Northeast Corridor electrified services

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Northeast Corridor electrified services are high-speed, overhead-wire-powered passenger rail operations along the busy Boston–Washington, D.C. corridor, primarily using electric locomotives and electric multiple units rather than bi-level Superliner cars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electrified railway operation
passenger rail service
commuterRailUsers MARC Train
MBTA Commuter Rail
Metro-North Railroad
NJ Transit
SEPTA
country United States
doesNotUseRollingStock Superliner bi-level cars
electrificationSystem 25 Hz AC, 11 kV overhead catenary (legacy sections)
60 Hz AC, 25 kV overhead catenary (modernized sections)
includesServiceBrand Acela
Keystone Service (electrified portion)
Northeast Regional
Pennsylvanian (electrified portion)
Vermonter (electrified portion)
linked to: Vermonter (train)

state-supported corridor trains using NEC segments
infrastructureOwner Amtrak (most of route)
linked to: Amtrak

Connecticut Department of Transportation (New Haven Line segments with Metro-North)
Maryland Area Regional Commuter / MDOT (some Maryland segments)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Boston area segments)
linked to: MBTA

Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Boston terminal area)
Metro-North Railroad (New Rochelle–New Haven segment)
linked to: New Haven Line

New Jersey Transit (some New Jersey segments)
linked to: NJ Transit

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (some Pennsylvania segments)
maximumSpeed up to 150 mph on some segments
notableFeature busiest passenger rail corridor in the United States
continuous electrification between Boston and Washington, D.C.
operatesOnLine Northeast Corridor
poweredBy overhead catenary
single-phase AC electrification
primaryOperator Amtrak
servesCity Baltimore
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.
serviceType corridor service
high-speed rail
intercity passenger rail
trackGauge standard gauge
usesRollingStock Acela Express power cars and coaches
Amfleet passenger cars
Amtrak Acela trainsets
linked to: Amtrak Acela

Amtrak Northeast Regional electric locomotive-hauled trains
Avelia Liberty high-speed trainsets
Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotives
linked to: Siemens ACS-64
usesTraction electric locomotives
electric multiple units

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Superliner bi-level cars notUsedOn Northeast Corridor electrified services
ACS-64 designedFor Northeast Corridor electrification system
subject linked to: ACS-64 locomotives
linked to: Northeast Corridor electrified services