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Northeast Corridor

Proper noun

Meaning

(rail transport) Amtrak's rail routes from Washington DC to Boston MA.

The populated areas located around the ground transportation routes between Washington DC and Boston MA in the northeastern United States, sometimes extended farther and wider.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

AirTrain Newark is a monorail connecting the Amtrak/NJ Transit station on the Northeast Corridor to the airport's terminals and parking lots. Source: Internet

Following the bankruptcy of several northeastern railroads in the early 1970s, including Penn Central, which owned and operated the Northeast Corridor (NEC), Congress passed the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976. Source: Internet

New electric locomotives, the ACS-64s, coming into service on the Northeast Corridor will be much more efficient, lighter weight, and include regenerative braking. Source: Internet

On-time performance Outside the Northeast Corridor and stretches of track in Southern California and Michigan, most Amtrak trains run on tracks owned and operated by privately owned freight railroads. Source: Internet

Sleeper passengers have access to the ClubAcela lounges along the Northeast Corridor, Metropolitan Lounges in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland (Oregon), and unattended First Class Lounges in New Orleans, Raleigh, St. Louis, and St. Paul/Minneapolis. Source: Internet

Sandy closed down the Northeast Corridor for days, producing mind-numbing traffic jams as train commuters turned to cars and buses. Source: Internet

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