsmag.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Freight and passenger traffic; Freight traffic; Passenger traffic; Railroad traffic
- Identifier Terms: Amtrak
- Geographic Terms: Northeast Corridor
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01052154
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Files: BTRIS, TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 14 2007 1:11AM