Influence of Passenger Rail on the BosWash Megalopolis Corridor ...

<strong>Influence</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Passenger</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> on the BosWash Megalopolis Corridor
the dominant owner <strong>of</strong> passenger rail throughout the northeast corridor with the purpose <strong>of</strong>
renewing the existing rail infrastructure (Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, No Date).
Figure 8 displays the proposed track and rail ownership from the Northeast Corridor
Improvement Project.
Figure 8- Ownership and Operations in Northeast Corridor Post 1976 (DeCerreno, 2007)
Amtrak was granted the majority <strong>of</strong> track ownership with the exclusion <strong>of</strong> the MTA, CDOT, and
MBTA owned track. This quasi-private monopoly management system was the result <strong>of</strong> the
federal government’s goal to revive the rail system and prevent further decline in ridership (Alan
M. Voorhees Transportation Center, No Date).
<strong>Influence</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Passenger</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Decline on Megalopolis Corridor
The causes <strong>of</strong> decline in passenger rail previously discussed have directly influenced the
current and future state <strong>of</strong> the Megalopolis corridor. The Megalopolis corridor, as a result <strong>of</strong> the
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