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Project Components
NAR In 10 Parts…
Establishing NAR, Corp for Engineering, permitting and Right Of Way acquisition for the High-Speed trunk line from Boston to New York.
Modernization of the New Haven Line to Manhattan, and double tracking and electrification of the Danbury and Waterbury branches.
East-West rail line between Springfield, Worcester and Boston.
Double-tracking and electrification of Hartford Line from New Haven to Springfield.
Modernized Long Island service; to Oyster Bay, and to Brookhaven National Lab and Riverhead.
Granite State Express – Providing improved electrified commuter rail service from Concord, Manchester and Nashua, NH to Boston.
Ocean State Express —Fast, frequent high-speed rail service between Kingston, RI, Providence and South Station Boston.
Berkshire Line — Extension of Danbury Branch to Pittsfield, MA.
Valley Flyer — upgraded route to Greenfield, MA and extension to Brattleboro, VT.
MBTA upgrades to the Rockport/Newburyport, Haverhill, Fairmont and Lowell Branch Lines providing improved, electrified service in these corridors.
Building out High Speed Rail would achieve speeds of 175-225 mph on the railway from Manhattan to Boston.
The work includes a spine from Manhattan to Port Jefferson and a tunnel under Long Island Sound to Milford, CT, bringing Long Island into the heart of the Northeast Rail corridor. The second part connects Hartford, CT to Providence, RI via a new right of way in Eastern Connecticut and Western Rhode Island.
Together these improvements create one seat 90-100 minute train ride between Manhattan and Boston.
New line from NYC to Ronkonkoma, Long Island
Tunnel under Long Island Sound through New Haven to Hartford, CT
New line from Hartford, CT to Providence, RI (½ hour travel time)
Further upgrades to existing Northeast Corridor line from Providence, RI to Boston, MA for high-speed service
North-South Rail Link in Boston, MA, eliminating the need to transfer stations within the city to continue north or south
Upgrades to the Downeaster from Boston to Brunswick, ME, including electrification, high level platforms, and hourly service
Providence, RI to Worcester, MA via Woonsocket, RI
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